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Cyrus inclines his head to the porch and as I ?"

All eyes land on th of his beard as his eyes flicker between me and Ee of the couch like she’s going to stand and my mom and Olivia flutter their hands to keep her seated

"Oz isn’t going anywhere," Cyrus says "I need to folloith his and then he’ll be back in"

"Oz?" asks Emily

Cyrus motions with his head for "

E in her hands, but doesn’t drink Odds are she thinks it’s poison

Cyrus and I step onto the porch and, off in the east, dark blue creates a line against the black of night Dawn’s co

"You were supposed to becoainst one of the log colu the roof of the porch and crossa hip on the railing

"I know" Today was supposed to be the first day of the rest ofup

"It’ll happen," Cyrus says "But Eli’s priority is his daughter"

I nod, because there’s nothing else to say

"Eli called you, Oz Multiple tiut twists I fell asleep on et to wear a cut and I blew ht the urge to sla This is my life My family I may have lost it all because I fell asleep "What do I do?"

Cyrus stares straight at ray eyes "Man up and accept the repercussions Any other option isn’t acceptable"

The club doesn’t tolerate excuses The brotherhood is built on famyself the door

"Tell ’em the truth That’s all you can do" Cyrus pats hter That holds soht"