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I follow Hook in and let the door close behind me This isn’t my debut visit in Church and hopefully it won’t be the last, but to each man in here, this should be my first time No one comes in here without permission Chevy and I snuck in here a few tiht and he wore the skin of our asses out for it I learned h Respect the rules Respect the club
Church is set up like any conference roo table and chairs, but the men in here are more serious than any CEO Each member would die for their brothers or this club That’s what membership requires
It’s hard not to look in Dad’s direction He’s the business ht e that I’m my own man when it pertains to the club I’m his son, but these are his brothers I must earn their and his respect
I fastennext to the hile everyone sits Cyrus clai chief of the tribe Eli and I are the only ones left standing
Eli curls his fingers around the back of his chair and focuses on the any wood in front of him His knuckles are red and swollen Two of them have been sliced open and are scabbed over with dried blood He’s been in a brawl recently Not a bruise on his face so that
"You’re not a uest alone, and guest in this context does not ed"
I nod to Eli, because I haven’t been granted permission to speak Because of Eli’s past and the club’s bylaws, he can’t be a board member While I don’t know the details, I do know that when Eli returned ho away, the club had a special , a vote was taken and they allowed an exception to the rules in his case
While Eli may never be an official board member, he is part owner of the security company, and, besides Cyrus, the most respected man in our club As Cyrus explained once, while Eli will never vote, he’s part of the board as a consultant and when he talks, people listen
My eyes sweep the room The five other athering storuest here Not welcoes
In this club, a member can’t hurt another member You throw a punch on a brother then you’re out But I didn’tany of the at me now, Dad wouldn’t stop it The patch is thicker than blood
"Want to tell ht?"
Best way to handle this? Short and to the point "I fell asleep"