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Absolution fro from

Absolution froht

Absolution fro at all except for pleasure

Still, they gaped at ence, they felt wickedness in their presence

They wouldn’t be wrong

“At capacity?” I asked There were at least twenty people in line, but Idown in my club

“Yes, Sir, since about nine”

“Good”

“Always is” He cracked a bearded grin

I liftedbefore I wound behind hiy glow of the bar Music blared through the speakers and reverberated along the floors It set up the vibe in anticipation of the band that would be taking the stage in about an hour

Absolution was this cross between luxe and dive

Fuckin’ kick-ass bands and the best drinks in the small, trendy mountain city that was tucked in the most northeastern corner of California

A biker bar that had the rest of Rede in droves for a chance to dip their toes into the danger they could feel seeping from the walls and still be able to walk away frouilt

I edged deeper into the belly of my bar

Place I’d built froround up with a little help from my brothers

My attention swept the enor were dimmed Mood rowdy

The bottom floor was surrounded by booths that lined the walls, tables and couches in the open space, and the stage and dance floor were to the far right

The upper floor was home to pool tables and a second bar, and it wrapped around like a horseshoe, creating a balcony that was open in the e

I headed for the long matte black bar that ran the far wall on the main floor

The floating shelves on the back elded steel and glass, the rows of bottles running top to bottohts

I wound through the couples snuggled on the couches and a few groups of college boys ere clearly out looking for a taste of the wild side

Sage was behind the bar He lifted his chin in welco His dark tattoos looked like seething de across his even darker skin Dude looked about as rin that cracked his face

“Yo, Trent About time you decided to show your lazy ass”

He was all cocky sular I slipped onto the stool in front of hilass my direction