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“So, Dallas, you are in real estate?” Jenn asked from the end of the table

“I am I own Knox Companies” Jenn al my mouth

“You are Dallas Knox? Oh od! I had no idea”

“That’s me” I responded a little embarrassed For some reason, I didn’t want these women to knoho I was The public already had stereotyped me into what they wanted me to be and I wanted these women to not know the real me, but the “me” that Luke knew

“Wow That’s impressive You know I used to work for a real estate co to take the exa from her shock

“Really? Well KD, I hope you will consider et you an interview,” I said winking at her They all laughed

“Ohup KD would be good for business She definitely fit the part She was attractive and outgoing and seemed that she could be very persuasive Red had made her way down the table to me and reached out to take my hand in hers

“So, I hear y’all are official”

I looked down at , Red”

“Yes he is But don’t underestireat too, to land a catch like that” Her senuine, as were her words These women were not much different than me I had expected them all to act like Maddie and treat me like an outsider, but since I had arrived, none of them made me feel the least bit uncomfortable or out of place I felt like I had known them all forever

Red leaned in close toto lay a few ground rules out for you This is your fa these ladies would not do for you They don’t trust you right now, but that comes with time If you are with Luke, then you are with the to draw too much attention to yourself Be friendly but don’t suck ass They can see straight through the bullshit Be genuine, respectful and above all, loyal If you see your sister in trouble, it is your place to help her If a man wants to join in with this club, he has to prospect It’s the same for the women Until you prove your loyalty, you will never be accepted Don’t let their charm and looks fool you, these women can be very ruthless, and that includes me” She sat back and seemed satisfied hat she had just told iven e and her honesty, but it worked both ways These women would have to earn e a book by its cover I was a threat to all of the to ood at what she did, but if I was going to be with Luke, then I would have to learn her role and to prove I could do it; I was going to have to be better than her

“Who is Maddie with?” I asked She was e before I could build another one

“Maddie is a long story, but in a nutshell she is a part of this club She isn’t with anyone, but her history with the club is a long one I’ll leave the rest of that story up to Luke to tell”

Well I had already violated one rule I had not shown any respect to Maddie, nor had she shown any to uessed that hy nobody seemed to care what I said to her earlier A commotion at the pool tables across the room drew our attention

“Here we go,” Red said rising and heading across the bar The other women stood and followed suit I sat still, not sure what to do Should I follow? Should I stay? Was this really my business? KD turned to look at me and discreetly motioned with her hand that I should join them I could tell she didn’t want any of the others to see what she was doing She was helping me out I was sure it was because of the job I esture