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.”“A fucking light saved me, man.I was trying to nap one day, right? There was a goddamn light right in my eyes that drove me fucking mad.So I rolled to my face and fell asleep.Some asshole came in to slit my throat.He was nervous as fuck and ended up cutting the back of my neck instead of my throat.”“Jesus,” Layne said.“It’s not easy inside, man.”“It’s not easy outside either.”I nodded.That was a fair statement.I put my hands to the back of a chair and pulled it out.“You think I’m sitting there?” Layne asked.“Never said that.I’m just waiting for you to get to your point.”“There’s drugs in this club.I suspected some shit for a while.I was never voted in to be President, Talon.You know that.I needed your goddamn vote to make it happen.But I had to wear the patch and try to do it to keep the club as straight as I could.The Los Ahn have been running wild, but we can fix that.Inside here, there’s problems.Earlier today I saw Gabel make a deal with a guy.His name is Tommy.He’s not a good man.And if he’s dealing to our club…”“I’ll slit his fucking throat,” I said.“Gabel’s, I mean.I’ll do it right in front of the entire club.To send a message.”“No, man.It’s not that simple.I don’t know who else is fucking around with shit.I don’t want to scare…”“Scare?” I asked.“Are you a pussy, man?”Layne turned and faced me.“Ease up, Talon.I’m not a goddamn enemy.”“You saw Gabel buying drugs?”“Ask Everly.She was on the back of my motorcycle.”“Why haven’t you gotten in that yet?” I asked.Layne’s face flared.“It’s not what you think.She came from a shitty place.”“Like what?”“Ask her.Maybe she’ll tell you.”“She looks drunk as fuck out there right now.”“It’s how she gets by,” Layne said.“There’s always someone going up inside her.”“But not you.I don’t get it.”“You don’t have to.You were away for a long time.”“For something I did for the club.For you, Layne.” I put my finger to his chest and pushed.“For you.”“I could have handled my own business.”“Not you couldn’t.”There was silence and then a knock at the door.I backed up and unlocked the door.I opened it and there was a small group waiting for us.“You ready?” I asked Layne.“Yeah,” he said.I nodded and in came a few of the guys.Buzzy, Austin, Kade, Hollis, Drave, and fucking Gabel.When Gabel walked in I stepped in front of him.I looked into his eyes.If there was one thing I knew it was if someone was high.No matter the drug, I could sniff it out.Trust me, I had plenty of experience.“What’s wrong?” Gabel asked.“You tell me,” I said.“Anything you have to say?”Layne put a hand to my shoulder and pulled me away.I turned and smacked his hand away.The table started to fill up and it left Layne and I standing.We both eyed the President’s chair.I could make a bold statement by sitting in the chair, but I held off for now.Maybe Layne was right about the fear thing.Then again, maybe it would be better if I just stood and looked at everyone.Layne shut the door.“Take a second and welcome Talon… back from the fucking dead.”The entire table clapped and whistled.“I was never dead,” I said, calming the room.“Not what we heard,” Buzzy said.“Things got messy with the Rilen Lost MC yesterday.Alec…”“I heard,” I said.“I know.We lost a brother.Maybe it’s time to smarten up around here.Clean up these fucking messes.Clear our heads a little.”I looked around the table.When I got to Hollis, he turned his head.His eyes fluttered a little and he ran a hand over his face.“Hollis, you good?” I asked.“Yeah, bro.I’m… I’m fucking great…”I looked at Layne and shook my head.Hollis was high as a kite.He wasn’t even in the room with us right now.I stepped between Gabel and Kade and put my hands to the table.“Everyone see my leather? What’s it missing?”“President patch,” Drave said.“That’s right.And look at Layne.He’s missing it, too.So, what’s the verdict here? We vote or do I just take my seat?”The room was silent.It was nice to have a sense of freedom from control, but without necessary control there was chaos.Hollis rolled his neck and his head bobbed down a little.“Hollis, what do you think?” I asked.“I’m good,” he said.“We can ride…”I stood and started to walk around the table.Layne grabbed for me and I threw him into a wall [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]