The problem was how normal it seemed and how accepted it seemed.
How final it seemed and Knox stepped closer to me.
“The club survives because people trust the rules.” He said.
“The club survives because people are scared.” I said shaking my head.
The words landed hard and his expression changed immediately. He wasn’t angry. He was hurt which felt worse.
For several seconds neither of us spoke and then Knox looked away first which almost never happened.
“You think that’s all this is?” He asked.
His voice sounded tired. Genuinely tired and I stared at him. Neither of us winning and neither of us losing.
Just two people standing in the middle of a war trying to understand each other. Eventually the fight drained out of me.
Because honestly, I was exhausted emotionally, physic
