Chapter 7
Eddie moved to Los Angeles in search of Odele. Soon after, he realized that this city was far from his old stomping grounds in more ways than locale. Los Angeles could easily turn a player into the prey, and someone weaker would have been consumed. Not Eddie, though. He was neither hunter nor prey; he was just Eddie, and his reputation had preceded him. The code here was not the same as it had been in Houston. Here, players ran the game on each other, and the betrayal could mean your freedom and, in some cases, maybe even your life. Both were too precious to compromise for Eddie. The L.A. nightlife also came as a big surprise; Eddie had never seen players roll so large. Instead of back rooms in beer joints, this was the real deal where players had clubs of their ow
