Ezekiel had told him once, “You can demand respect. You can treat them with it too. You can save their children. You can find their wandering grandparents. You can judge the goddamn pie contest. But sometimes you still have to remind them you’re not to be fucked with. It’s the only thing some people understand.” Titus thought about that as he put Marquis in the back of his truck. That thought made him incredibly sad.
