Chapter 71: Gearing Up

*Archie Donovan*

It took us a few days to put the plan into motion, but surprisingly enough, everything went according to what we wanted. Thanks to Ezra, we managed to contact the Irish, and after I offered them all of Royce’s old territories, that seemed to entice them.

Of course, they were skeptical at first, thinking this was some sort of trap—which it was, but they didn’t need to know that—however, I managed to mislead them by saying I had some conditions that should be discussed personally.

For a second, I thought they wouldn’t take the bait. But when Myles agreed and said he and his brother would be here in a week, I almost let out a sigh of relief.

But relief wasn’t exactly what I was feeling.

If anything, I was dreading the day they would arrive.