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It was scary, and overwhelming and yet every part of me wanted to see if I could gain some insight into why I fancied him so much.

I tried to will away the thoughts of wanting him to ravage me, my tongue wetting my dry lips. The action, which I’d done unintentionally, had caused his eyes to move down to my lips. It was brief, but it was there.

He left without another word, stalking down the hallway and down the stairs, disappearing from view. The intensity between him and I was electric, it was as if I couldn’t breathe.

What in the everloving hell?

I couldnotfall for Lorcan O’Farrell. I ran from a life of crime for a reason, and getting stuck in a turf war was not exactly my idea of fun.

I’d rest tonight, and then in the morning, while they’re all off sobering up, I’ll hightail it to the nearest train station and find a new place to hide.

This time…I’d make it out of Ireland…and into a future I could be certain I’d be safe in.

Chapter Three

Lorcan

“Whyarewedoingthis again?” Killian asked as we stood just far enough so that they wouldn’t see us amongst the trees. Conor and Killian hadn’t been pleased when I’d told them the plan for tonight, but they were here, just as they always were when I needed them to be. They may do my head in, but they were loyal.

“I told you, he knows Uncle Nolan,” I said. “He’s not an enemy, but he has information and we need to hear him out.”

“He’s got about twenty men who will lay down their lives for him,” Conor said. “And you want us to go in there unarmed.”

“If you’re too scared,” I started, knowing it would infuriate him. “You can wait in the car.”

Conor’s scowl was all I needed.

“Buck up, boys, it’s going to be a long night.”

I led them through the clearing and up the clubhouse. It wasn’t as noisy as it usually was, and no one was hanging around outside. When I opened the door, I saw a couple of men sitting at tables drinking beer, a couple were playing pool in the back and one man was behind the bar. He looked up at us, offering a slight nod of his head to acknowledge us before he walked behind a door, probably to rouse Ace. Conor and Killian were tense, I could feel it behind me. We’d killed one of their men today, surely they would want to kill us in return. Perhaps weapons would have been a good idea, maybe even just a small piece on my ankle.

A man with a blond beard got up from the table at the back wall, and made his way over to us.

“Come in, ignore them,” he said. “They call me Hawk.”

I noticed his Sergeant at Arms patch on his cut and realised this was the guy that would probably become the next VP.

I shook his hand and the tension in the room disintegrated. “Lorcan, and these are my brothers, Conor and Killian.”

Hawk nodded at them and motioned for us to come in. “Sit anywhere, I’ll get you some beers.”

Everyone was doing everything to avoid looking at us, but there were questions being muttered under their breaths. Maybe Ace hadn’t told them why they’d come to Galway in the first place.

Ace appeared not long after we’d sat down, and Hawk brought the beers over. They both sat with us in the booth.

“Right, you want the introductions or you want to talk?” Ace asked.

“Talk,” Conor answered for me. He wasn’t wrong but I couldn’t have him fucking up our chat with his impulsivity.

“Nolan and I go way back,” he began. “When he asks for a favor, I don’t question it, even if this one was extreme. See, we’re nomads. We don’t stick around too long, because most places don’t like it too well. We tend to go where people need us.”

“And?” Conor tried to urge him on.

“Conor, sit back and shut up,” I ordered.

“Perhaps your brother is right,” Ace said. “I’ll tell you what’s happening outside of Ireland first, then we’ll lead back to the Moriarty’s.”

I settled in for whatever he had in store. I knew it wasn’t going to be easy. Maybe we had been a little lax, more focused on our own town and the O’Brien’s, but if they were the ones heavily involved with whatever criminal operation was happening across continents, we needed to know why and how to stop them.

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