Lucas (52 page)

“If you can hold it,”
Aden
commented softly. He pushed away from the wall and stood to his full height. “I don’t know about you lads, but I’ve no intention of taking on
Donlon
. I want the
Midwest
, and I’ve no need to skulk in the shadows with angry women in order to do it.”

Magda
spun around to face him, bristling, fangs bared.
Aden
gave her a dismissive glance. She was full of bitterness, this one, and set on revenge. But she had no power to back it up, and he had no desire to get caught up in her schemes.

“We’ll see how tough you are when the shit hits the fan,” she sneered.

Aden
brushed dirt from his sleeve. “Yes, we will,” he said calmly. “See you in
Chicago
, lads.
Should be interesting.”

To be
continued
 
.
 . .

Glossary

A
cuisle
-
Pronounced A
KUSH-LA. Literally, this means “pulse,” shortened from “pulse of my heart,” but colloquially it translates as “darling.”

A
ghrá
-
Pronounced A GRAW. Translates as “My heart,” used as an endearment

An
Tiarna
- Pronounced On
Teer-na
. “Lord” (as in an aristocratic lord over certain lands)

Mo
Éireann
álainn
- Pronounced MAW ERIN AWL-IN. “My beautiful
Ireland
”

Mo
Chroí
mo go
deo
- Pronounced MAW KHREE MAW GUH DOE (The ‘KH’ sound would be like how Scots pronounce ‘
Loch
’). “Forever in my heart”

Tá
me
chomh
mór
sin
i
ngrá
leat
- Pronounced
T
AW
meh
kh
oh
MOWER shin
ing
RAW l(y)att. “I love you so much”

Tromluí
-
Pronounced TROM-LWEE. “Nightmare”