91. THE PLAN

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The members of the Dawson family were gathered around the large table in the almost dark room. It was their monthly meeting and Darian had ordered that they meet up in the secret chambers at Park Avenue to make plans.

"We have restocked our warehouse with weapons, we will have something to fall back on whenever there is an attack," Judson said, his eyes dilating the dark room that was illuminated with a very dim light that shone from a tiny bulb. They always had their secret meeting there whenever crucial matters were to be discussed.

"How much did we make from selling out guns to other families?" Darian asked the secretary.

Adam quickly glanced through the files and looked back at Darian. "Fifty million dollars, boss. We made a lot of money."

"Yes, we did. All thanks to Gunther, he works well for us in Dallas." Gaius chirped in, smiling heartily.

Daria nodded his head, Gunther was smart, he wouldn't lie about that. He had impressed him since he started working as the boss of the Dallas family mafia and Darian was glad he hadn't flopped.

Darian cleared his throat when he was seated on the high chair, he knew what he was about to talk about would not sit well with some members, but he had to talk about it anyways.

"I would like to talk about the tax scheme fraud." He stared at their faces, noticing as they focused their eyes on him. Their expressions were vicious and some already had scowls on their faces.

"We make good money from the casino, we make money by selling weapons to other families too. Don't you think fraudulent activity like the tax scheme fraud is unnecessary?" He asked for their opinions. Though, he already made up his mind about what he wanted to do.

"It is necessary, Darian. We have been doing this for years and you can't tell us to stop it now." Gaius countered him, the men agreed to Gaius by snapping their fingers, shaking their heads and muttering inaudible words among themselves.

Darian chuckled, "I want to put an end to it," he said to them.

"You can't do that!" Judson, as expected, rose to his feet to argue with Darian. "The fact that you own a multi-billionaire company and make so much money does not mean everyone else is like you. We are against it, we won't let you stop it." He spat out harshly.

"Owning a company has nothing to do with this, Judson." Darian shook his head. "I will give you all time to think about it, but I'd also like you all to know that whatever decision I make is final." He gave a smile that showed he was above them all.

"I can assure you that no one will change their minds," Judson declared in a gruff voice.

Gaius narrowed his eyes on Darian, nodding his head, he placed Darian under the scrutiny of his eyes and smiled secretly.

"Let's see how it turns out," Darian challenged Judson, who was gnashing his teeth in anger.

"Gunther's wife was abducted last week," Gaius said. Positioning his hand on the table, he called for the attention of the men.

They stared at him, shock written all over their faces. "He wanted it to be a secret but now that we found out that the same men responsible for the abduction of Darian's wife are also responsible for the abduction of his wife."

Darian clenched his jaw, anger surging through him. "The bastard asked me to opt out of a big contract and I did without hesitation. What else does he want from us? And why is he being a coward by not showing his face?"

"Darian?" Gaius stood up, "He released Gunther's wife but he warned that he would not stop if we do what he wants from us."

"What does he want from us?" Darian asked Gaius. He was pissed off someone was messing with him and he didn't even know who it was. It made him thirst for blood, he wanted to find the man and kill him with his own hands and that was what he was going to do.

"He wants to meet with you alone, Darian." Gaius dropped, looking away from Darian. "He said he wants to meet with the boss alone to have a discussion. If he meets with you, then he will leave the Dawson family alone."

"Meet with me?" Darian asked Gaius to be sure he heard him right. There were a lot of thoughts that were going on in his mind as Gaius talked, he wanted to be sure he hadn't mixed his thoughts with Gaius' words.

"Yes, you, Darian. I already told Gunther we would not let you meet with the invisible man. It's unsafe to meet him alone, who knows what he has in mind to do if you are alone with him?"

Darian placed his hand on his jaw, thinking carefully about what Gaius just told him. The attacks were becoming too much already and he wasn't sure what was coming next to them. He was angry but he also wanted everything to end, he wanted peace back in the Dawson family Mafia.

Thoughts of Lena popped into his head, she wouldn't allow him to go if she heard of it. It was hazardous to go face their enemy alone. He might have thousands of men waiting to kill him on his arrival but as the Don, he had to protect his people.

"Did he drop a location?" Darian asked, still contemplating what to do.

"He did, here in New York. He said he wants Don himself to show up to discuss with him and reach a conclusion." Gaius said to Darian. "But this doesn't make sense, he's our enemy. The same man who tried to kill me, who knows what he has planned out for the boss if he shows up without his bodyguards. We can't let you do that, Darian. You've always put your life out there to save our lives, but this time, it is outrageous and we can't let you do it."

"I will do it," Darian declared, staring at their surprised faces. "I will meet with him to know his main aim for everything he's been doing to us and what he wants from us."

"No, you can't do that." Judson shook his head, hitting the desk. His face was devoid of emotion. "Do you want to die? What if he kills you? He wants you to come alone without your bodyguards and you agree to it?"

Darian stared at Judson, surprised. He had always disliked him, he wondered when he started caring about him.

"It's clear that's the only way we can solve this issue on the ground. We don't know this man and the only way to know him now is to meet with him. I have to do this." Darian said, hoping they would understand.

"I didn't tell you this for you to make a quick decision. Please ponder on this before you give a response." Gaius said to him.

"I have plans to meet with him and that's final," Darian said in a final tone. No one questioned him, but they all stared at him with pitiful expressions that he didn't fancy.

Other things were discussed, and the meeting finally came to an end.



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