The Devil Colony(162)

They were the weed in the garden that could not be pulled.

And they still were today.

As America grew, so did this family, rooting and entwining into multiple industries, corporations, and yes, even in the halls of government. They were a thread woven throughout the fabric of this country.

So was it any wonder that Sigma could make no headway against them?

Rafael had said this ancient group of families—the secret in secret societies—went by many names, whispers that were only shadows: the Guild, Echelon, familles de l’étoile, the star families. But Painter knew the true name of the enemy—then and now—anglicized for the American tongue.

They were the Kennedys of the South.

But no longer were they called Ghent.

Now they were called Gant.

As in President James T. Gant.