Covert Affairs: In The Gray

by krduke09

Ten years later Annie Walker McQuaid, no longer works for the CIA due to her heart condition getting worse. She leaves the company and starts a subdidary secruity firm from her husband Ryan McQuaid company. Cerberus Secruity Firm a off-the-books clandestine that works in the gray. Annie recuits ex-solider Mathayus Hammer to help intervene with a new threat.

5. Chapter 5

Amid the city, the leader of the Malos Dorados cartel, Gutierrez, makes his way to a basement club of the Sun Tza. Gutierrez enters the room; he walks through a metal detector and is patted down by a lean black male. Leaders of power are present in the room; Maharaja Singh, Warlord Jabari, Lord's Resistance Army Leader Micha Obando, and Marquis Vincent Gabe. The men talk among themselves, and that's when someone enters the room. General Abernathy enters the room, and his presence alone demands the room. He is 6'4 in height, 280 pounds, with a sturdy frame, streaks of white in his beard, and brown hair.

He is dressed in a black suit, crisp white shirt, and a maroon tie. He speaks in a Cockney accent.

"Gentlemen, let's talk shop, shall we-"

"Abernathy, I presume?" Interrupted Gutierrez.

Abernathy gives a sarcastic smirk. "That's General. Now that we're done with the pleasantries, let's get down to business. Your all-prestigious men of power of your country. This battery is a game changer, revolutionary technology that can control or cripple your enemies. I have conducted business with everyone in the room, and from our past endeavors, we flourished. This is an opportunity for all of you to bid for the auction."

"How do we know this battery is the real deal?" asked Obando. "I speak for all of us when I say a demonstration is required."

Abernathy expected as much and replied, "And one shall be given once the top bidder wins the auction."

Gutierrez cuts in. "This all sounds good and dandy, General. But we all know Matteo's reputation. His cutthroat is unyielding and will sell to both sides of the same war. And he is to be trusted during this process?"

The General gave him an expressionless look and said, "I'm all about old school. Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth, fire, and brimstone. Now Matteo is known for being impatient to impose his will after he speaks once. I don't think he'll be too kind with an errand boy like yourself making these accusations."

Gutierrez cussed in Spanish softly under his breath.

"Now, gentlemen, it's a 30 million buy-in. Will provide you with everything you need to make the bid," Abernathy rises from his seat and lays several business-type cards on the conference table. "You all know where to find me."