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Chapter 32
Gabriel Winthrop
San Francisco, California
Guild Headquarters
“Iapologize for my tardiness, General. I had a family emergency that couldn’t wait,” Carter Graysen, my finance lieutenant, stated.
“Anything serious?” I asked, even though I couldn’t care less. I put on a show because it was easier for me to pretend I gave a damn than explain why I didn’t.
I discreetly checked my Patek Philippe watch to see what time it was and rearranged the sleeve of my expensive suit.
“No. Everything was taken care of, General. Thank you for asking.”
“Good, if you’ll take your seat, we will begin the meeting,” I said in welcome to everyone.
My face was an impenetrable mask as I stared at the NWO’s Enforcer, Calum Scott, the Security Lieutenant, Theodore Aiden, our Head Warrior, Angel Cohen, and Ivy Kennedy, the Public Image Lieutenant.
I hated the name given to us by Guild members. It made us sound like Hitlerian douchebags, but what are you going to do.
“Thank you for joining me. As you know, Commander Winslow and Lieutenant Murdoch are still recovering from recent events, so they will not be with us today.” Everyone nodded in understanding, and I raised my chin toward my secretary. “Shelley will make sure they receive an update after the meeting.”
I didn’t need to see the stars in her eyes or the look of unrequited love on her face to know we would soon have problems.
You’d be surprised to learn how often this happened. They see the fancy suit, the expensive cars, and the slick charm, and suddenly I’m Prince Charming. If only they paid any attention, they’d see the cold monster lurking beneath the shiny exterior.
It’s not like I encourage it. Having entanglements at work is one way of fucking your business, so I stay as far away from it as I possibly can.
“Graysen, would you like to go first?”
“Thank you, General. We were able to freeze all the Guild’s financial accounts except for the ones belonging to Baxter and his commanding officers.”
“How much money do they have at their disposal?” Aiden inquired.
“We estimate the amount to be close to 750 million, which should keep their operations afloat for a couple of months. If they’re careful, it might even last them a year.”
“They won’t,” Calum intervened. “We’re at war; the old Guild will need a significant amount to pay their people and arm the soldiers. The first move they’ll make is to increase their revenue stream.”
“Agreed, which brings me to my next point. We believe they’ll accelerate their illegal activities.”
“How much money can they raise this way?” I asked.
“They would net about one hundred million a month through their drug distribution, and another fifty through the fighting tournaments. But we believe their primary income will come from another source of revenue,” Aiden intervened.
“Let’s hear it,” I replied to speed this up.
“According to our last data, Baxter has over ten million firearms in their inventory. We believe he will use a portion of this to further expand their arms trade and recuperate a portion of their loss.”
“This would weaken them greatly, giving us an opportunity to strike,” the enforcer stated.
“Yes, it would. I’ll need your report by Monday, Enforcer Scott,” I added.
“Understood, Sire,” Calum answered.
“Wouldn’t using existing distribution channels to smuggle their weapons put them on the Guild’s radar even further?” Kennedy asked.
“They wouldn’t care at this point. Baxter no longer operates under Guild structure, so he’s not bound to their laws or one territory,” I declared.
