243 Secrets and Danger

(Anonymous)

The room is dimly lit, the faint glow from a single lamp casting long shadows on the walls. I sit in silence, waiting. It’s been a long game, but we’re finally approaching the end.

Our inroads into the USA will soon be open and operating.

Every move has been calculated, and now it’s just a matter of setting the final pieces in place.

A knock at the door breaks the stillness, and a dark figure steps inside. They move with confidence, every step deliberate, as they approach and sit across from me.

Familiar dark eyes gleam, sharp and calculating.

We talk easily in Spanish.

“We’ve got a problem,” they say, voice calm but full of purpose.

I lean forward slightly. “What kind of problem?”

“Gus Brennan. He’s about to reveal the Cuban and South American networks. He has all he needs. That fuck has been a double agent all along. Nexus Global is a front for a worldwide spy ring.”

“So, we kill him. Simple.”

“No. That won’t work. Gus is too smart. What we need is for him to take the