The Demise of Natalya Rudakolva: Merchants Without Borders (Book Four)

By Jerry DeLay III

In the fourth book of the series, Merchants Without Borders, Natalya Rudakolva pushes Stefan Syn Volstoka out of the picture as the controller of the Eastern Russian Coast Sturgeon Fishery Business, she wants to be the queen of caviar. She seeks revenge for Matt Marov not having supported their operation with guns and motorcycles regardless of the embargo. She attacks Matt and his gun works in the United States. Her greed for power far exceeds any reason or strategy in her actions. Matt is forced to seek mercenary help to sustain his operational safety and welfare. Murder, defense, and outright war run ramped during the world's embargo of Russia.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: May 21, 2022
• ISBN: 9781387942046

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THE DEMISE OF NATALYA RUDAKOLVA

MERCHANTS WITHOUT BORDERS

BOOK FOUR IN THE SERIES

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The Demise of Natalya Rudakolva

Written by Jerry Dale DeLay III

Editor:  Lisa Walsh

Photos Provided by: Mark Brown

Illustrations: Lisa Walsh

Cover Design Jerry DeLay III, photos Mark Brown, Library of Congress

Copyright 2022 All rights reserved Jerry Dale DeLay III

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ISBN: 978-1-387-94204-6

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FOREWORD BY THE AUTHOR

How do you find the truth in believing we are a one world society now. Can you look at the news across the world and see similarities in how we view that which happened today? Do all countries see the evening news the same we do in our own country?

We still have the dividing line created by politics, language, and local. Change is constantly happening but the internet has certainly brought us closer to each other no matter the politics, language or local. How does humankind bridge the gap between the three aforementioned items? We may never know.

The Demise of Natalya Rudakolva

Merchants Without Borders

Chapter 1: Building the Armory and Artillery

I felt that little nudge. I rolled over and looked at the most beautiful face a 34-year-old woman could have. Tina Livingston Marov said, Good morning, beautiful, how was your night? I said, Mine was wonderful with you by my side.

The Phoenix Camping, Gun and RV show was a total success, and the Kodiak 100’s were a real luxury. I could not ask for a better crew. They worked that show with super-human zeal. Today is Monday, April 4, 2022, everyone was given the day off work, if they wanted it.

As Tina and I arrive at the office I am thinking of our tenuous situation with those we left behind in Russia. I unlocked the door. We then headed to our office and put our laptops in the docking stations. Tina made a pot of coffee in the lunchroom. I went into her office and made another pot of coffee.

Herbert had seven boxes of what I was sure were guns. I was thinking gee whiz how much did those cost. He reached in his back pocket and gave me my credit card and a receipt. Oh, wow, I looked at the total on the receipt - $35,109.55. I laughed to keep from crying. Oh, well, it’s just money.

He said, Not sure how you are going to do the accounting on these. I just stood there looking at him, like what the hell? Don’t you remember, we did the 4473’s at the gun show, you guys all signed them. I remember now making Uncle Sam happy about the entire deal.

I laughed at myself, Yes, now I remember that. Well, I guess I will write it up as part of your salary since they are registered to you.  He brought back in seven Swarovski Scopes, 10x40’s. Each box had everyone’s name on them.

Herbert went back out to the car and wheeled in all his gun equipment. He had a gun bench for mounting optics. He had transformed the lunchroom into a gunsmithing shop. He worked all morning assembling the rifles and scopes.

I looked at the boxes; there were seven Steyr HS.50’s in each. I looked at the names on the boxes, Jim Branson .50 caliber, Bill Slovak. 50 caliber, Herbert Pendrin .50 caliber, Stuart Thompson. 50 caliber. Tommy Thompson .50 caliber, Matt Marov .50 caliber, Marshal Brown .50 caliber. (Herbert is on the board of the gun club. He also wins a lot of matches.)

Herbert, my gun pro, began the assembly of the Steyr’s. Wanting to be witnesses to the assembly of the small arsenal every one of those guys showed up on their day off. They wouldn’t miss a thing. Jim Branson arrived with his gun equipment, and they began to attach the scopes on all the guns. No one gave a damn about work. Being in the shop today was not work but excitement!!

We were all in there drinking coffee and watching Jim and Herbert assemble the guns. This group was no less excited about getting one of those Steyr HS.50-M1, than when they got their very first guns!

Jackie did not show up today. I don’t look for her to be here much longer. I got a call at about 10 am, and it was Scott. He asked me if it was okay if she came to work for him. I said, It’s where she belongs, Scott. You are more than welcome to take her. I told the group, and they all agreed it was a good fit for her.

While I had a captive audience, I shared everything about our Russian friends. I still insisted that Stefan and Glizelle were good people. I told them that Judy was the one that shot me, and Stuart backed me up on that.

I then explained how fortunate we had been not to have encountered Tygyn the retired special ops guy now employed by Stefan. Had he been involved in Judy’s attack the outcome would have been quite different.

I spoke, We are going to develop some different strategies here. I am also going to look for a special forces guy. Jim said, I’m way ahead of your search. I have the guy you are looking for today. He just retired last week and decided he wanted to coast before going to Black Rock. I said, Well, hell, tell him he can join us. Everyone chuckled.

Jim, get up and let Bill have some fun assembling those guns. Go to my office and call your special ops man. Get him to come down here, please. Does he have a pilot’s license? He said, Yes, but it is just a private one. I said, Well, I cannot pay him what I am paying you. Jim said, Matt, I am sure you guys will figure out an agreement, and he will be worth every penny of it, believe me.

Jim came back to tell me that Dwight Darryl is on his way out here. When Dwight Darryl arrived, I knew immediately that we had found a leader. He was tall and imposing, quite sure of himself.

Dwight and I walked through the motor bike shop and he was immediately impressed. He just blurted it out, Matt, I want to work in the motor bike shop. I had a motor bike that almost looked just like that when I was a kid.

I said, It seems you feel strong about the motor bikes. Just a head’s up depending on demand we switch back and forth from motor bikes to bicycles and to guns. No problem here, Matt. I asked him, Do you know what has been going on out here? He said he had been coached by Jim. He had also begun planning with Jim already.

He said, You did not follow the plan. You were supposed to go out the back door and ward off any attack from the rear.  I hung my head, I knew I was the one that messed up. Dwight said, I will be in the lead from now on when this happens. We certainly will make a better plan with these new guns. I said, Do you have a Steyr? He smiled and said, Yes, and I have other stuff, too, and I know how to get anything.

I immediately told him that I would pay him the same amount as Jim is making. He shook my hand and said, Thank you, Matt.

I whispered to Tina and told her Dwight had a Steyr. She said, We should give him five thousand dollars because everyone else got them for free. I said to her, Do you mind cutting him a company check, She said, "I will have Jenny cut it, and I will sign it.