Chapter 15
The terrified look on Eli’s face when Yager led him away ruined any semblance of optimism Jarrett might have maintained for Eli’s benefit. The excuse was reasonable. They wanted to wire him up for the meeting with Sandora. Venice even confirmed it was a necessary step, without any prompting from Jarrett. But Eli expected only the worst from the FBI, and he couldn’t hide the fear in his eyes behind any amount of bravado. Not from Jarrett. He was learning Eli too well to be fooled at this point.
Eli and Yager’s departure left him with the stoic Stuart and Ven as guard. When he attempted to initiate a conversation with Ven, she shook her head and cut a glance toward the agent working diligently at the desk. He got the message. Not here. Even Ven didn’t trust these guys completely
