Chapter 17
Eli glanced down at his sketchpad, then slowly closed it, hiding his drawings from view. “The same could be asked of you. In fact, I can think of a lot of questions that I could ask you right about now.”
The man’s furtive gaze jumped from Eli to the street, up and down the sidewalk, onto the surrounding buildings. Each time it paused, Eli followed his line of sight. He realized on the second stop the man was picking out all the agents Yager had put into play.
“s**t,” the man swore. “I can’t believe he did this to you.”
“Who are you talking about?”
The man’s eyes swung back to Eli. “You know who. And I know he’s listening to you right now. Standard procedure.”
“Who is that?” Yager said in his ear.
“I don’t know.” Eli didn’t look away from his visitor. “But he knows a lot a
