Dead Roots (The Analyst) Page 26
Tom stood up. He fished for his phone.
“Where are you going?”
“Phone call.”
Tom headed to the back of the restaurant. He looked around, making sure nobody was in earshot, and dialed.
The phone rang a few times. Tom tapped his foot impatiently. His heart was racing.
“Hello?” Keda answered.
“Hi, Keda,” Tom said in a theatrically friendly voice.
“Hello, Tom,” Keda answered genially. “How's your break going?”
“Keda, why didn't you tell me you went to Harold's penthouse and took Aki away from him?”
“Cowards die many times before their deaths
The valiant never taste of death but once.”
William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar
