Page 17 of Long Live the King

“Hello?”

“It’s me.”

“Oh. It’s been a while.”

“Yeah, I know.”

“What’s this call about?”

“An opportunity has presented itself.”

“Is that right? Well, it took you long enough. Luckily, things have been quiet. What exactly is going on?”

“I’m not talking about this over the phone. We need to meet again.”

“Alright. Same place as before?”

“Yeah. But it needs to be tonight. Clock’s already ticking.”

“Fine. I have to say, I’m surprised you’re finally interested in this. I thought you’d lost your nerve after all this time.”

“I hadn’t lost my nerve. I told you the timing had to be right if we wanted to do this, and now it is. I’ll be free in a couple of hours. We can meet then.”

“Sounds good. I’ll see you there.”

“Wait, there’s one more thing.”

“What?”

“If we start this now, there’s no going back. We’re risking everything to remove him from power. There’s no U-turn for this shit. If we meet tonight, this is the beginning of the end of Dominic’s reign. You understand that, right? Are you sure you’re still willing to do this?”

“I understand it perfectly fine. I knew what I was doing when I came to you, and that hasn’t changed over time. This is what’s best for everybody. You get what you want, and I get what I want. So, I’ll see you in a couple of hours.”