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"Step away from her," Milton said, his voice a low, calm rasp that cut through the screech of an approaching train.

Milton took a single step forward. His heart rate didn't climb; his breathing remained rhythmic. "I’ve had a long day. If you leave now, you’ll only have to deal with the disappointment of your employer. If you stay, you’ll have to deal with me." Download John Milton Seriess131115Mark Daws epub

Milton didn't hesitate. He knew the look of a girl on the run and the look of men sent to bring her back to a life she’d tried to escape. "Step away from her," Milton said, his voice

As the train pulled away, the platform was empty of the men who had hunted her. John Milton watched the dark tunnel walls zip past, wondering if this one act of kindness would finally be the one to let him sleep through the night. "I’ve had a long day

The fluorescent lights of the London Underground flickered, casting long, jagged shadows across the platform. John Milton stood at the far end, his coat collar turned up against the damp draft. He was a man who didn't exist—a "Group Fifteen" ghost who had spent too many years killing for the crown and was now trying to save souls to balance his own blood-stained ledger.

"Just someone passing through," Milton replied, ushering her into the carriage. "But today, your luck changed."