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Chapters (152)
  1. Epigraph
  2. Prologue
  3. I. Sunday
  4. Sunday
  5. 1
  6. 2
  7. 3
  8. II. Monday
  9. Monday
  10. 4
  11. 5
  12. 6
  13. 7
  14. 8
  15. 9
  16. 10
  17. 11
  18. 12
  19. 13
  20. 14
  21. 15
  22. 16
  23. 17
  24. 18
  25. 19
  26. 20
  27. 21
  28. 22
  29. 23
  30. 24
  31. 25
  32. 26
  33. 27
  34. 28
  35. 29
  36. 30
  37. 31
  38. 32
  39. 33
  40. 34
  41. 35
  42. 36
  43. 37
  44. 38
  45. 39
  46. 40
  47. 41
  48. 42
  49. III. Tuesday
  50. Tuesday
  51. 43
  52. 44
  53. 45
  54. 46
  55. 47
  56. 48
  57. 49
  58. 50
  59. 51
  60. 52
  61. 53
  62. 54
  63. 55
  64. 56
  65. 57
  66. 58
  67. 59
  68. 60
  69. 61
  70. IV. Wednesday
  71. Wednesday
  72. 62
  73. 63
  74. 64
  75. 65
  76. 66
  77. V. Saturday
  78. Saturday
  79. 67
  80. 68
  81. 69
  82. 70
  83. 71
  84. 72
  85. 73
  86. 74
  87. 75
  88. 76
  89. 77
  90. 78
  91. 79
  92. 80
  93. 81
  94. 82
  95. VI. Sunday
  96. Sunday
  97. 83
  98. 84
  99. 85
  100. 86
  101. 87
  102. 88
  103. 89
  104. 90
  105. VII. Monday
  106. Monday
  107. 91
  108. 92
  109. 93
  110. 94
  111. 95
  112. 96
  113. 97
  114. 98
  115. 99
  116. 100
  117. 101
  118. 102
  119. 103
  120. 104
  121. 105
  122. 106
  123. 107
  124. 108
  125. 109
  126. 110
  127. 111
  128. 112
  129. 113
  130. VIII. Tuesday
  131. Tuesday
  132. 114
  133. 115
  134. 116
  135. 117
  136. 118
  137. 119
  138. 120
  139. 121
  140. 122
  141. 123
  142. 124
  143. 125
  144. Epilogue
  145. Two Weeks Later
  146. Afterword
  147. Get Exclusive John Milton Material
  148. Also By Mark Dawson
  149. In the John Milton Series
  150. In the Beatrix Rose Series
  151. In the Isabella Rose Series
  152. About Mark Dawson

“What will you do afterwards?” she asked him.

“What do you mean?”

“When this is all over?”

“I don’t know,” he said.

“This could be our last night together.”

“Why? You think I’m going to get hurt?”

“I don’t know. Furokawa is dangerous.”

“I’ll be careful.”

“You haven’t said what you’re going to do.”

“It’s a good plan,” he said. “I’m going to be okay.”

“You can’t say that for sure. And, even if you are okay, you still haven’t said what you’ll do afterwards. You said it yourself—you like to move around. Maybe you’ve already decided that’s what you’ll do. Go somewhere else.”

She could feel tears pricking at her eyes. He took her hands again and held them more gently this time.

“I don’t know,” he said, pulling her toward him. “I haven’t decided yet. But tomorrow’s tomorrow. Why don’t we worry about that then?”

“So, you might stay?”

“Perhaps,” he said. “At least until I know that you’re okay.”

“And then?”

“We can think about that.”

“But if I’m not safe, you’d stay longer?” She blinked the tears away and smiled up at him. “Maybe I need to find something dangerous. You wouldn’t want me to undo all the good that you’ve done, would you?”

He chuckled and shook his head. “That sounds like blackmail.”

She took the slice of pizza from his hand, dropped it back in the box and then lowered herself into his lap so that the two of them were facing one another. She kissed him softly on the lips.

“I’ll do whatever I have to do to get my way,” she said.

VII. Monday

Part VII

Monday

91

Milton lay in bed, awake but with his eyes closed against the dawn light that was seeping through the hotel windows. Sakura slept soundly beside him, her breathing deep and regular. It was just before five in the morning and, outside the window, Tokyo was starting to come to life.

They had gone to bed last night, but not to sleep. It had been after midnight before Milton had drifted away and, even then, his sleep had been disturbed by Sakura tossing and turning beside him. He knew how nervous she was about the coming day. It was impossible for her to hide it, but Milton had done his best to reassure her that everything would work out.