CHAPTER 17
BLAIR ASHFORD
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I didn't want to go home. I don't even want to call that place home.
It's a hellhole.
The thought of facing Jace after what he and Tristan did, it makes my chest feel heavy with nausea all over again. Nikolai's house makes me feel safe–he makes me feel safe.
I wish I could tell him all about my past, how I wound up in Jace's possession and why I'm sacrificing years of my life to this man. But I know I can't. I'll be a traitor to him and Boric included, they'll both do anything to protect Natalya.
Regardless of what I tell them I'm still a liar. Boric will put a bullet between my eyes before I can even blink. So I push that idea to the back of my brain and remind myself that the only way out of this is to complete my remaining six years.
If I'm not alread
