CHAPTER 5
BLAIR ASHFORD
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I'm not entirely sure how I feel when Nikolai drops me to my 'fake' home. Last night was a f*****g disaster. I can't believe I blurted out some truths. I can't slip up like that again, not when I know he's going to start digging.
The deathly look in his eye was alarming. If he could have found them there and then, he would have ripped them apart with his bare hands. A sight I would pray to see.
Jace being destroyed by Nikolai once and for all? It'll be the day I weep.
But that isn't the case. I'll be in more danger if he knows. He'll put two and two together and realise that I've been keeping close to him this whole time for reasons I wish were different.
Nikolai's car stops and I pause, turning to him. "Thank you," I whisper. "For the trip away. I hope you
