Dimitri's POV
"But that won't happen, I'll make sure it doesn't. I'll make sure to meet Viktor and make amends with him. I'll fix this.”
I wanted to believe him. I wanted to trust that he had this situation under control. But trust was a fragile thing, and he'd just shattered mine for the seventy-fifth time.
"I need you to promise me one thing, Father," I said.
"What is it?"
"Blair and her mother—you keep them out of this. Whatever happens with SpiderFang, whatever political games you need to play, I need you to assure me that you'll keep them safe. They didn't ask for this life, and they especially don't deserve to be used as collateral damage in our wars."
"Dimitri—"
"No, let me finish speaking, because I don't think you actually get it," I interrupted. "They're family, which mean
