Grace POV

We backed into the shadows as the footsteps got increasingly louder. Our torch was turned off. We waited.

'Lila, do you trust me?' I whispered

'Don't do anything stupid' She retorted. I gave a sly smile

'I'll take that as a yes'

'Grace…' Lila narrowed her eyes. I was about to retort when the large metal door that had been ajar was creaking fully open. We could only see the silhouette of the person. Judging by the build, the figure was a man. He wasn't carrying a torch. He was stupid.

I began to slide along the wall, but Lila grabbed my hand aggressively, shaking her head violently. I raised my eyebrow, challenging her decision to hold me back. Lila gave me a pleading look yet still released my arm. I nodded at her. The silent communication that has held more words (and screams) than either of us could comprehend.

I slid further along the wall until I was almost behind the figure. They were standing dangerously close to the edge of the pool. I looked over at Lila. She looked at me, the guy, the pool and then back at me; once again shaking her head aggressively. I decided to ignore her. I acted on instinct and pushed him into the water.

The figure's cry of surprise was masked by the splashing of water.

Lila immediately pulled me back, worried that I'd either get pulled in or fall in.

'What were you thinking?' She hissed.

'We...We need to see his face' I said shakily, moving towards the side. The beam of light from my torch shakily sliced over where the figure had resurfaced. And that's when I stared into their eyes.

'Alexei'

'What the hell, Grace?' He snapped, pulling himself out of the water

'You shouldn't be here' I stepped away from him

'Neither should you; but you are and so am I'

'You were there when I had my panic attack...and...and when I was on the wall! You were there and now you're here. Why are you here, Alexei? Why are you following me?'

'Dominic isn't the only one assigned to protect you' He put plainly

'So does the KGB now dabble in American protection?' I raised my eyebrow at him. Alexei's eyes widened.

'How did-'

'What are you talking about, Grace?' Lila's voice caught. She was shaking; probably from the dampness but most likely from fear.

'Why don't you tell her Alexei?' I spun back on him, folding my arms 'Why don't you tell him what you did this year?'

'This isn't you Grace' He held his hands by his side, palms facing me. He was walking towards me slowly.

'You lied to me Alexei'

'I've never lied to you Gracie. I told you what you wanted, nothing more, nothing less'

'STOP!' I screamed at him 'Stop acting like Ms Chancellor or Jamie! Just tell me the truth!'

'The truth?' He laughed darkly 'You want to know the truth?' I nodded weakly, feeling like I was getting told off.

'Well, when I went back to Russia, yes I did join the KGB. Partly because my father wanted me to, and partly because I wanted to be able to protect you Grace' my jaw dropped. Alexei ran his hands through his hair. 'Do you know how much it angered me to know that you were stuck in there but you should have been in the embassy, away from those people'

I waited for him to finish

'Then one day, I received this' He pulled out a folded piece of paper from his back pocket. He offered it to me, yet I stood there just looking at it. Lila stepped forward and took it. Alexei's eyes never wavered from mine. There was an almost apologetic look in his eyes….it wasn't fully there...in his eyes, there was also anger...and fear.

'Grace' Lila stepped in front of me and shook my arm 'Grace, you need to see this'

My eyes finally left Alexei's and I looked at the note. This wasn't like the other notes. This was a photo. The picture was of me, my mom, Jamie and my dad. All of us smiling brightly at the camera. At the bottom of the photo in cursive scawl was Ah, memories. A chill ran down my spine.

'Grace, do you know where this is?' Lila asked. I nodded numbly. 'Is this your dad?' I nodded again.

'Could he...is there a chance that he could be doing this to you?'

'It's not him' I shook my head, everything was suddenly becoming hazy, I found it harder to breathe.

'Then why are you so freaked out?' She asked.

'Gracie' Alexei's voice sliced through the haze. 'Do you know who it is?'

'This photo was my dad's favourite. It was always on his bedside table on every base that he went to.' I shook the paper 'Look at this! It isn't just a photo of my family, it's a photo of a photo' Lila snatched the paper back. I watched as her eyes scanned the picture, looking at it in closer detail. I watched as her eyes rested on the bottom left hand corner, right by my dad's leg, where you could see a bit of the wooden frame.

'They can get to your father' She said

'Which means they can get to me'

Author's note: So sorry for the delay in this! I've been really busy, and I've had a little bit of writer's block so it's taking longer than usual to write chapters. I will keep you updated soon xxx

QueenMadz: Ahh, that would teach me to proofread before uploading lol! I write (blank) because in the moment I was writing, I forgot his name, I just need to make sure to read over my work properly. I'll go back and change it! xxx

A New Look: I don't even know yet! xxx

Guest: Yep it was Alexei! Cute, adorable, mysterious Alexei xxx

Dreamer0704: I really love Heist Society, but I love GG and Embassy Row more. Heist Society is very interesting though! Highly recommend! xxx

Guest: I will definitely check that song out! xxx

GallaghergirlsEmbassyrowFan: I can't believe how long it's been since I last updated this story! Oh my! xxx

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