Grace POV

'We are not murderers!'

'Then it will be ignorance to murder. You women sitting before me are not fit to bare the name of daughter, sister, mother, wife or anything in between! You aren't even fit to be called human if you sit by and allow this to happen!'

'THAT IS ENOUGH' The prime minister stomped her foot with such force that the water in her glass shook 'I WILL NOT TOLERATE THIS IN MY CHAMBER'

'Go fuck yourself' I snapped

'Grace Olivia Blakely' Ms Chancellor exclaimed

'Fuck you too! All you've ever done is lie to me and I'm sick of it!' It was wrong to say, I knew that I'd be hurting Ms Chancellor but it trickled out of my mouth before I could even stop it ( a habit I seem to have recently). I turned back to the prime minister.

'If you want me to disappear, then you should know that I won't do it quietly. If you haven't realised it yet, then let me explain a simple fact that you've overlooked; I am known. The world is watching Adria right now wondering what is going on, and once my Grandfather's death is announced, then questions will be asked and people will come looking for answers'

'What are you trying to insinuate?' One woman snapped impatiently.

'Say that I'm dead' I said simply 'If the person who is after me believes that I've died then the will stop coming after me and you'

'What do you want in exchange?' The Prime Minister tilted her head studying me

'I want a new identity, a black passport, money, and immunity for my brother and friends' I paused for a moment 'I also want none of you to contact me or try to find me ever again. If I find out that you have, then I'm going to tell the truth on a public scale'

'Is that all?'

'For now' I shrugged

'Why are we bargaining with her?' Someone shouted 'She is in no position to make any deals! We owe her nothing'

'I disagree' Ms Chancellor said 'We owe a tremendous amount to Grace. She is the rightful ruler after all'

I tried not to look smug, but I'm sure that I was smirking. Ms Chancellor shouldn't be fighting my corner considering that I told her to fuck off, but she's always been there for me...and probably always will. The Prime Minister weighed my words. Thinking carefully.

'Suppose you do get everything that you want' She began 'What will you do? Where would you go?'

'Somewhere that you can't touch me' I turned to each woman in turn, trying to imprint their faces into my brain 'I will never forget any of you. Ever'

'Thank you, Grace. You may now leave whilst we discuss this'

'Fine' I said. I turned on my heels and exited. I made my way back along the garden path towards the house.

'You shouldn't be alone, Grace Olivia' A voice from the shadows made me stop. I turned, bracing myself as Dominic stepped forward.

'Stay back' I stepped away 'Or I'll scream'

'Your screams won't do anything' He gestured around us 'There is no one to hear you'

'Why don't you just kill me already?' I snapped. His eyebrows knitted together

'I don't want to kill you, Grace'

'Then what do you want? Hm? I can't believe anything that comes out of your mouth. I don't trust you!'

'You don't have to trust me in order for me to keep you safe' He said.

'Why did you drug me, Dominic?' I asked. His eyes widened

'What do you mean?'

'Don't act like you suddenly don't know'

'No, Grace, I don't' His voice ripped through the air, tearing into me. 'I have no idea what you are talking about'

'I don't believe you' I whispered, backing away from him again

'Grace' Lila, who promised she'd be close by, appeared from nowhere. 'Is everything okay?' She asked

'Everything's fine' My gaze never wavered from Dominic's. 'I think it's time to go inside'

Dominic did not say another word, he allowed Lila and I to pass. Once the palace doors closed behind us, I released the breath that I'd been holding.

'What happened?' Lila asked frantically.

'I gave them a proposal, they're considering it'

'What have you done?' She looked at me carefully. I sighed

'It's time to tell all of you the truth. Now'

Author's note: Hahahaha, long time no see! Sorry about the long, long wait. I can't believe I haven't updated since June! This story has turned out to be a lot harder to write than I first anticipated, so I do not know when the next upload will be, nor do I know how long the chapters will be either. I'm hoping to round this all up by Chapter 30 (hopefully). Thank you to everyone who has stuck by this story. Thank you xxx

ERW1000456: Thank you so much! Grace and Alexei will be together again. The ring will be the key to something very important. xxx

Hey-Hi-Hello: You can happily have Alexei, Zach is allllllllll mine. I think it's fine. Sometimes fictional characters are better than real people. Aww thank you so much! I'm glad that you like this story, feel free to check out all my other stories! I love your long reviews so don't worry about that! Thank you so much, I do definitely see similarities between Hale, Alexei and Zach, yet at the same time I can see similarities between Grace, Cammie and Kat. I just love the strong characters that Ally has created. xxx

Smiles180: I'm not surprised at all either. I'm glad that Grace is now going to tell the truth to everyone. Writer's block has been the worst. I'm working on a heist society story (which will be uploaded soon) but I've gotten half way though and can't think of anything else. Gallagher Girls is a much easier series to write about in my opinion. xxx

GallagherGirlsEmbassyRowFan: Her version of 'disappear' will be different to the Society's version. Thank you so much as always xxx

ALLY CARTER 4 EVER: The society were founded by a bunch of women who looked after the baby Amelia after the monarchy crumbled xxx

jehwbksofueJEUWBANAKOWWU937271: Thank you so much, I'm glad that you enjoy this story xxx

Grace Blakey: Glad you liked it! Thank you so much! xxx

Guest: Megan's mom did die...and it hasn't sunk in for Grace yet...the truth will all come out in the next chapter xxx