Grace POV

When it comes to telling the truth, I'm always approached it as an option. I don't have to tell the truth and therefore I won't. That's what I thought would keep me safe; no one could hurt me with secrets if they never knew them.

'Grace?' Alexei's calm voice was soothing. His warm hand on my back reminded me that I was not alone, I could do this.

'I don't trust anyone outside of this room' I began. My head was down, not wanting to look at everyone. 'There are things that I've told some of you, and things I haven't told any of you' There was a piece of skin hanging on the edge of my thumb, I started picking at it. 'It all began with Dominic, the man who I thought killed my mom, but as we all know, I did it' I waited for Jamie to say something, but he didn't. He just shifted from one foot to the other.

'Since then, I've kind of been on a downward spiral. I've been having nightmares. Nothing like the ones I used to have, but weird dreams that have actually become a reality. I fall asleep, dreamt that I'm running, and then wake up with bloody feet' I paused. 'Someone, I don't know who, has been controlling me or manipulating me and it's scary. The Society and I have come to an agreement that I will go away for a while. Until everything has calmed down'

'How long?' Alexei asked

'I..I don't know'

'How long, Grace?' His Russian accent was thicker, more menassing than before.

'Indefinitely' I replied.

'Are you kidding?' Noah said 'They're basically banishing you!'

'They're fixing a problem' I said

'No they aren't' Jamie said 'They're trying to save themselves by getting rid of you, Grace. You're obviously a threat to them and they can't deal with it'

'Let's see if there's been any chatter' Megan adjusted the small radio, tuning it to Adria's only radio station.

'The United States Embassy has released the name of those who perished in the last. US Ambassador was amongst those killed as well as his granddaughter Grace Olivia Blakely' All eyes turned to me.

'Looks like they made their decision quickly' I muttered. Alexei grabbed hold of my forearms and pinned me to the wall, knocking the air out of me. His grip was tight, too tight.

'WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?' He shouted.

'Leave her, Alexei' Jamie tried to pull him off

'WHAT HAVE YOU DONE?' He repeated

'Alexei, stop' Noah joined in, pulling him off.

'Do you honestly think that this will solve anything?' Alexei hissed. I stood there, completely terrified.

'That's enough' Jamie wrapped his arms around Alexei and threw him to the otherside of the room. Jamie then stood in between us.

'Stop being the hero, Jamie!' Alexei snapped 'Grace is now dead according to the world. Which means that she is no longer your sister, you cannot be seen together, you can no longer be part of each other's lives!' Alexei has always been quick, but Jamie was quicker. He punched Alexei across the jaw before any of us could blink.

'JAMIE!' Lila shouted, she pulled him back. Although Jamie didn't put up much resistance to it. Megan moved over to help Alexei whilst Noah stood in front of me.

'What have I done?' I whispered, a weight growing by the moment. I thought my friends would understand, not tear us apart.

'You did what you thought was best' He pulled me into a hug. I didn't hug him back, I just allowed his arms to be wrapped around me. There was a knock at the door. Everyone stopped.

Lila, being the most composed, moved over to open the door.

'I need to speak to, Grace' Ms Chancellor said.

'Whatever you need to say to me, you can say in front of everyone' This was the beginning of no secrets. It had to start now. Ms Chancellor shook her head.

'I would rather this be private, Grace'

I followed her out into the corridor, we moved a short way down but that was all. We didn't go into a private room, we were exposed. As if all of our souls were laid bare too.

'Oh Grace' She pulled me into a hug. 'I am so proud of you for sticking up for yourself'

'So...you aren't going to shout at me?'

'Why would I do that?'

'Because I basically killed myself' I put plainly. Ms Chancellor chuckled lightly. 'What's so funny?' I asked

'You are so much like your mother at times' She soothed. I felt a lump in my throat. This was not what I thought she would say. 'She would be proud, you know that, don't you?'

I nodded, words getting lost.

'Now that it's been announced that you are…' She took a deep breath 'That you a dead. We need to get you out of here before-'

'Before the person whose after me gets a chance to kill me' I finished for her

'Grace…' She warned, but didn't deny. Ms Chancellor knows that we are both way past lies.

Author's note: Finally another chapter! Hopefully the next few won't be too far away. I've now uploaded a Gallagher Girl story called Moving On which is my first non-spy story! SO excited for it, I hope you check it out. See you later xxx

Smiles180: Fair enough! Gallagher Girls is DEFINITELY easier to write. I just love Cammie so much! Gallagher Girls will always have a close place in my heart xxx

GallagherGirlsEmbassyRowFan: I know it's been a while! Writer's block is awful! Plus I've been super busy as well. Hopefully some sort of progress will be made. What did you think about Alexei's reaction? Was he right? xxx

ALLY CARTER 4 EVER: I hope to upload more too! xxx

ERW1000456: What did you think about Jamie and Alexei's reaction? Do you think it was justified? xxx

Guest: It won't end this way, I promise! xxx