TRISTAN'S POV.
Ace huffed.
"I'm saying we're not to blame for what happened to Lucia, Tristan. It doesn't matter what anyone else thinks; you know the truth about what really happened, just as much as I do. So why do you continue to live with the guilt?" Ace asked, and I found myself swallowing hard before I answered.
"I_ I'm not living with any guilt, Ace. Don't say things you don't know."
"Really? Yes, you are! You are living with the guilt, Tristan, and Thalia is the one paying for it. She's innocent. She doesn't deserve it," Ace said, and I sighed.
"Don't you think I know that? Why do you think I went out of my way to find her and bring her back, Ace? I didn't push her away to hurt her; I did what I had to do to keep her safe, at least until we can find a way to get our hands on t
