Nathaniel Blaire

Nathaniel Blaire (AKA Fyodor Chesnokov) was the father of ''Lyla Blaire. ''He was Russian corporate spy active throughout Lyla's life, working in Europe while Lyla was very young and moving to the United States with his family to work there throughout much of her childhood and the entirety of his time after that. For some time he had an addiction to amphetamines, and he had a long history of spousal and child abuse, which was not strictly associated with his drug use.

Following Lyla's recruitment to the CIA, Nathaniel essentially tried to remove Lyla from the Blaire family. His wife, Nevena, terrified of him and more loyal to him than anyone else, essentially went along with this while his son, Harrison (26), removed himself from the family, to the best of his ability.

Upon realizing that Lyla had been investigating him, Nathaniel decided to hire someone to murder her and end his trouble. Eventually he decided to give the job to his brother, Samuel Blaire (Samuil Chesnokov), who attempted to assassinate Lyla while she was in a hotel room with Chase Robinson in Moscow during a job. The assassination attempt was a failure, though it left Lyla wounded.

Lyla and Chase investigated the issue upon returning to the United States and eventually decided to go to New York, where Nathaniel and Nevena had been residing. Nathaniel met them in his home, where he was confronted by Lyla. After refusing to release Lyla, whom he had grabbed by the throat in his anger, he was shot and killed by Chase Robinson.

His death has been covered up by Earnest Croft, Director of the National Clandestine Service, CIA.