I banged on the bars of the spell bound steel cage, "Let me out!" It had been countless days since my 'father' had kidnapped me. The rusty taste of blood was evident in my mouth; I'd been tortured relentlessly.

He yawned and examined his nails, "Gosh, I really wish that I still cared about what you want Clarissa, I gave you a choice, you chose the wrong one."

I gritted my teeth, "When I get out of here, I'll kill you with my bare hands Valentine Morgenstern!"

He laughed and leaned back in his chair, "Not exactly your bare hands my dear, because you don't have a steel."

My shoulders slumped and I sat down in defeat, "Why are you always right?"

Valentine shrugged boastfully, "I'm clever, and most of all I'm your father."

I rolled my eyes, "My father's name is Luke Garroway."

He sneered and walked up to the cage right in front of me causing me to stumble back in fear, "Lucian Graymark is his name! And he's not a man to be called your father, embrace me Clarissa. You and I are two halves of a whole, completely the same."

I got up to my feet again and spat at him, "Never!"

Valentine scowled and pressed a button that electrocuted me, "You will respect me young lady!"

I shook my head, clenching my jaw as the unbearable pain shot through my limbs. "You are not worthy of any kind of respect."

Jace walked into the room, capturing my attention and making me forget the pain I was currently experiencing. "Father… Clary."

I frowned at him, what a shame it was; how things ended. With my mother killed I felt alive without any purpose at all. But I knew my time would come; Jace would come to his senses and snap out of this little charade. Eventually he would realize that he was being deceived.

He sat down beside Valentine, "Has she been behaving father? I heard a scream."

Valentine shook his head in pity, "I'm afraid she hasn't been."

I automatically hung my head iqn shame and started sobbing because I knew what came next.

Jace nodded, met Valentine's grave eyes and then he shook his head and sighed, "Strip Clary."

I shook my head vigorously, "I won't do it. What happened to you Jace! Can't you see this is all wrong? He is not your father, he is evil!"

A ring of fire suddenly surrounded me, it was awfully close and my eyes widened in fear. "No Clary, it's all you. Embrace the darkness."

He came closer to me and gripped the bars with shaking hands; tears pooling in his eyes. "We could finally be together again, think about it. Do it for me Clary."

I hung my head afraid to meet his eyes again, they were too cruel lately, too different. "I cannot do that, you aren't well Jace."

The fire got closer to me and I could really feel the heat now. Jace stepped back from the cage becoming cold once again. "Strip, now."

I hung my head but didn't lose my pride. I would hold on to whatever was left of it until I got out of this mess. I'd suffered through it for almost two years, but soon I would break free... I was sure. With determination I took off my shirt.

Valentine and Jace smiled sinisterly; it was all very disturbing, and when I busted out I would kill them both no matter how much it hurt me. "Remove the rest."

I slowly removed the rest of my clothes feeling sick to the stomach, what did they get out of this?

Valentine sneered, "Now fondle yourself."

My eyes widened and I hesitated, how disgustingly perverted! How? How could this creature be my father? And why was the man I loved going along with it? What had I done to deserve this?

Jace raised an eyebrow, "We're waiting, and you're not going to get out of this; so it's now or later."

I sobbed internally but nonetheless did it. I wanted to throw up when Valentine kissed Jace. What kind of place was this? And why the hell did I have to be here? They should kill me already. That was my last thought then I shuddered lightly before I fainted.