Clary 3 POV
CLARY FELT THE HOT STING OF TEARS STREAMING DOWN HER FACE, as a million questions ran through her head. How could this have happened? It was too much for her little heart to handle. How could Jace have broken up with her like that? How could it have happened? She could not help but stifle the hot rage inside of her. Jace had once said that he loved her, and just a few minutes ago he had broken up with her. What hurts clary the most was when she saw the look of alleviation in his eyes after he told her. It seemed as though he had been suppressing all of these feelings for so long and a weight and been lifted off of his shoulders.
*20 minutes earlier*
Jace 3 POV
Jace had been waiting for this day for a very long time. He had told himself that after the Dark War Clary was just going through a rough patch. But she was just so freaking annoying sometimes, he didn't know how he could live in a world with her in it. He made the decision to break up with her 3 months ago but told himself to wait a bit. He needed to give her time to heal before ripping open a gaping wound. Also, he had to admit, once he had ripped off the band-aid, relief spread over him like jam on toast. But then… out of nowhere… someone jumped out at him.