Authors Note:

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Chapter Two

Time Jump – One Month Later

Jace POV:

"Mom, what do you mean he escaped?" I said into the phone.

"I mean, someone broke into the City of Bones, killed a bunch of Silent Brothers, and broke Jonathan out." My mom said.

"This can't be happening." I said. "Clary is finally at peace, and not afraid, and not constantly looking over her shoulder." I told her.

"I know that Jace, but I called because I thought you deserved to know. The counsel is keeping this information under lock and key. They already went back to the abandoned institute in Russia to see if they went back there, but no luck." She explained. "Jonathan Morgenstern is at large. Watch your back."

"Thanks for the heads up mom. I have to go break the news to Clary." I said.

"Good luck honey." She said before hanging up. I sighed and started looking through the institute for Clary. As much as I didn't want to tell her about Jonathan, she needed to know. Naturally I found her in the training room, and I stood in the doorway watching her train. It was one of my favorite sights. She was a total badass, plus she looked sexy as hell.

"Looking good." I said and she stopped throwing daggers.

"Thanks." She said breathlessly. "Want to join?" She asked.

"Not today. We need to talk." I said and she instantly looked worried.

"What's wrong?" She asked and I made my way closer to her.

"I just got off the phone with my mom." I said and she nodded. "There was a break in at the City of Bones." I said. "Jonathan escaped."

"I'm sorry, what?" She asked.

"Someone broke in and helped Jonathan escape." I said again.

"By the angel." She said.

"The counsel is trying to keep it under lock and key, but my mom thought you deserved to know." I told her.

"Jace, he's going to come after me." She said frantically. "He's going to kill me."

"I'm not going to let him touch you Clary." I said as I grabbed the side of her face. "Do you hear me? I will protect you with my life." I said and she nodded. "Let's go take a relaxing shower, and barricade ourselves in our room for the rest of the night."

"Jace." She said as I saw the tears fill her eyes. "I can't relive this."

"I promise you Clary, he isn't going to get near you." I said again and she nodded. "I love you, and I will protect you no matter what."

"I love you too." She said with a shaky voice.

"Come on." I said as I put my arm around her shoulders and led her to our room. I was never going to let anything happen to her. I made that promise a while back, and I intended on keeping it.

After our shower, Clary and I curled up in bed and stayed there for the rest of the day. I knew she was scared, and I couldn't blame her. Jonathan was a scary guy, and he has every reason to come after her, but that wasn't going to happen on my watch. When I felt Clary's breathing even out, I grabbed my phone and texted Alec and Izzy to watch their backs. I didn't go into a lot of detail, but they needed to be aware that there was a threat out there. I knew he might not make a move for some time, but it's never too early to be aware of immediate threats. No one was going to get hurt, I wasn't going to allow anymore of my family to die.

Time Jump – Two Weeks Later

Clary POV:

I was more paranoid than ever after learning about Jonathan's escape. I was the first one that he was going to come after when he decides to strike and that was absolutely terrifying. I thought that I was finally free. I was moving on with my life and I was happy. I knew him still being alive was going to come back to haunt me, but never in a million years did I think that he would escape the City of Bones.

Portaling to Idris has been temporarily disbanded, and that kept us all in New York. Izzy was freaking out because Simon was stuck in Idris, and she wasn't handling that well. Everyone tried to calm her down and reassure her that Idris was the last place Jonathan would attack, but she was hysterical. Simon clearly meant a lot to her, and knowing that he was out there, without any protection was scaring her.

We were all meeting at Magnus's today to try and get our minds off what was happening. Plus, Jonathan wouldn't go looking into a warlock for me, so we knew that we were safe when we were there, and besides having Jace by my side, it was the only thing that brought me a peace of mind. Alec and Izzy were already there, but that was to be expected. Alec practically lived there, and Izzy needed to be near Alec to be even a fraction of the way calm.

Jace and I were walking, and were a block away from Magnus's when I started getting winded. I was in great shape, so this made absolutely no sense. My stomach was cramping, and my breathing was labored. I tried to control my breathing, but nothing was working. I saw a bench and I knew I had to sit for a moment.

"What's wrong?" Jace asked as I pulled him towards the bench.

"I don't know. I just feel really short of breath." I told him.

"That doesn't make any sense." He said and I nodded in agreement. "Maybe we should train a little harder. I know it's kinda been on the back of our minds lately, but it wouldn't hurt to increase the sessions, and the intensity of the sessions." He said and I couldn't agree more.

"Okay, but let's start that tomorrow. I just want tonight to be a chill night." I said and he nodded.

"Do you think you can continue?" Jace asked. "I can carry you if you want." He offered.

"That sounds wonderful." I said and he laughed as he scooped me into his arms. Normally I was against Jace carrying me when I was perfectly capable of walking myself, but I was tired, and cramping for who knows what reason, and I needed this.

We got to Magnus's and Jace put me down on his couch. Everyone was confused as to why he was carrying me, but Jace just told them to give me some space. Magnus came back out and gave me a cold glass of water, which I was appreciative of.

"Jace, can I have a word?" Alec asked and Jace nodded and they disappeared into another room. Izzy got a call from Simon, so she excused herself, and than it was just Magnus and I.

"You need to take it easy biscuit." Magnus told me.

"I'm fine Magnus. Maybe I'm just getting sick or something." I told him as I finished my water.

"You mean you don't know?" Magnus asked and that kind of threw me for a loop.

"What do you mean I don't know?" I asked.

"Oh biscuit. I need to tell you something." He said and my brain started to spin with a million possibilities. "You're pregnant Clary." He said and just like that all the wind was knocked out of me. Pregnant? I didn't think this situation could get any worse, but it just did.


Sneak Peak for Chapter Three:

"I wouldn't lie about this Clary." He said honestly.

"Lie about what?" I heard and when I looked towards the voice, there stood Jace and Alec.

"Uh, the temperature it is in the loft." I said, rather unconvincingly.

"You're a terrible liar Clary." Jace said with a smile. "Is everything okay?" He asked.

"That depends on your definition of okay." I said honestly.