Magnus POV

I stood outside the institute nervously waiting for Alec's text. I wasn't just nervous, I was panicking. What if he chickened out? What if he decided it was to big of a risk? Then my phone buzzed.

Alec- Come on in

I sighed and walked up to the door. The second I knocked Alec opened the door. We walked into the elevator silently and went up. I looked at Alec. He looked pale…paler than usual. He looked terrified. I reached down and squeezed his hand reassuringly. He looked at me and smiled. When we reached the library door Alec looked at me and whispered.

"Wait here for a minute?"

"okay." I replied as Alec when to see his parents.

He walked through the door into the library where Robert and Marsye were and said,

"Ummm….m-m-mom d-dad can I talk to you?"

"Sure. What about?" Robert replied oblivious to his sons stuttering. Alec looked desperately at the slightly open door and I came strutting in.

"What Is The Warlock Doing Here?" Marsye demanded shrilly. I flinched at the hatred in her voice.

"Just listen for a moment mom." Alec said.

She sighed and looked at them expectantly.

"Ummm….mom...dad…"Alec said reaching for my hand. I squeezed his hand in encouragement.

"Mom…Dad…I'm…I'm gay. Magnus is my fiance. We're getting married."

An eerie silence filled the room. Marsye looked ready to cry. Robert looked ready to kill one of us…which of us I don't know. Then he looked at me with eyes filled with pure hatred and rage.

"YOU! You did this. It's your fault…"then he turned to Alec," Get Out Now!...Get Your Things and Leave. Never Show Your Face At This Institute Again or I swear by the Angel I'll kill you. My son wouldn't do anything as disgusting as marry a guy a downworler guy no less. He's half demon. My son would never lower himself to that. Therefore theres no way in heaven or hell that you're my son." He shouted at us but I wasn't watching him. I had been watching Alec as the words were said. Each word his father said looked like it stabbed him in the heart. Halfway through Alec had begun to cry. I was furious. I glared at Alec's parents until Robert was done talking.

"You close-minded shadowhunters are as bad as mundanes. In fact your worse. How could you disown your oldest son for who he loves and worse how could you swear by the angel you'd kill him if he ever came back. Just know you'll regret this and if Alec is smart he won't forgive you for it either. Oh and if you lay a hand on him or hire someone to hurt him you won't live to see the next day Robert that's my promise to you. I don't want to kill you because for some unconceivable reason it would probably hurt Alec and I also don't want to leave Izzy without a dad but I'll do what I have to do to keep Alec safe." Then I turned to Alec, "Come on I'll poof your stuff over." Alec just nodded still crying and staring at the floor and let me lead him out of the room. As we walked out we ran literally into Isabelle. She looked from me to Alec and back to me.

"Magnus what happened."

"Your parents disowned him and your father swore on the angel that if he ever showed up at the institute again he'd kill him." Izzy gasped at the last part knowing the power of that oath.

"Oh… I don't know how but Jace and I will fix it I promise."

For the first time since his father began talking Alec looked up.

"Isabelle…Don't…They made there choice and I made mine" he said looking at Magnus, "They are no longer my parents." All this he said in a voice colder than anything either of then had ever heard. Izzy looked shocked. I was as well.

"Alec are you…"

"Magnus can we just go home." He interrupted

"Of course hun. Come on."