Clary POV:

I woke up to light shining through the window. Izzy sat in the corner, her eyes closed and soft snores coming from her lips. I know that she gets to go home today. I don't know what to do. How can I live without Jace in my life? I am going to be tortured being away from him and having to be with Jonathon. I wish I didn't have this untraceable rune on my arm. I wish Jace would come through that door and pick me up and take me away from my own personal hell. But I know that he can't, he doesn't even know where I am. I am woken from my day dream by Izzy stirring in the corner.

Her eyes open. "Good morning." I say.

"Clary, I can't leave you here. There is no way." Tears slip from her eyes.

"We don't have a choice." I say. "It's better if you just accept it."

Just then Jonathon comes through the door and comes to unchain Izzy and I. He smirks and tells Izzy, "It's time to go home, sweetheart."

"I don't want to leave." She says.

"Too bad. I don't want you." He says.

He grabs her arm in one of his hands and mine in the other. He leads us to the front yard and releases us. He hands me a stele and tells me to open a portal. I do as told and step back as it swirls.

"Okay, say your goodbyes." He tells us.

I pull Izzy into a hug and whisper in her ear. "Tell everyone I love them. Don't forget to tell Jace what I told you. I love you, Iz." I say tears streaming down my cheeks.

She walks toward the portal and right before she is about to walk into it, Jace, Maryse, Robert, and Alec step out, followed by an army of Shadowhunters. Alec grabs Izzy, while Jonathon grabs me and puts a seraph blade to my throat.

"Don't come any closer. If you do, she will die." He yells at them.

"Jace, just kill him. Don't worry about me. He won't kill me." I say. Jace stares at me in confusion.

"He won't do it, Clary. He loves you too much." Jonathon whispers in my ear. The seraph blade starts to dig into my skin and I feel a drop of blood run down my neck. I wince in pain as it digs further into my skin, but not once to I scream.

"Stop, Jonathon. We will let you go if you just give us Clary." Jace yells. I can see the pain in his eyes.

"See, that just doesn't work for me, because I want her and my freedom from you." He says.

"Just let her go, Jonathon. You have lost. If you kill her, we will kill you. If you let her go, then you will be free." Maryse says.

"How about neither?" He says as he slits my throat and takes off running into the house. I desperately clutch onto my throat to try and stop the bleeding. Jace, Alec, and Isabelle run to my side and Jace puts his hands over mine, while Alec takes out his stele and draws and iratze on my arm. I slowly start to heal, but from loss of blood pass out.

Jace POV:

I pick Clary up once she passes out, and carry her to the portal and take her through. We land in the Institute's library. I walk up and into the infirmary. We have been here too often lately. I lay her on a bed and sit in the chair next to it. I hold her hand and lay my head down on the bed and slowly drift off to sleep.

I am woken up by a gentle shift on the bed. I look up and see Clary with her eyes open looking around.

"Hey, beautiful." I say as she looks at me with her piercing green eyes.

"What happened? Where is Jonathon?" She whispers.

"Clary, he slit your throat and left. We got to you as soon as we could. You survived because Alec drew an iratze on your arm. Jonathon ran into the house and the Shadowhunter army went after him. They killed him on sight. He is dead. He won't ever hurt you again." I say as she starts to cry.

I hug her as she says, "How's Izzy? Did she make it out okay?"

"Yes, she is home with the kids. She told me that you only were going to stay so that she could leave and go home. You are very brave." I say.

"I love you." She says for the first time since we lost the baby.

"I love you, too." I say and I kiss her on the lips as gently as I can. She deepens the kiss and I let her. It feels so good to be touching her. I missed this. This is what I used to live for, after a day full of demon hunting, coming home to her would be the best thing for me.

The kiss ends and she stares up at me with her green eyes. "Jace, I think we should try again, for a baby I mean." She says.

I nod and kiss her again.


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