Magnus Pov- Holding Alexander in my arms while he slept felt like a dream. I found myself wanting to wake up every morning like that for the rest of my life. That would never happen though, I know he said he would reject marriage offerings so we could be together but there's no way he could do that forever. He will get married and he will have kids and there is nothing I can do about it.

Still, watching Alexander sleep made me beyond happy. The way his eyelashes brushed his cheeks while his eyes were closed, the way his chest moved as he breathed calmly in his sleep, and even though I couldn't see them I just knew his blue eyes were shinning behind those pale eyelids. I leaned over and kissed his forehead smiling and I felt him cuddle closer to me but he obviously wasn't awake. "I take it you're not a morning person Alexander" I said smiling, moving his hair out of his face.

All of a sudden his breathing and heart rate sped up and he started gasping in his sleep like he couldn't breathe. I sat up fast watching him "Alexander what's the matter?" He turned his back to me and curled up into a ball as if he was in pain. I put my hand on his back and he screamed out as if the touch hurt him.

"Alexander wake up" I yelled shaking him. He quickly opened his eyes and looked around like he didn't know where he was before he looked at me. "Magnus..." I helped him sit up and pulled him close rubbing his arm "What were you dreaming?" His breath leveled and he closed his eyes before shaking his head "It's nothing..."

I put my hand on his back "Alexander... angel please-" He flinched when I said that and he glared at me "Don't call me that! I'm not an angel and I don't want to be one!" I frowned and cupped his face in my hands "Alexander I'm sorry... It was just a pet name I didn't mean to offend you." he calmed down and shook his head running his hands through his sweaty hair "I'm sorry Magnus I'm not angry at you... it's just Valentine and Jonathan are always saying things like I'm an angel and I'm going to be a great angel someday then I have all of these messed up dreams about Jace being an angel and me turning into one."

He looked at me his blue eyes shining with tiredness and fear "I want to run away but I can't... we can't Magnus." I frowned and pulled him close again hugging him tightly. "I'll protect you... I won't ever let any harm come to you." He closed his eyes nodding and he opened them again when the Burning drums started playing.

He gasped and got out of bed searching for his clothes "Oh god it's Max, I know it's Max. Jonathan has had his claws in him and now he is getting burned. I need to get down there and save him... Where the hell are my clothes?" I watched him before getting out of bed and grabbing him by the shoulders making him look at me "Calm down Alexander you don't know if it's really Max. Let's get dressed and go to the square." He nodded and more calmly gathered his clothes and we got dressed before heading out.

Alexander Pov- I feel like I can't breathe. What if it is Max? What if Jonathan found the books Max reads and he is burning him now? Magnus ran next to me as we made our way to the town square and we skidded to a stop behind the huge crowd gathered around.

I felt my breath exhale seeing Max standing next to Isabelle in the crowd. "See" Magnus said catching his breath "It's not your little brother." I looked at him before looking back at the cross "if it isn't Max then who is it?" Magnus looked at the cross now too and I felt his body tense up next to me as Camille Belcourt was escorted onto the platform.

She had on a blindfold so that her eyes were covered but we all still knew it was Camille. I looked at Magnus shocked "I... I don't understand. She is part of the church she is Jonathan's right hand man why would he name her out to be a witch?" Magnus didn't answer me; he just stared at Camille "She... she was my only clue..."

I frowned and looked at him "Clue to what?" My father and Stephen tied Camille's arms to the cross and she looked toward them before looking out at the crowed with tears coming out from under the blindfold "I'm being framed! Please you all know me, you know I am not a witch." The crowd was silent ignoring her pleas for help. She looked around like she was trying to find someone specifically even though she was binded and her face stopped in Magnus's direction.

His eyes were on her too and for some reason a pang of jealousy wound up in my chest. Camille opened her mouth and yelled "I'm so sorry Magnus... I'm sorry I couldn't help you find your mother." I glanced at Magnus but his eyes were hidden under the bangs of his hair I couldn't see the emotion in them. "Magnus" I asked softly. He turned around and ran away from the crowd and i tried to yell after him but the sound of Camille's screams blocked out my voice.

Jonathan Pov- I watched the burning not able to help the smile that inched its way onto my face. "I do hope this plan of yours works out for you" my father said lowly so only I can hear him. I looked up at him and smiled "Don't worry father this needed to be done. I have everything under control." He nodded and said "You better" before walking away to talk to Robert Lightwood.

I looked toward the back of the crowed watching Alexander who was staring after Magnus with a look of confusion. "Um... Jonathan?" I blinked and looked behind me seeing Max Lightwood there looking up at me. Smiling I got to his level and scruffed his hair "Hey Max what do you want?"

He looked at the burning cross before looking back at me "What did Camille do to deserve getting burned?" I frowned and watched as Robert splashed water onto the fire. "She attempted to kill me." Max frowned and hugged me "I'm glad you're okay."

I got wide eyed shocked by the hug and I patted his back. I don't think anyone has ever hugged me let alone get sad over me. I'm sure everyone here would have liked it if I died but this boy is here glad that I'm not dead. It makes it a little harder to know that I'm going to stab him in the back... only a little harder.

I let him go and smiled "Don't worry Max I am strong it will take a lot more than a witch to kill me." He smiled and nodded before pulling a small blue book out of his pocket "Here I want you to have this they are good luck charms." I grabbed the book and looked at the title raising an eyebrow "The book of Blue" I asked confused. I opened it looking through the pages and gasped seeing they were spells.

"It is part of a collection. There is the book of gray, red, blue, and lastly white." that last one caught my attention "Book of white you say? Do you own all of these books?" He shook his head no "I own all but the last one, I can't find it."

Damn it there goes that plan. I ran my hand through his hair smiling "Can I see the other books?" He thought for a moment before frowning "Well... Alexander said I shouldn't show you these books." "And yet you showed me this one" I asked holding up the blue book. He nodded "I trust you... but my brother doesn't."

I put the book in my pocket before standing up "Don't worry Maxwell you can definitely trust me." Max smiled "Then I will bring you the rest of the books tomorrow." I nodded smiling before turning and going into the church. I locked the Church doors and Camille came up the underground steps "That was pretty depressing."

I looked at her "Did you get Jordan and Maia to move here while you were still 'alive?'" She nodded running her hand through her long flowing hair "Yes but it wasn't easy." I shrugged and looked at the glass pained windows talking about the prophecy of the angels. "We have all the pieces we need now and once that Lightwood brat leads me to the book of white I will have all the power I need to take over this town."

Magnus Pov- How could this day begin so wonderfully but turn out so horrible? I know I stopped talking to her and everything but I still thought Camille could help me find my mother. She was my only clue and now it's gone; all trace of finding my mother is just... gone. "Magnus" Alexander yelled running after me but I couldn't make myself stop walking away.

What do I do now? How can I find my mom without Camille? "Magnus!" Alec yelled grabbing my arm making me stop.

"Don't walk away from me like that Magnus talk to me. What did you mean by 'She was your only clue'? Camille said that she was sorry she couldn't help you find your mother. What was all of that about?"

I frowned and gently pulled my arm away from his grip. "I came to Salem to find my mom or any information on her... Camille was helping me try to find it and now that she's gone..." I frowned and shook my head "It has nothing to do with you Alexander." He frowned and looked into my eyes "Yes it does... your happiness means the world to me so yes it does."

I turned and fully faced him "No it doesn't. My mother was a witch and this town knew that. If you are caught sneaking around looking for information on my mother, it would be a one-way trip to the burning stake for you." He frowned and looked down "I don't care... I'll take that chance if it means you will be happy."

I looked into his eyes and they were intense which made the blue in them look darker. "I'm sorry Alexander... This is something I have to do on my own." I turned and walked away from him, going home and this time he didn't follow me.

Later I laid in my bed looking up at the ceiling wondering what I should do now. I came here to find my mom but all the witch burnings and Alexander has been distracting me from that. Now that my one clue is gone what should I do to find her? Should I give up everything even Alexander to reach my goal?

I sat up glaring "No I won't do that. Finding my mom is important but it's in the past. Alec is my future and so I need to focus on Making Salem safe for him." I stood up and grabbed a hooded cloak putting it on and putting up the hood. It was night time now and no one was allowed outside after eight.

It was eleven now which meant that the church was empty and I was free to explore. Sneaking out of the barn was simple enough it was sneaking into the church that was the hard part or at least it would have been if I didn't know magic. When I walked up to the door there were chains all over it. "How elementary" I sighed snapping my fingers making the chains fall to the ground.

I opened the doors and walked inside looking around the best I could in the darkness with no success so I caught my hand on fire to guide me. "Now let's see what the church is hiding." The room brightened all of a sudden and I looked up seeing the moon was shining through the glass pane windows. "Those windows..." The windows had drawings on them like they were telling a story.

One window had people in cloaks bowing down to god, another window had an angel holding a bleeding child. The third one was the one I hated the most It was a man tied to a burning cross and he had the word Warlock Carved into his arm. "Wait a second... were these windows always here?" I thought back to when I went to church and I don't think I ever once looked up at these windows. No one really looks up at them; their always watching father Valentine.

The moon shifted and the moonlight moved over so it was shining on the stand where Valentine always stood. "Maybe it's a sign" I said walking over to the stand. I picked up the bible with my free hand and looked it over "There doesn't seem to be anything special about it." Suddenly the ground started shaking and the stand started sinking into the ground making a spiral staircase appear.

I looked around to make sure I was alone before looking at the stairs smirking "Well what could possibly be down here?" I quickly went down the stairs taking them two at a time excited about what I might find. The second I got off the stairs there were Five pathways to go down. "Which way do I go" I asked looking at each one.

I looked at the path straight ahead with walls made of wood and took a deep breath "Well looks like I'm starting here." I made my way down that hallways and as I did torches started lighting up one by one. Even though It was lighting the way I still kept my hand on fire not trusting those flames. "Why would a weird underground labyrinth be under a church" I asked stopping at a huge wooden door.

Everything inside of me was screaming not to open that door but that was just more reason to open it... right? I took another deep breath before pushing the door open and going inside. The room itself was very plane and empty. There was no furniture or lights just wooden walls and stone floors.

"okay... not what I expected" I said looking around. I held my fire up making the light bounce off the walls and it caught on a painting hanging on the wall of Father Valentine. "What the hell?" I got to closer to the painting so I could get a better look and when I stopped something wet hit my head making it drip down my face.

I touched it before looking at my hand and gasping seeing it was blood. I quickly looked up and held up my hand screaming when I saw Alexander Chained to the ceiling bleeding and out cold. He had long black wings attached to his back and they were nailed into the ceiling. I backed up till I hit the wall before looking down and rubbing my eyes.

I looked back up after and Alexander was gone and so was all the blood; It was like nothing was ever there at all. "Was it all in my head" I asked softly; sitting on the floor not looking away from the ceiling. "it's just Valentine and Jonathan are always saying things like I'm an angel and I'm going to be a great angel someday then I have all of these messed up dreams about Jace being an angel and me turning into one" I remembered that Alexander said that this morning. He was worried about angels and now I seen him chained and with angel wings.

Is it a sign warning me of the future? I quickly stood up ignoring how badly my knees were shaking. "I need to get Alexander out of here before he gets hurt." "That won't be happening Magnus Bane."

I turned and seen Father Valentine standing at the door watching me. The dagger clenched in his hand shined in the light of my flame. "So it's true... you really are a warlock." I glared at him "And you really are using the burnings for your own agenda."

He smirked "burning people is just a small price to pay to get what I want." I clenched my fists "A small prince? They were friends, family, precious loved ones and you killed them for no reason." Not a single person you burned was really a witch!"

"Now you see that's not true. You know as well as I do that Tessa Gray was a witch." "So you can tell who are witches and warlocks and who aren't?" He rolled his eyes "Of course I do they have animal traits like your catlike eyes. Though Tessa didn't have a mark that proved she was a witch."

The fire in my hand grew larger "What do you want with Alexander? He has nothing to do with Magic." "Oh I don't know about that Magnus. He is involved with you after all." I glared at him "yeah we are close friends so what."

He laughed and shook his head "friends huh? I know the two of you are lovers." He stopped laughing and looked serious "Sinful and disgusting. If I didn't need him, I would have had you both hung by now. The relationship you two share is terrible."

"Love is love who cares about gender!" I yelled throwing fire at him. He moved out of the way and held onto the dagger tighter "If the same gender was meant to be together they would be able to have kids. But they can't so it's not right. Besides that, Alexander is a bright strong child who fell victim to your Warlock tricks. He is one of the most wanted boys in Salem every girl wants to marry him now that Jace is gone."

I frowned "But that isn't what you really want him for. You want him for that ritual from the glass windows upstairs. You are going to turn him into an angel and then kill the one he loves and in case that's... that's me." He held up the dagger "That is true that I have to burn someone he loves but there are plenty of people He loves. I don't mind killing you right here, right now Magnus Bane."

I clenched my teeth and made both my hands catch on fire "Bring it on valentine." we ran at each other and I threw more fire at him but he just dunked and swiped his dagger at me trying to cut me in the side but I dodged quickly before it could come into contact. I turned as he tried to stab me again and I kicked him in the gut making him fall to his knees; dropping the knife.

I grabbed the knife and pointed it at his throat making him glare up at me. "Stop your plan and you can live" I said putting the blade closer to his neck. He smiled wickedly "You don't have the guts to kill me boy." I glared and pushed the blade harder onto his skin "Want to test me?"

His eyes met mine "You don't fool me Magnus Bane. You act all tough but I see right through you. You never met your mother or your father and all you have is that women; Kana was it?" I frowned "How do you know about Kana?"

He kept talking ignoring me. " Now you found a place with Alexander Lightwood and you feel complete but let me tell you this Magnus. You will never be able to stop what is happening to him. Alexander is destined to be an angel and nothing will change that."

I clenched on to the dagger tighter making it catch on fire "Shut up!" "You will lose him and in the end he will be mine. There is nothing you can do to save him." "I said shut up!" I yelled before stabbing him deep in the chest; right through the heart.

Valentine screamed out in pain and fell on his back gasping for air before finally his breathed his last breath and died. stumbling backward I hit the wall and slid to the ground shaking. I just... I just killed him. I pulled my knees to my chest before grabbing my hair gasping. I just killed a guy... what do I do?

I stopped shaking and took deep breaths. "It's okay... now Alexander is safe." I slowly stood up; still slightly shaking; and I walked passed the dead body getting out of here. I did it for Alexander; now he was safe and had nothing to worry about and the burning will stop too... right? I walked up the stairs and straight out the front doors not wanting anything else to do with the church. Alec was safe and so was Salem there is nothing more to worry about... I hope.

Four more chapters left until the end.