Ugh ugh ugh. Clockwork prince isn't coming out until December 6th . I'm not blaming Cassandra Clare for hurting her hand, its just I need more Jem lol. Oh
well, enjoy this chapter J I'm sorry I haven't been posting. I'm writing a Harry Potter fan fiction so stay tuned :D
"Stay away from me. Who are you?" Tessa screamed. The pure fear in her eyes unsettled him. He'd never seen Tessa look at him like that. To be honest, he had never
seen Tessa look like that ever, in all the time he knew her.
Will looked at her confused. Why was she afraid of him?
"I'm Will. Tessa what's wrong? Did someone hurt you?"
Tears were streaming down her beautiful face. Her bruised and beaten face.
"You did Will Herondale. YOU did!" she sobbed.
Tessa showed him her cheek. It was black and blue, dotted with bruises. It was horrifying to see her like that.
She looked dizzily up at him, her eyes unfocused. She looked seriously injured.
"No. I didn't-I would never-"
"Yes you did. You knocked me out. Brought me here-where am I?"
Will racked his brains. He couldn't remember anything from the past twenty four hours. He remembered wanting Tessa, feeling jealous of her and Jem. Then dinner. But
from then on his mind was blank. He moved towards her and she shrank away from him as if he had a disease. It hurt to see her like that and not know what exactly he
had done to make her feel the way she did. She must feel as frightened and as confused as he did right now. Nothing like this had ever happened before and he had to
admit, he was terrified, terrified of what unknown power that now controlled him.
He reached for her again, catching her in his arms. He tightened his arms around her as she struggled, trying not to listen to her screams. She needed to hear what he
had to say. Finally she stopped struggling and stood still in his arms.
She held very still, not looking at him. Will could feel her trembling in his arms.
"I didn't hurt you Tessa"
"You did" she whispered.
He tilted her face up to his.
"I mean, I don't remember hurting you. I don't remember anything from last couple of hours"
Tessa's eyes widened. She pulled his sleeve up. She gasped, and he could see the fear in her eyes, this time it was horror as well.
"Will there's a mark on your arm . I don't- I've never seen anything like it before"
Will looked down at it. Overlapping corners and strange angles to its shape. He gazed down at it, his heart sinking.
"Lilith's mark" he said bitterly "This mark can make me do whatever the person who drew this wants"
"Well done Shadowhunter"
The woman's voice was cultured. She was tall, with short dark hair, very slender. Her face was flawless, with dark, wide eyes.
"You brought me exactly what I wanted. The girl"
Jem bit his lip as he scanned the streets. No sign of them anywhere. He had no idea where to look. All he wanted was to have Tessa safe in his arms again. Hear her
laugh and smell her hair. And Will. He didn't know if Will was okay, or even in control of himself. Lilith's mark changed everything. If he hadn't seen the mark on Will's arm
he just would have thought that they had been delayed in their walk. Jessamine was scanning the area with a frown on her face. She was worried about Tessa too.
Maybe
they were at the Lightwood's house. It seemed rather strange to think that, but Jem was running out of options. They weren't in Trafalgar Square, they hadn't been at
the Ice-cream stall in hours. It had been hours since he had seen them. London was a big place. He knocked on the door, and hoped. Gabriel Lightwood answered the
door. He smiled arrogantly. Jem sighed, he hated asking Gabriel for favors. But he needed to, for Tessa's sake.
"Do you know where Tessa is?"
"No. Why have you lost her? Did Will take her? He was always taken by the pretty ones"
Jem bit his anger back and stared right at Gabriel.
"Do you or don't you know where she is?" he said coldly.
Gabriel shook his head. Jem turned away from him.
"Getting involved with Will always has your downfall" Gabriel called as Jem and Jessamine walked away.
"What do you want with me?" Tessa said quietly.
The woman smiled at her.
"Isn't it obvious? Your extraordinary gift. I need it"
Will stood motionless at the end of the room. He looked like a statue.
"You can't make me. I won't let you" Tessa said. This is was like the Dark Sisters all over again and she wasn't going to let someone control like that ever again.
"Make you? Oh little girl I can force you"
Tessa shrank back from the woman's expression. It was frightening, the light in her eyes. She smiled.
"You see? Fear makes people vulnerable. You are vulnerable"
"Please don't do this, you don't have to-"
She was even more frightened of the woman's high, insane laugh. Tessa looked to Will for help, but he was under the control of the woman. It was like he didn't know her
at all. Will always paid attention to her, no matter what the circumstances were.
"Who are you?" Tessa whispered.
"Who am I? I am Lilith, the mother of all demons"
And she smiled again, as a scream ripped its way from Tessa's throat.
Then she lunged for Tessa.