JPOV:

This is like one of my worst nightmares come true. Clary is missing and is most definitely with her sadistic father! I feel all the blood drain from my face as I look at everyone else in the room. They all too have pale faces and dilated eyes. "Where would he take her?" asks Isabelle. I shake my head as a way of saying 'I don't know' but Alec says, "He only has so many places he can go, another abandoned building- which is unlikely considering he's done that already, and Valentine doesn't seem like the kind of man to do something twice. He could have gone to an ally, but I think that most of them scattered into nonexistence when he got arrested, and he could have gone to his old house- the mansion, I mean. That place is being put up for demolition so the cops may not pay attention to it." I nod- Alec is making a lot of since.

"Well, it's not like we know who his allies are… so maybe we should start at his house," says Magnus and I nod, still to numb to trust myself with words.

"Then let's go!" says Isabelle, clearly frantic. We all run towards the door and across the street to get our car. We all pile in tightly and I begin to drive towards that ugly, tacky mansion. I have to say that I have the thought of going to that place where so much pain has been caused makes me sick, but the fact that my Clary is being caused pain in that place makes my blood boil.

"What are we going to do when we get there, Jace? What if he has people there waiting for us?" asks Isabelle.

"Then we do what we can, Isabelle. I'm not really worried about what he's going to do to keep us out, I'm just focused on finding her and getting her out of there." With that she shuts up and sits back in her seat. The drive is about 25 minutes and when we arrive, it is as if a black cloud was hanging over the mansion, waiting for us. We park and begin to walk up to the dreary double doors. Thunder erupts from above and I feel as though I am in a cheesy horror film and I can't help the urge to roll my eyes. I reach for the handle and am stopped by Isabelle.

"Don't you think we should…" she leads off.

"What, knock on the door? Isabelle we aren't here for a meet and greet, we are here to get Clary back." She sinks back into her spot next to Simon as he puts his arm around her and I can't help but feel a little jealous of them. I turn the handle of the door and push it open.

The house is completely dark. The only light that enters the house is the light of the lightning, other than that the place is dark- but not pitch black. We still are able to see the house and all it's 'glory'. Everything is black marble and leather furniture. I begin to walk up the marble stairs until I hear a snicker coming from the shadows. I turn around quickly and see a guy about my age with dark hair and black eyes emerge. "Sebastian, you evil, conniving, demented ass! Where is she?!" I yell at him and I see him cringe a bit.

"Oh Jace, you waited too long. You had your chance to save her last night but you had too much pride to do that. She's done, Jace. She's dead." Half of me say that he is lying and the other half wants to kill him for saying such a thing.

"He's stalling, Jace" says Magnus behind me. I can feel my hands and ears go hot with rage but I know that if I don't get to Clary soon, it may be too late. We were racing against the clock here and I was letting Sebastian distract me.

"Oh come on now, you think I would do something like that?" he asks us innocently. Then he says to me, "Tell me Jace, did you like it when she yelled for you, even in pain. I know you long for her voice, her touch… You strive for her, and being out of her touch drives you crazy! Tell me, what was it like know that she was across the country, 'enjoying her time' with another guy? I can-" I cut him off by grabbing him by the throat.

I hear Isabelle yelp behind me and Alec tells me, "He's trying to distract you! You go find Clary and we will take care of him!" I hear Alec but my thoughts are clouded.

Before I let go of Sebastian I say to him in a threatening voice, "You would rather sacrifice yourself for him than do the right thing for her? How pathetic can you be?" He laughs through the strangling grip I have been able to maintain on his neck and says, "You guys aren't the only one with secrets." I give him one final glare before turning around and beginning to walk upstairs. I reach the second step when I hear the click of a gun and a few gasps, then a sharp pain rips through my shoulder and I fall to my knees.

"You bastard!" I hear Izzy yell and I turn around to see Simon and Magnus running towards me while Alec and Isabelle disarm Sebastian. The pain in my shoulder is blinding and Magnus begins to tear fabric from my shirt and ties it securely around my wound. I wince when he tightens the knot but forget my pain when I hear a poor scream from upstairs. Everyone looks up and I see Sebastian sigh in disappointment out of the corner of my eye. I struggle to my feet and say, "Iz, Simon, Magnus, you all stay here and watch him! Alec, you and me need to go upstairs and look for her. There has to be 50 rooms up there and I need your help to help me search them." He nods but them Isabelle chimes in, "I'm going too! She's my best friend and I'm going to help you find her!" I sigh- knowing that it is pointless to argue with her and there isn't much time for Clary so I nod and begin to rush upstairs with Alec and Isabelle to the rows of doors. Another scream and I notice that it is coming from the end of the hall.

"Down there!" I yell and they nod and we begin to sprint, even with every pounding step the pain in my shoulder grows and grows. Another yell and I know which room she is in. "She's in here," I say and I begin to turn the knob. "Wait, Jace what if Valentine's waiting for us?" asks Alec. "It doesn't matter Alec! What matters is that he stops hurting her!" I kick the door in and see Clary lying on the floor in a mangled and bloody ball. Even when Valentine took her to the abandoned pencil factory, she wasn't this bad.

"Get out! Now!" yells Valentine. "Let her go!" I reply. A twisted smile forms on his face and he kicks Clary in the chest once more before walking towards me. "Lightwoods…" he says with venom in his voice. I hate this guy so much. I can't help the fist that hits him square in the face and I can't prevent the pleasure I get from the cry he releases. He reels back and I see his eyes go blank with rage. "How dare you!" he exclaims. I see him bring back his fist but Alec stops it with his hand.

"Jace, go help Clary, Izzy and I will handle him!" I manage to get past him but as soon as I reach Clary I look back and see Isabelle go down. Valentine had kicked her feet out from under her. I notice Alec struggling against Valentine so I take one last look at Clary's pained face and rush back over to Alec's side and fight back against Valentine. Punches are thrown, bruises form, and blood is spilt. We push each other for what seems like hours until I get the upper hand and push him to the floor, causing him to smash his head on the frame and knock himself out. I turn my attention to Isabelle and tell her, "Call the police. Give them the address. Make sure they send an ambulance." She nods and pulls out her phone as I rush back over to Clary. She lays on her back, one hand on her stomach and the other sprawled out on her side. Her breathing is shallow and her eyes are barely open. I see that she struggles to remain conscious.

I lie next to her and whisper, "Stay awake Clary… just keep looking at me. I know you can get through this, just stay awake."

CPOV:

I feel nothing… nothing. The only thing I am aware of is a sweet voice whispering to me, "Stay awake." I find these directions difficult at the time and begin drifting off into nothingness…

A/N: So here is a cliff-hanger for everybody. R&R please! Thank you for reading!