Maryse and Luke performed a thorough sweep of the weapons room, other than picking up the fallen blades, bows and other weapons, nothing was missing. They placed the items in their proper place.

"What do you think happened here." Luke couldn't find anything that would disrupted the contents of the room.

"Hmmm," Maryse hummed to herself and she knew she might be unreasonable but her eldest was home more than he should be. He should be doing things with friends his own age. Sports, clubs or at least spend time with the new group of friends that Izzy had talked about.

"The Lightwood family trait of over thinking is showing." Luke smiled at her to put his wife at ease.

She smiled at his attempt to console her, "I think we should check the surveillance room."

"I don't think anyone broke in, we would have been alerted", he showed her his phone, nothing.

That was when she raised a brow at him. Luke understood her, "we will have to be careful on how we question him."

"I know, but if no sign of outside intrusion, what else is there." Maryse knew her children were always too curious for their own good. They were both certain that Alec was the noticeably curious person looking around.

"There could be another possibility, maybe there is something the sensors aren't picking up." Luke was not sure if grilling Alec was a good idea. "It could tip our hand."

"We should have told them a long time ago." Maryse was feeling guilt, but her need to keep the children safe was important. "We can't keep this from them." Feeling resigned she finally stated. "It's time."

"Can't we let them be kids until school is over?" Luke understood her concerns but a normal life is what they had decided for them.

"I don't know if we'll be able to." Maryse was skeptical, things were getting real at the Lightwood Manor and she wasn't liking it one bit.

"We'll try a little longer." Luke then grabbed her in a loving embrace. "We've trained them even if they didn't know we were doing that, they'll be ready." He kissed her forehead, "I promise if we've got to tell them, we'll fight everyone and anyone who would try to hurt them." Maryse nodded her head. They held each other a little longer.

"Izzy will be home soon, I better get dinner started." Maryse released her husband, "lock up, please." Luke nodded.

##

Maryse and Luke were enthusiastic with Izzy's passion and her animated persona highlighted the dinner. She would talk about anything. They did watch their son, Alec. He was quiet which wasn't unusual but they had witnessed his activities in the house through the surveillance. They would have to find a way to talk to him.

Maryse had to know what the kids had done that day,"anything new?" Perhaps she could find a way to talk to Alec. They had a very close relationship but when he decided to be a loner, it would take more effort to get him to be more open.

Izzy was the first to respond, "My friends Clary, Simon and Jace are putting together a movie marathon." Her smile was beaming, "I really like Simon." She recounted her day and explained the party would be on Saturday. "Big bro you should come with me."

"What?" Alec shook his head. "No."

"Oh c'mon, you shouldn't stay cooped up in the house all the time." Izzy gave him puppy eyes.

"That's not going to work Isabelle." Alec had plans with Magnus. He couldn't tell anyone about it.

"I think your sister is right, you should go to the party and have some fun. Get to know your new friends better." Maryse added to the conversation.

"I know them well enough, Simon talks too much. Clary and Jace are annoying with their sucking face all the time." Alec rolled his eyes. "I'd be a fifth wheel. No. Thank you."

"Bring someone," suggested Luke. Alec shrugged at the suggestion but said nothing.

"I know, there is that guy who has been checking you out, he is in my math class. I think his name is Geoff, and there is a blond guy, Andrew who stares at you in the cafe." Izzy was trying to get Alec to change his mind. "He seems nice, he's in chem with me. And I know he's in your English class, he's asked me about you."

"Stop already, just stop." Alec was irritated now, his sister was always trying to find him a boyfriend. Ever since he came out, she felt it her duty to find him a love interest. He knew she meant well but he would deal with his love life on his own.

"Fine." Izzy gave up for the time being.

Alec cleared his plate and put his dishes in the dishwasher and went to his room. Luke looked at Maryse, they can't put off the inevitable any longer. She nodded her agreement as they took care of cleaning up the dinner table.

Izzy had to make a complaint, "why is he so broody lately."

Maryse warmly smiled, "he's adjusting to change." She hugged her daughter, "he'll be fine."

"If you say so." Izzy went to her room, she was planning a zoom call with Simon and couldn't wait to talk to him. She did worry about her brother but told herself, she'd corner him and find out what is going on with him at a later time.

##

Magnus waited for Alec in the room they sort of shared. He watched the pretty boy get himself together. He recognized that the male was grumpy. Though he found it adorable in an odd way. "Alexander, you should go to the party on Saturday."

"No." Alec started to pace the room, he was irritated with dinner.

"They mean well, and it would be good for you." Magnus gave the male his best smile to ease him. Something he noticed when dealing with the boy that worked.

"They're too nosy." Alec huffed but calming himself down, his irritation with his family finally waning. He was too focused on helping Magnus, it was important to the Nephilim.

"That they are, but it's because they care." Magnus was in a soothing mood. "Go to the party on Saturday, we can do the pentagram and spell later." He snorted, "I've been stuck a long time, what's a day or two more." He smiled at Alec warmly.

"I don't need to go, it's going to be boring for me." Alec stated in a matter of fact tone. He picked up the book he had taken from the apothecary and was looking through the book to find the right diagram.

"If you go, your parents will think you are trying to blend in and they are suspicious right now of what you know." Magnus knew from his observations, "it would be good to show that you are unaware."

"What do you mean?" Alec's heart raced a little feeling the pressure of something wrong and not wanting to be caught.

"Your parents know you've been in the apothecary and the weapons cache room under the stairs." Magnus wasn't a fool, he would follow Maryse and Luke to know everything they knew. It was a prudent procedure for survival.

Alec had a nervous look at that statement from the warlock. "how?" He looked at his closed door, he was worried his parents would enter and he'd have to lie a lot. Which was something he wasn't very good at, and why he never bothered with that tactic.

"Oh my sweet naive boy, they have a surveillance room. They can see everything that happens in the house and around the property." Magnus decided at that moment, he would show Alec the room with eyes on the manor.

##

Saturday arrived and without much fuss from Alec. He agreed to join his sister to the Fray house to hang out with her new best friends and love interest Simon. He wasn't thrilled with the idea but Magnus convinced him it was a smart move.

Simon and Jace were neighbors of the Frays and the teens were always at the Fray house or the Lewis house. It was a good relationship all around. The Lightwoods were a great addition to their social make up. Everyone wanted to know the new kids and it was fun to be their friends first.

Dot and Jocelyn prepared fun finger food, along with chips and dips for the kids. They questioned Izzy several times to find out what Alec would like since this would be their first time meeting her brother. If he was as shy as she let on, then finding comforting things would be best for the boy. Dot and Jocelyn lived together since the disappearance of Jocelyn's husband, Valentine. It made things easy to work together. It was times when you needed your best friend at your side that made life easier.

Clary, Jace, and Simon helped with all the preparations for the evening activities. Simon picked out the movies for them to watch. Izzy arrived with Alec in tow and all of the kids greeted each other. While Alec wasn't as enthusiastic as Izzy, he did try to be social. Alec shook hands with Jace and Simon. He merely nodded at Clary and waited for them to find seats in the living-room. Simon chose the Indiana Jones series of films. Isabelle didn't care what they watched, she just wanted to sit with Simon.

He wasn't in the Fray/Rollins home long when Dot stared at him for what felt like too long. He tried to hide behind Izzy which wasn't easy to do since he towered over her but he was uncomfortable. Dot noticed the deflect rune on his neck and was surprised. She noticed his glamours but any good warlock could see through a Nephilim glamour and she was certain the warlock magic surrounding him seemed very familiar to her. It was a magic she had not felt in a long time. Realizing the awkward situation, she walked to the kitchen counter to finish plating the snacks for the teens.

"Izzy," Alec pulled on her arm. "I want to go home. Now." He was starting to panic a little due to the intense staring from Clary's aunt.

"Alec, you promised Mom and Dad." Izzy wasn't having his social awkward behavior, he was going to stay and she would make sure of it. "Don't make me call them, I will." She softened, "you got this, it will be fine. Stay near me if it helps." He nodded in agreement. They shuffled further into the living-room and picked seats. Alec on one side of Izzy and Simon on her other side. She lightly hugged Alec in support.

Simon started the movie once all of the food and drinks were on the coffee table. Alec hung his head low, he didn't want to be here and Dot kept looking at him and he knew it. Dorothea Rollins was a warlock and she kept that part of her life hidden, only Jocelyn knew. Jocelyn was a shadowhunter, she had weapons and a stele but without her 'sight' unless she activated her angelic rune, she didn't see Alec's runes. Once the movie began, Dot pulled Jocelyn aside to the kitchen for a private conversation.

The ladies entered the kitchen to check for any extras the teens would want with their movie marathon. As Jocelyn went for the refrigerator door, Dot grabbed her upper arm. Jos gave her an odd look, and Dot waited for the movie to truly begin before starting her conversation. No sugar coating things, just state it she thought. "The Lightwoods are Nephilim."

"What?" Jocelyn stared at her dumbfounded, it had been a very long time since a shadowhunter was seen in their quaint Upstate New York area. They were in hiding and far harder to spot without the tell tale signs of runic power.

"Alec has runes." Dot leaned in so that their conversation was more whispered. "He is glamoured with his own rune and he is wearing a warlock glamour but he is a shadowhunter."

Jocelyn was surprised, her first instinct was to get her stele and see for herself but she decided against that, "what about the Lightwood girl?"

"She is not runed, but I'm certain that is because her angelic rune isn't highlighted." Dot was nervous, this was not a good situation. "The warlock magic surrounding him feels familiar but it can't be, Magnus hasn't been seen in a really long time."

"That doesn't mean he's gone, we don't know where he is or what happened to him. Do you sense any danger?" Jocelyn wasn't sure what the right move would be at this time. She thought of many options but couldn't bring herself to harm the Lightwood family or expose them. Dot's warlock powers could be used for simple things and not cause suspicion. They would figure things out and soon.

"No, he seems to be oblivious to what he is but the question is, how did his angelic rune get activated." Dot then speculated that whoever the warlock that was guarding him was probably more involved than they knew. The two women decided that they would look into the Lightwoods, there must be something hidden, Clary, Simon and Jace deserved to be free from the shadow world.