Valentine was intrigued by the report from Raj and Duncan. He had other spies in the area and found his ex-wife and he recognized the warlock Dorothea Rollins. He knew Jocelyn may be in hiding but if she was in the Upstate New York community, she wasn't alone. That meant not only shadowhunters but other supernatural beings were nearby. He would get all the information he needed but the Lightwood Manor needed to be neutralized. Discovering his former parabatai living with the Lightwoods surprised him but he would put him down soon enough.

He would capture Dorothea and interrogate her, he was working on a large task force to gather and contain the supernatural beings at the Lightwood Manor as a containment area which would be ironic since it was a fortress of sorts. He would then transport them all and continue his 'research' which was his amused word for torturing, experimenting and terminating. Victor had created an injection he would use on the warlock and Aldertree was proud of his new advancements with interrogations. It would be useful.

Aldertree was the head of the research and development department, in charge of everything the Circle would need to control and eliminate the supernatural beings. He consulted with Aldertree to make sure all of his plans were ready to go, after a few assurances and giving him an assignment to get Dorothea Rollins, he would enact his final part of his decimation of the supernatural. They were abominations and needed to be terminated to keep the world he lived in safe for everyone. He thought about keeping a few beings but only to control and use them to continue his efforts and experiments.

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Magnus used his contacts to gather as much information as he needed. Meliorn who led the seelies sent out his birds and bees to find out what they could learn. Mostly things the warlock already knew but he did have better intel on the surroundings. The fact the Clave and the Circle were in the area of the Upstate New York community was a concern.

The warlock purchased a cell phone, added Alec's number to it as well as his close friends. He had to add the downworld leaders as well, he was the one organizing the coup and he would use his position as best he could. He had in fact put together a list of information and the groups were willing to defend not only themselves but their world. Magnus couldn't wait to talk to Alec and didn't waste anymore time after updating his contacts with a call to the shadowhunter.

Alec picked up the phone, he didn't recognize the number but not many people had his contact information. "Hello? Who is this?"

"Hi Alexander." Magnus missed the Nephilim and couldn't help his softness in tone, "It's me, Magnus."

"Hey!" Alec was happy to hear from the warlock. "I wondered when you would call." Alec had been worried if the warlock would call or not and was so relieved to hear from him.

"I meant to do so sooner but I had a few things to settle." Magnus was putting his research away while talking. He made himself a drink as well.

"When are you coming back?" Alec checked his bedroom door to make sure it was locked. He didn't want his sister or anyone else walking in on him.

"Soon, I have a few more things to do and then I'll come visit." Magnus smiled to himself, his Alexander was adorable with his enthusiasm. It was time to find out if the male was in danger, "anything interesting or new?"

"No." Alec made himself comfortable on his bed. "It's been boring."

"Oh Alexander, I find that hard to believe." Magnus made himself comfortable in the living-room chair with his drink. He'd have to do more research, the Lightwood male probably didn't recognize the dangers where he lived.

Alec snorted, Magnus was an odd man but he found he liked him anyway. He was gorgeous, kind, a lot of fun and quite magical. He laughed to himself at his own pun knowing that Magnus was a warlock and that to him was amazing. Alec wanted to know him better and he wanted a relationship with the warlock. "We're having a family meeting in a couple of days." He huffed in annoyance with the entire thought of it.

"That sounds serious." Magnus sipped at his martini. He noted he would follow up on that.

"I don't think so, but my Mom and Luke are being more mysterious about this family thing." Alec crossed his legs on the bed and was playing with the stele, twirling it around. "Izzy doesn't seem to care, she's loving school and she finally asked Simon out."

"Oh really, good for her." He thought they had already made themselves an item from Alec's descriptions, apparently the Nephilim wasn't paying attention to the courting. Magnus couldn't help himself, "What about you? Seeing someone."

"No, but there is a guy I like." While he felt nervous, he knew what he wanted to say to Magnus and it took him the time that the warlock was gone to give himself the courage to say what he wanted. Thinking of Magnus made Alec's eyes sparkle, he was talking about the warlock and for once he felt he was on even footing with the flirty warlock. Alec knew he wasn't good at flirting but he would try to make his intentions known.

"Really?" Magnus wasn't sure how to handle the comment. His heart jolted a little, he didn't realize how much he liked the Lightwood male until now. Yes, he flirted with him and teased him but now he was cornered with how he actually felt about Alec. Magnus didn't want him seeing anyone but himself, selfish he knew but if the warlock was being honest with himself; Alec unlocked something in him and it was a good thing. "Who is this guy?" Magnus didn't want to know but his curiosity got the better of him.

"Magnus, …. you know." Alec stated that in such a way, that he tried to make it obvious but the silence from the warlock was too much for him. The Nephilim took a deep breath and informed the magic man, "it's you." He waited with his heart in his throat, if Magnus didn't want him back, he would settle for friends but he didn't want that with the warlock. He had to clarify, Alec had not wanted something so much before as he did now, "I want a relationship with you." He felt the need to be brutally honest, something he felt important.

Magnus was surprised to say the least, he wasn't expecting that answer and he stayed silent a few seconds too long. He had to let the words sink in before saying anything more. It was what he wanted as well, a relationship with Alexander. His heart started to settle down and he felt warm all over. What to say lingered with him, it had been so long.

"Magnus?" Alec was getting more nervous with the silence. He screwed things up, he was sure of it. His mind was racing, he would fix whatever he had to do to make everything the way it should be or as what he thought was right. Magnus silenced Alec's thoughts with simple words.

"Yes, my darling Alexander," Magnus finally recovered from his own nervousness and general relief with his own desires, "I want a relationship with you too." They both laughed at their awkwardness in the moment before settling into other topics, learning as much as they could about each other. Magnus was more than happy to start a new chapter in his life. That meant fighting for it as well and he would.

The warlock gently grilled the Lightwood male for as much information as possible, any little thing would help and he found he enjoyed the conversation even if he was interrogating a little but he made sure the conversation was interspersed with lighter topics to keep them both learning about each other.