It wasn't long before homes were raided and people gathered and taken to the Lightwood Manor by any means necessary. The Lightwood home had been secured but the family wasn't home. It didn't matter to Valentine, he would wait them out and take them to his facility soon enough. The entire place was treated like a triage or holding center and most of the people in the place were knocked out from tranquilizers. There were a few kept awake for information purposes, like his former wife and the daughter he didn't know he had.

Alec hid in the weapons room below the staircase. He put his phone on airplane mode to keep it from making any noise. He used the lock rune to keep the intruders from entering his hiding place. He wasn't sure how long that would work but for now until his parents or Magnus arrived, he thought he was safe. Alec texted Izzy but she was unresponsive. He was unaware she had been drugged and was in a gurney in the home along with a large number of shadowhunters and supernatural beings being gathered in the house.

He texted Magnus and told him what was happening in his home, and that he managed to find a hiding place without being captured. He hoped that the warlock could help. He armed himself with the bow and quiver, he added a few blades to his clothing. Then Alec made himself as small as possible in the corner of the room and watched his phone for a response from Magnus or Izzy.

Valentine walked the manor and when he saw Jocelyn and Clary, he couldn't help himself. He had to say something. He eyed Jocelyn sternly, "you kept her from me."

"Val." It was the only thing to say, Jocelyn pulled Clary closer to her, wanting to protect her daughter. Clary looked between the two and it was starting to become clear that Valentine was suppose to be something to her.

"Just tell me why, that's all I want to know." Valentine wasn't going to swayed by emotion now.

"You were too busy with the Clave and the Circle and I wanted to keep her from your insanity." Jocelyn said defiantly. Valentine thought about slapping her but refrained, he still loved her in some way.

"Well, as it turns out Dorothea was very useful, downright helpful." Valentine glared at Jocelyn, "she seemed to take to the treatment program well." He waited to get a response and wasn't disappointed. He provided photos from his phone to show them. Dot wasn't looking very healthy in any of the images.

"You tortured her!" Clary was outraged at her Aunt's treatment.

"Ah Clarissa, your empathy is a weakness." Valentine looked at her with almost cold eyes, "your mother didn't tell you who your father was?" He smirked at Jocelyn who was now nervous. "I'm your father and you are a shadowhunter."

"What?" She was confused, "what are you talking about?" She looked at her mother, "Mom?"

Jocelyn faced her daughter and with a determination she didn't feel, explained to her who she was, her heritage and more importantly why she never told her about her father. As she stared at her mother thinking she was crazy, Valentine grabbed her arm and drew the angelic rune symbol which made all of the other runes appear. She felt the energy right away. It made her dizzy but she still managed to keep on her feet. Jocelyn knew her daughter wanted better answers but that would have to wait until they were free of the Clave and the Circle.

Valentine then made Jocelyn draw her own rune to show Clary that he was telling the truth. He added details about her aunt, "Dorothea is a warlock, she can perform spells and wield magic." Clary's eyes were wide at all the new information. He wasn't done changing her world, he explained the many species of downworlders and that where she lived was the biggest hub in the state of New York.

"But don't fear, we'll take care of that problem very soon." He said with a smile. "And then my daughter, you and I will ensure no one gets hurt by those things ever again." He sneered and emphasized the word 'things'.

Valentine went to the gurney where the Lightwood girl was passed out from a tranquilizer, he knew where the the rune was to activate it, this would show his daughter that even her 'friends' lied to her as well as her mother. He noticed the phone had vibrated, he picked it up and handed it to a technician, find out who is calling her. "And where is the Lightwood boy." When he got no answer, "then find him, now!"

He instructed his assistants to activate runes on the rest of the shadowhunters in the room, including Jace Herondale which Valentine spent some time with, he remembered when he was a small boy. The male was defiant but that didn't bother him. Valentine had him cuffed with a warning that if he didn't behave he would be like Lightwood and Lewis on a gurney asleep waiting for transport to a new facility.

Simon was passed out but Valentine instructed a nurse to check him over but specifically his mouth which revealed vampire fangs, and clearly he could eat and be in the sun based on Duncan and Raj's findings. The boy would be a worthy specimen to study and Valentine made it clear what was to be done with the male. Elaine Lewis and the boy's sister Rebecca put up a strong argument and tried to reason with him but Elaine was eventually escorted out and sequestered in another room where most of the adults who he deemed useless were locked up. He kept Rebecca nearby for control purposes of Simon if needed.

It would be a few more hours before there were enough moving vehicles for all of the beings he planned on moving to his facility. He wanted them all cataloged and numbered before moving. Valentine stationed guards in the rooms he had segregated the supernatural from the humans. Their job to keep everyone in line until it was time to move everyone. He intended to leave the humans behind and would use a couple of warlocks to wipe their memories, add a few false ones and that would be the end of it. Whatever legacy Andrew and Robert Lightwood stood for he would destroy all of it, if that meant burn the manor to the ground, he could live with that scenario but not until he had all of their research.

Valentine knew there had to be more information in the manor, he instructed Raj and Duncan to find the tech rooms and computers for the home to gain as much information as possible. Raj did come clean to Valentine that they had not visited the home or properly searched it. They weren't sure where everything would be, at Valentines scowl both men apologized and went to work looking for secret panels and computers in the house. He ordered them to do as he asked and he went back to his own make shift operations center to make sure things went his way.

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Maryse and Luke were not at home when the chaos occurred but knew that something was wrong based on the activity over the dispatch speakers, unfortunately they had been detained by the sheriff's department. They had been summoned to answer questions. The couple were cuffed to a chair to keep them from leaving. Maia and Aleric kept an eye on them.

Bat walked into the sheriff's office following Jia Penhallow, they made their pact to work together and now it was time to act and save the town. Bat noticed the Lightwood-Greymarks cuffed to a chair and shook his head. They'd need them and it was time to let things go if they were to succeed. Two experienced shadowhunters would be better than no shadowhunters. He pulled Jia aside to give her his advice.

Jia was in a word annoyed, she looked at Maryse and Luke with so much disappointment but she also knew if anyone could shed more light it was this couple. Bat who was beside her gave her the truth she needed for the weirdness taking place in her town. Before Jia could begin Maryse interrupted her.

"My children are in danger." Maryse had a pleading look in her eyes. "We've heard the transmissions on the scanner regarding a lot of activity in the area." Luke encouraged her, it was now or never. "The children are important and special and we've got to help them, we need to go home." Maryse hoped that the sheriff would let them go.

Jia moved to sit behind her desk, Bat flanked her to show his commitment to the situation. Luke and Maryse were cuffed to the chairs in-front of her desk. "Then its time for the truth?" Jia arched an eyebrow. Maryse wasn't sure what to say but Luke nodded, because he knew it was time for truth.

Luke eyed Bat, he was aware of the man's heritage and clearly the sheriff either knew or was clueless, but their children were in danger, "are you aware of the being next to you?" It was better to ask questions, it made finding the truth easier in an odd way.

Jia looked to Bat and he nodded, he wasn't afraid of what he was and he had a vested interest in the town and taking out the Clave and the Circle. "Yes, he's a werewolf." Jia had a smug look as well as a bit of challenge demeanor, she wanted truth.

"And what has the werewolf told you?" Luke was more than curious as to how much information was given. He knew a werewolf when he saw one, he may hide his runes but they still were active.

"He's told me enough," Jia eyed the couple with a look that dared them to challenge her.

They argued for a few minutes each person trying to convince the other that what was at stake was more important including law and order elements. Maryse and Luke finally confided in Jia to not only being shadowhunters but other beings they may come across at their home. It had been a place of operations and would be a target. The importance to handle the manor as if it was a secret operation and take the place by surprise. All agreed getting the innocents out had to be a priority.

"No more lies." Jia warned. "If we work together, it's with our eyes open to everything."

"Agreed," was stated at the same time from Maryse and Luke. They used their steles to show Jia, they could have left anytime, unlocking the cuffs. The sheriff was surprised and then they un-glamoured their runes, there was no more time for hiding. They needed to get to the Lightwood Manor, he sheriff wanted her town back, no secret organization was going to disrupt the calm of the community.