Alec POV
"WHERE IS HE?" I yelled at the head of the Institute, Lydia Branwell. "I'm sorry Alec. I don't know," she quietly whispered. "And no one can find him by Shadowhunter tracking?" I questioned much quieter this time, scared of the answer. "No Alec. We've got Shadowhunters out looking for him but they can't find anything. You may have to come to terms with the fact that he didn't survive Bloodworth's attack," Lydia said sounding both sad and exhausted. "I don't want to believe that Lydia. If it was me that was missing, Jace would've probably taken over the Institute by now," I responded with a sad chuckle. "I'm so sorry Alec. I can't guarantee that we'll find Jace, I know you two were close. But what I can guarantee is that if Jace shows up, you'll be the first to know. Now go talk to Izzy. She's worried about you." Branwell said. I sighed and walked away to talk to my little sister, knowing Lydia was right.
Izzy POV
"Come in," I responded to the knock on the door, I was so exhausted with everything going on with Jace and felt like I hadn't slept in weeks. When the door opened, my big brother stood there looking so vulnerable and broken. I jumped up and ran into this arms, ready to comfort him. When he put his arms around me, he broke into sobs. I could only stand there in his embrace and try to console him. "I-I-Izzy," he cried, what followed only broke my heart even more. "He might be gone Iz. What am I supposed to do?!" he sobbed. I pulled out of his embrace and looked up at him and said, "Alexander Gideon Lightwood. You and Jace are the strongest people I know. Jace could be out there, fighting to come back home to you, his brother, so I will not let you give up on him. I don't care what Branwell says, hell, I don't care if the Clave says he's dead, I will always be by your side, reminding you that you will see him again. Don't give up Alec, you're his brother, he will come back. I promise you he's not dead until Branwell finds proof that Bloodworth or one of his disciples killed Jace." He just stood there looking down at me and in that moment I thought I had said something wrong. "If dad were here he would be so proud of the woman you've become Iz," Alec whispered. When he said that I knew I hadn't said anything wrong, but Alec was proud of me. I led him to the bed where we sat and talked for hours about all the memories we had of Jace.