MAGNUS

ONCE I had regained my strength back, I noticed that Imogene was unconscious and leaning against Alec who was holding her tightly and looking down at her with worry. While the others helped Luke into one of the guest bedrooms to rest, I told Alec to follow me as he carried Imogene bridal style to our bedroom. I watched from afar as he carefully placed my wife onto our bed and pulling the covers over her, making sure she was completely tucked in. Alec pushed her hair out of her face while staring at her with something in his eyes. "We should leave her to rest," I said to Alec which seemed to break him out of his trance-like state.

We walked back into the living room and while I fixed myself a drink, I noticed Alec to trying to clean up Luke's blood from the leather couch.

"You know I have magic for that, right?" I commented to Alec as I poured a drink into two glasses.

"I think you've exerted yourself enough for one day," Alec said to me before I turned around with the drinks in my hand and asking; "Drink break?"

Alec chuckled lightly before standing up and walking over to me. I placed the drink into his hand then using my magic to create a flame on the drink. "To us," I cheered before we clinked our drinks together and taking a slip.

Alec's face scrunched up at the taste. "Why did you ask for me... when Jace and Clary were both here?" Alec asked me which made me curious.

"Hmm, Jace didn't tell you?" I asked him in return which was followed by silence before I turned around from him to look out the window and admitted; "It doesn't matter. It was a lie anyway."

"Are warlocks always this cryptic?" Alec remarked making me laugh lightly.

"I'm not being cryptic. I'm being coy," I replied back before sighing and turning to face him again.

"Let me spell it out for you. I wanted to see you again," I said to him truthfully, walking towards him as I rested my drink on my shoulder.

There were a few moments of silence before Alec asked; "Why?" which I responded back with a question of; "Why'd you come?"

Alec hesitated for an answer before he shrugged his shoulders. "I'm not sure."

"For almost a century... I've closed myself off to feeling anything for anyone... besides Imogene of course. Man or woman. You've unlocked something in me," I admitted to him and we stared at each other.

We continued to stare at each other and when Alec went to say something, his phone began to ring. We turned away from each as he answered his phone. I smirked slightly as I stared out the window again, taking a sip of my drink. "Hey. Hi, Mother," Alec said into the phone and didn't speak again for a while before agreeing to whatever Maryse was asking him.

"Duty calls," he told me once I turned around to face him after the call was finished.

"Ah... Oh, the furrowed brow. Maryse must be recruiting you for something... unseemly," I teased him which made him start to stumble over his words; "Oh, listen, Magnus, I... I wish I could... I just... I don't know what..."

I interrupted him by raising my finger in front of his lips. "I understand. Stay for just one more drink? And then decide," I suggested to him, holding out his drink for him to take.

We continued to drink until I heard Imogene rise from her bedroom. "Magnus, why do you try to get everyone drunk?" she asked when she entered the living room.

I noticed she was wrapped in a black satin robe, had removed her makeup and thrown her hair into a messy bun. Alec-in his drunken state- seemed to be in a trance-like state with Imogene and no longer focused on his drink. I smiled cheekily at her and finished my drink while Imogene walked over to Alec and took the drink from his hand. "Let's get you some rest," she told him as she grabbed his hands and pulled him to the other guest room.

I chuckled at Alec's willingness to follow Imogene to the guest room.

IMOGENE

Once we entered the guest room, I closed the door behind us and dragged him over to the bed where Alec flopped down onto the bed. I pulled off his shoes and placed them beside the bed before pulling the covers over him and running my fingers through his hair. "Get some sleep," I told him, watching him close his eyes before walking out of the room and shutting the door behind me.

"Remember our deal. That no one will come between us again," Magnus informed me as he followed me to the bathroom cabinet where I stored the painkillers.

A loud sigh escaped from my lips as I closed the cabinet and turned around to face him. "No one will. Plus who knows? Maybe he likes both of us," I explained to him, a cheekily smile on my face as my left eye dropped into a wink.

I walked out of the bathroom and snapped my fingers which made a glass of water appear in my hand. I walked into the guest room and placed the stuff on the nightstand before noticing how different Alec looked while he was sleeping. All his stress was gone from his body and he finally seemed relaxed for the first time since I had met him. I smiled at him before lightly kissing his forehead and placing a spell on the water so it stayed cool until he woke up. Quickly and quietly leaving the room, I walked into the living room where Clary, Jace and Magnus were discussing something.

"I know where the Cup is," Clary stated making everyone stare at her in disbelief.

"Come again?" Jace asked which made Clary go into her explanation; "The tarot cards. My mom, she must have painted them years ago, but the Mortal Cup has to be hidden inside the Ace of Cups. The card looks exactly like it."

Magnus, Jace and I looked at each other, knowing who might have the tarot cards. Clary noticed our expressions and asked; "Wait, why aren't you guys happy about this? All we have to do is find... Dot."

"If Dot had the cards when she was taken, we don't have much time. If Valentine gets his hands on the Cup..." Jace was interrupted by Magnus standing up and saying; "We know. If Valentine started creating Shadowhunters or gained control of demons, it'd be like Beyoncé riding on a dinosaur through Times Square. People would notice."

"But he can control demons. I've seen it," Clary informed us and I looked at her with a 'really?' face.

"Mmm, paying off a few demons is easy, especially since they rarely survive long enough to collect," I told her, crossing my arms over my chest and leaning against the arm of the couch.

"Still waiting on Valentine's thank-you card," Jace remarked before Magnus continued my explanation; "Opening the gates of hell... that's a little more tricky."

"Valentine doesn't have the cards," Luke's voice rang through the room making us all look at the bandaged man.

"I do. They're in my desk back at the precinct. When Clary went missing, I went to the loft and I cleared everything out, 'cause I didn't want the Circle to track her," Luke explained to us which made Clary say; "That's great. This should be easy."

I rolled my eyes at her before shaking my head. Naïve girl. "Hmm, that's what General Custer said," Magnus remarked before sitting down in a chair.

"Magnus is right. Valentine has spies everywhere, even in the NYPD. We have to be discreet," Luke planned which made Clary remark; "Discreet? You look like something out of The Mummy movie."

Her comment made Magnus and I lightly laughing causing everyone to look at us which made us look away in awkwardness. "We'll go in the morning. Werewolf healing, remember? This is nothing a couple of hours of beauty sleep can't fix," Luke told Clary before we all went our separate ways.

I went back to the guest room to check on Alec. Once I noticed that he was still asleep, I went to leave the room when I heard Alec ask for me. "Imogene."

I went over to him and sat down beside him with my fingers brushing his hair away from his face. "Stay with me?" he asked me and I smiled at him.

Alec moved to one side of the bed to allow room for me. I slide under the covers and when I was finally under, he wrapped an arm around my waist and pulled me into his chest. I rested my head and one of my hands against his chest, cuddling close to his warmth. "Thank you," he whispered as he pressed his lips against my head and fell asleep again.

I smiled again before closing my eyes and following him into the world of sleep.