IMOGENE

I WAS WOKEN by the arm wrapped around my waist moving and the body that my head was resting on was also moving. I stopped them from moving using my arm and my legs to wrap around them and pin them under me. My laughter began to ring through the room as I looked down at Alec's almost frightened eyes. My legs were rested on either side of his hips as I straddled his body with my hands pinning his right arm down. Brown curls created a curtain between us and the outside world.

My laughter turned into a small giggle as I smiled down at him. I noticed his lips turn into a small smile which made me gasp in fake surprise. "I don't think I have ever seen you smile," I told him; tracing over his deflect rune on his neck with my finger.

He rolled his eyes at me but his smile remained as I continued to trace his rune. I noticed his normally styled dark hair was messy from sleep and his hazel eyes were slightly drowsy but still alerted to his surroundings. We stared at each other and I felt Alec move the arm I didn't have pinned to hold onto my hip with his fingers tracing unknown patterns on my skin.

After a few moments of silence, Alec's smile dropped as he pushed himself up into a seated position. His muscles bulged as he used them to keep himself held up as my hands moved to grab onto his shoulders to keep myself up. My eyebrows frowned in confusion at his now serious face.

"What's wrong?" I asked him in confusion which caused him to sigh before moving his eyes up to look up at the ceiling.

Alec didn't look at me nor speak anything for a few moments until he looked back at me with his eyes filled with concern. "I heard what Magnus said to you. What was he talking about?" his question caused pain to form in my heart and my breathing to grow heavy.

Tears welled in my eyes which made Alec stare at me with even more concern. "Imogene, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to bring up bad memories," he informed me as his arms move to wrap around my waist.

I smiled sadly at him as I moved my hands down to his biceps; my thumbs stroking his bare skin. "It's okay, Alec. Camille Belcourt was what happened," I informed him which that name caused recollection to fill his eyes.

"What happened?" he asked me; causing a loud sigh to escape my lips.

Instead of using words to explain to Alec, I used my magic to show him the memory. A red mist formed around my hands as I touched my fingertips to his temples, showing him the memory.

"I don't trust her, Magnus," I informed my husband from where I sat across from him on the couch.

I glared at the ruby necklace, that was similar to the one I wore around my neck, that he held in his hands as I gulped down some red wine, hoping that the alcohol would help with my anger towards Camille. So far, it wasn't working. "You are just jealous Imogene. Remember our agreement," Magnus snapped back before storming from the room to find Camille.

A frustrated sigh escaped from my lips as I hit the back of my head against the couch I was sitting on. Suddenly, I felt someone place a kiss on my check which made my head snap over towards them. "Don't frown, dear sister. It will give you wrinkles," my brother, Henry informed me as he sat down beside me.

He threw his arm around my shoulders and informed me; "Don't worry Immy. I don't trust Camille either."

I smiled at him as I rested my head against his shoulder, happy that someone agreed with me about Camille.

The scene changed to that night as I was seen walking towards my home with Henry by my side. The streets of London were empty of mundanes due to how late it was but it wasn't for the Downworlders. As we walked down the alley towards the entrance of my home, Camille suddenly flashed in front of us which caused us to jump slightly. "Camille, what's wrong?" Henry asked the female vampire who gave us an evil smirk.

I felt my arms were grabbed and my body be pulled away from Henry who was being held down two unknown vampires. I began to struggle against those holding me but was unable to as they forced my arms so far back that if I struggled too hard, the force would break my arms. Camille flashed over to Henry and grabbed his cheeks and forced his head to tilt, exposing his neck. Our eyes locked with each other's and before we both could react; Camille dug her fangs into his neck and began to drain him. I let out a loud gasp and tried to move towards Camille, but her minions' grips tightened making me unable to move.

I didn't know how much time had passed until she let Henry go and his lifeless body fell to the ground. I rushed towards him and knelt down beside him. "Please. Henry, don't leave me," I begged him; tears streaming down my cheeks.

I began to sob loudly as I gripped his shirt tightly and rested my head on his shoulders; my tears wetting the fabric. "Henry!" I called out to him, but he didn't answer.

"This is what happened when you mess with me," Camilla whispered into my ear which caused angry to flood through my veins.

I felt my eyes turn red and red mist form around my hands before I let out a loud scream, causing the red mist to expel out. The red mist threw the vampires back a few feet and when they jumped back onto their feet, they bolted, leaving me alone with Henry's body. Angry faded from my veins as I began to sob again.

I didn't know how long I was sobbing for until the sobs turned back into just tears. I stayed sat next to him, holding his hand between mine. "Imogene..." I cut off Ragnor as he placed a hand on my shoulder; "No."

"That isn't Henry. He's gone," he tried taking my hands away, but I fought against him.

"I can't let him go," I told her as I felt him kneel beside me.

"Let go and hold onto me," he took me into his arms as I began to sob again once I let go of Henry.

I watched as other warlock grab him off the ground and begin to carry him away. "No, Henry," I sobbed; still not believing what had happened.

I was now filled with rage as I stormed into Magnus' office, not caring about the blood staining my white skirt. "Camilla will pay for this!" I screamed at Magnus as I threw the door open which caused him to stared at me with confusion but that quickly changed to concern when he noticed the blood on my skirt.

"Immy?! Whose blood is that?!" he questioned as I began to pace in front of him.

"Camille and her vampires attacked us. She killed Henry," I snarled towards him; tears filling up my eyes again as I stared at him.

"Why would Camille do that?" he asked me, almost as if he didn't believe me.

I yelled in frustration at how blind Magnus was towards Camille. "I have been left with nothing! I will have my revenge, and if you want to stop me, you'll have to kill me," I snarled at him, ripping my necklace off my neck and slamming it down on his desk.

"Immy, you need to rethink what you are about to do," he told me as my head snapped up to glare at him.

"She has taken enough from me this day," were my last words to him before I walked out of the room and into the hall.

I saw the portrait of Camille, Magnus, Ragnor and myself hanging up which I quickly ran over to it and ripped it off the wall. I stood in the middle of the hall and let out a loud scream of angry, but my next scream wasn't angry but instead, purely of pain and heartbreak.

Once I had pulled us out of the memory, we remained silent as I whipped away the tears that were running down my cheeks. I could feel Alec staring at me as my eyes looked down because I felt unable to meet his eyes. He grabbed my chin and pulled my head up to meet his eyes. He smiled at me before pulling me into a hug as he wrapped his arms around my waist. I wrapped my own arms around his shoulders and nestled my face into his neck with my sniffles being the only sound present in the room. What Alec and I didn't know that during this time, Magnus was staring at us with a smile on his face before closing the door lightly, leaving us alone again.