Simon was safe, they were able to rescue him unharmed from the vampire's lair which was the best news Clary could ever have hoped for. Her life had gone downhill so fast that she had no idea what she could do to stop it from descending further down the abyss. She was pulled out of her thoughts by a knock at the door.
"Hey sorry did I wake you up?" Simon said as he entered Clary's room and sat down beside her on her bed.
"Simon shouldn't you be in the infirmary with what happened to you today. I could never forgive myself for you getting hurt, for anyone getting hurt on my behalf. I have you back I need to get Alec and my mother back as well, but I have no clue where to start. I keep having this dream where I'm with my mother and there is not sign of Alec, but we are with this other guy called Magnus and his hands start to glow and he reaches into my head and pulls out my brain" Clary said.
"Magnus Bane by any chance… when I was with the vampires and accidentally let slip about your memory loss and this one vampire accused Magnus Bane for taking them. Could it be him" Simon said. After being rescued from the Hotel Dumort Simon had time to think about what he wanted in life and one was to finally be truthful with Clary and Alec on something which happened in their past something which Jocelyn, Alec and Clary's mother had made them forget.
"Simon you're a genius, you've given me my first solid lead. I have to tell Jace" Clary said jumped up from her bed and darting out her bedroom. Simon just sat there a sighed, how to make a guy feel appreciated. He reluctantly stood up and followed his best friend, he wasn't sure why, but he had a feeling he should go with Clary to meet this Magnus bloke. Something Raphael had said whilst he was at the hotel. It was something about Alec. Dammit if only he could remember.
"Magnus I have to disagree; you should not see these shadowhunters. With Valentine back he will come for you if you leave. We need you here to protect us. This necklace cannot be that important to risk your life" Elias the horned warlock demanded as he chased after the high warlock of Brooklyn.
"So talkative Elias. I will meet with Clary Fairchild and the Wayland boy and whilst I'm gone I expect every warlock to maintain the protective wards. I might be prepared to fight Valentine however my guests are not" Magnus ordered. Alec head snapped up at the mention of his sister's name, he had been talking with a young warlock child Zoey about magic when he overheard Magnus and Elias' conversation. He quickly excused himself from Zoey, his heart was pounding in his chest. Was his sister alright, why did she request to meet Magnus.
"Hold on a second – Clary, my sister Clary. You're going to meet with her, and you didn't tell me. I have to come with you" Alec said walking over to the older warlocks, he felt a little hurt that Magnus hadn't told him that he had received a message from his sister, the same sister they had been searching for.
"Elias will you excuse us" Magnus said gently grabbing Alec's arm and pulling him into Magnus' bedroom and closing the door behind them. "Alexander the only reason I didn't tell you about my message from Clary was because I knew you would want to come along and it's not safe. I need to keep you safe from Valentine, I have too and if anything happened to you if I let you come with me then I would never forgive myself. I will talk with Clary and try and convince her to come back her so she will be safe and reunited with you, but I just need you to stay here. I can't lose you Alexander, I can't".
"Fine but you have to come back to me" Alec murmured quietly that he wasn't sure whether Magnus could hear him.
"I will always come back to you Alexander, after all look what I have waiting for me" Magnus replied cupping Alec's face with his hands and pressed a light kiss to Alec's lips. Alec felt his cheeks heat up as Magnus took a step back from Alec and dropping his hands from his face.
"I'll better head off; I wouldn't want to be late. I'll be back as soon as possible" Magnus said as he used his magic to open a portal leading to the club he would be meeting Clary Fairchild and Jace Wayland, he blew Alec a kiss before stepping through the portal.
Alec hated waiting. He might have the patience of a saint Clary's words not his, he just couldn't stand sitting around waiting for Magnus to get back from his meeting with Clary and this Wayland boy. He was happy that his sister was safe, he just didn't like waiting around for Magnus to come back hopefully with Clary in tow. Alec was lost in thought when he felt it. Some kind of twinge with the magical wards, someone had entered. Someone that didn't have magic. Alec knew Magnus' magic; he had spent the last three days surrounded with it and something was defiantly wrong with them – it felt like… like they were down another warlock had removed the protective wards.
"Everyone get into that room and lock the door. Something is wrong" Alec shouted to the other warlocks, Alec had magically summoned his bow and arrow to him which Magnus had given him when he discovered Alec liked archery as a gift and pulled an arrow from the quiver and attached it to the bow string. He heard the other warlocks hurry into the other room and the door locking once everyone was in.
Alec fired his bow when the first unfamiliar man with a seraph blade and a circle rune on the base of his neck entered the room. It was the circle; they had found them. Alec drew another arrow when another circle member appeared and fired.
