Thank you guys so much for the reads, we hit 900 reads today which is amazing. I honestly never expected this many for my first story - but I am so grateful.

Just to clear something up from the LAST CHAPTER Clary did not hear Valentine's whole plan. She just heard that he was giving her over to the Clave.

Chapter 10…

{Clary's POV}

I had no destination in mind, I just knew I had to get away from that place.

He was going to give me up, after all I had done for him.

But what scared me the most was the question, what if I had turned into the monster he wanted me to be?

I just kept running, thinking that if I kept moving I would be able to forget about everything. That it would all become a blur.

But some things cannot last forever, I reached the end of Roosevelt Island in less than a minute.

I drew a portal and jumped through with only one destination in mind.

The North Woods in Manhattan. When I had first discovered my rune abilities - this was the place I would always go to. Whenever I was amongst nature I felt calmer, it made me feel human.

And that was a feeling I was losing, I wondered if this was what my father had planned. For me to lose my emotions completely and be able to abide by his one law - Emotions cloud Judgement.

I had no clue how long I had been lost in my own thoughts until I stumbled across a lake, and I sat down at the edge. Staring into the dark water turning lighter as dawn took hold.

{Jace's POV}

I still had the girls torn off piece of gear in my room, I had tried using it to track her evey day.

Hoping that at some point I might have a breakthrough and be able to find her. But every day was the same, the sleeve gave me no readings at all.

This morning was no exception at first, I tried when I woke up at 6:30am. Still nothing.

So I had collapsed back on my bed and huffed out a large sigh - asking myself why I felt such a need to see her again.

After 10 minutes of pitying myself, it turned into frustration.

So I sat up and grabbed the sleeve to launch it across the room.

But as I let go I felt something. A small spark of energy.

I rushed across the room to pick up the piece of gear and the second I picked it up I felt it. I could feel where she was.

I was astonished - I had never really believed that the tracking would work. She had seemed too clever for such a simple tracking method to find her.

And then a conflicted thought crossed my mind, what if she wanted to be found? Would she know I was tracking her?

But I dismissed these thoughts with the urge I felt to see her again.

So I put on my hunting gear and snuck out of my room, better to be safe than sorry with this Nephilim.

However, the second I turned a corner in the corridor I saw Alec walking towards my room. So I chose the only available option, I leapt out the window on my right before he could have seen me.

Normally me and Alec were inseparable, there was nothing I would do without him. But I knew this was an adventure I had to face alone.

Besides Alec wouldn't understand, he would tell me I am being ridiculous. And then I probably would never see her again.

When I fell out the window I realised my room was 3 stories up, and had to quickly prepare for my landing.

I hit the ground hard, but rolled forwards to take most of the sting out of my legs.

Then took off into a run, intending to run through the Institutes forest to avoid being spotted.

{Alec's POV}

I was heading for Jace's room to ask if he wanted to sparr, but just as I rounded the corner I saw a glimpse of light hair escape out a window.

Looking down I saw Jace landing lightly on the floor, only Jace could fall 3 stories gracefully.

And then he started running off in the dim morning light.

I went to the Library, thankfully both Izzy and Jon were in there.

"Izzy, Jon? Was Jace assigned a mission for this morning without me?" I asked

"No, why?" Jon replied.

"Because he just jumped out a window when he saw me and ran off into the woods."

They both looked as puzzled as I was. But then a grin spread across Izzy's face.

"Gear up boys, we are going to track our brother" Izzy smirked as she announced her plan.

And then in 10 minutes we were all geared up and met in the training room.

Jon slipped out the back door first, just to check nobody was outside.

He nodded and me and Izzy followed.

To tail Jace we were going to use my parabatai connection to him, it was something we used when we played hide and seek when we were younger. Fortunately, Jace would not feel a thing.

{Clary's POV}

I had no idea how long I had sat leaning against a thick tree at the edge of the lake.

Watching the sun give more and more colour to my surroundings.

But instead of feeling awed by the beauty I felt empty.

There was only one person I had ever loved. And he was planning to betray me, he was handing me to his worst enemy. Surely that must mean he hates me more than them?

Most people would have cried at this betrayal, but I just felt numb, My emotions had died a long while ago, just like he planned when he used to inject me with Lilith's blood as a baby.

Maybe he was right to send me away, I was only going to become more and more ruthless as I grew.

Most shadowhunter children made their first demon kill around 17, I was 11 when me father summoned a Ravener demon in the training room for me to execute.

And by the age of 14 he had begun summoning Greater Demons, Hecate and Moloch were not so bad.

Agramon was always the worst, he made my worst fears appear before my eyes. And when I was younger I was not able to defeat him.

Until my 16th birthday, something snapped in me that day. And when Agramon appeared before me I saw no fears.

That was my first, the first emotion that had begun fading.

From that day onwards emotions became blurred, and I thought they were going to be gone for good.

But then I met him. The boy with the golden eyes, when he looked at me I felt something, and that scared me. He could awaken something inside me I thought I had lost long ago.

{Jace's POV}

I could not believe it, my rune had led me to the North Woods Lake in Manhattan.

And there she was.

Sitting against a tree with one leg out straight and the other bent upwards with her arm resting on it. Her head resting all the way back on the tree bark.

She appeared confused, she kept frowning from time to time. As if she were trying to work something out.

I was making my way round the outer edge of the lake, until I was as close as I could get without her noticing me. Which was about 10 meters.

From this distance I could notice more about her, her hair was plaited onto her shoulder rather roughly. But it suited her well. Her hair colour changed from a dark auburn to a fiery red at the ends.

I involuntarily took a step forward, and at my luck she heard a twig snap under my foot - like I would be surprised. Of course she was going to notice me at some point - wasn't that what I wanted?

{Clary's POV}

I heard a snapping sound close to my left and I jumped up, pulling Heosphorus from my weapons belt.

"Show yourself now" I commanded into the forest.

My breath hitched as I saw who stepped out of the shadows, I tightened my grip on the hilt.

"How many times have I knocked you on your ass now, twice? You here to make it a third?" I burned my eyes into his.

"Woah, I am not here to fight. I just want to talk."

His calming voice made me straighten. Nobody had ever spoken to me with such tenderness before.

But I would not give him the satisfaction of knowing that.

"Your seraph blade suggests otherwise Blondie"

He chuckled slightly at the nickname I had given him. And what he did next caused me to widen my eyes.

He sheathed his blade back into his belt.

"There is no point in fighting you, I know that."

"You have just left yourself defenceless, I would like to meet what kind of trainer you had." I snarled.

"If you wanted to kill me you would have done it by the Institute."

I stiffened slightly, because his words were true. I didn't want to kill him.

Without giving my barm consent it slid Heosphorus back into my belt.

"What do you want then?" I spat out at him.

"I want to know who you are. But since I know you will decline I will begin. I am Jace Herondale"

I reflexively recoiled at the name Herondale, so this Nephilim was related to the current Inquisitor.

{Jace's POV}

I could feel her eyes dart up to mine when I introduced myself.

"You are the grandson of the Inquisitor" she stated, like she knew everything about me just from my name.

"Yes I am"

I saw her tense as I confirmed her statement.

"Now you know who I am, who are you?"

Her face scrunched up faintly. She was considering what answer to give me.

But it seemed she lost interest in her internal debate and said,

"Clary" in a very flat tone.

"And ask for nothing else, that's all you will be getting blondie"

"You do realise that you now know my name, Jace?"

I saw her smirk a little before answering with,

"I think you suit blondie more"

Now it was my turn to smirk at her quick wit.

I hadn't realised it then, but throughout our words we had gotten closer and closer.

We were now only about 2 meters apart.

I opened my mouth to speak and then a sound ripped through the clearing and Clary fell.

I stared around in disbelief as I saw who entered the clearing.

Sorry for that Cliff-Hanger. But I will be updating today - tell me what you thought of this chapter ;) x