Hey guys! Thank you to those who has took the time to review you guys are amazing. My vacation has been interesting to say the least. My phone is officially broken! My sister in law little sister broke it. I didn't get mad at her because it was an accident and I was due for an upgrade anyway with AT&T. But now they are giving me the runaround! I am completely pissed and I guess the only option is to buy a new unlocked phone. *sigh* But on the plus side I got my brothers to all agree to go skydiving! This should make me feel better for a bit.

Chapter 4: Tessa's Secret

LPOV:

I feel completely horrible about this whole situation because now it has followed us into a life where are kids are our greatest weakness. Everyone knows any good parent would place their child's life above their own. I have to admit this needs to be done quickly and I need it done now. I settle Clary on to the couch and leave Dr. Belcourt to sit with her and walk back into the dining room taking my seat at the head of the table. I look towards Hodge and see him staring at me but it isn't his usual glare.

"Tell me all you know about Mark Morgenstern Hodge. Does he have any family? Any weaknesses, anything we need to know about him." I bark out at him taking a sip of my coffee.

"Nothing useful." He says shaking his head and staring off into space.

"Useful or not I want to hear it!" I hiss at him. I am not in the mood for his tomfoolery.

"Well, 7 years ago Mark engaged in a one night stand with one of our Agents. He took advantage of the fact that she was rejected by a guy she claimed to be in love with. She was drinking herself to a pulp. They had brought her to his apartment and they had sex and kept in contact. Two months later that Agent discovered she was pregnant with Mark's baby. She took a year leave of absence and had the baby. By that time Mark already found out who she was and was using it against her. Made that agent put the baby up for adoption to the family of his choice. In the event something was to happen to him he left everything to be given to his baby girl and a Clarissa Morgenstern."

That I wasn't expecting. I took a sharp breath in to calm my nerves and assess the situation. There are a lot of angles I can play this. Bankrupt him was one option, use his daughter against him, set every property he has aflamed? There is no telling what he left in those properties to corrupt this little girl when she is of age. Maybe hidden a letter to tell her to avenge him if something happen to him. But what.. I know a agent that took a year of leave when she was 17 freshly graduated and finished her first mission with success… Wait a minute.

"The agent what was her name?" I asked my voice full of authority.

"You know her name Lucian." I glance around the room and see everyone's head turned towards me.

"Tessa Gray." I say without even hesitating. I hear gasp heard all over the room.

"How is that possible?!" Will ask his face is showing complete horror. I wipe my hands on my jeans and clear my throat.

"Remember the undercover mission you guys went on freshly graduated from the academy?" Will, Jon, and Magnus nods their head but the rest of the group looks confused. "Well I'll start from the beginning. When Will, Jon, Magnus, and Tessa graduated from the academy-"

But of course Jace had to interrupt. "Wait Magnus you were an agent?!"

"Can we stick to the story that goes with your situation?!" I yell at him before starting again. "Anyway, we sent them undercover to pose as teen soldiers in Africa to get intel and take down a dictator. The mission was a huge success. Tessa said she wanted to find Will and say something important to him." We all glanced at him and I arched an eyebrow at him.

Will sighs before he began talking. "Tessa tracked me down in the garage and said she had something important to tell me and it couldn't wait. I was planning to admit my feelings for Jem that night so I was in a rush but I figured it had to be important. Anyway, she grabbed my hand and admitted that she was in love with me. She knew I was in love with her because of the way I looked at her. What she didn't realize is the times I was looking at her like that was because she was standing in front of Jem." Will shrugs his shoulders. "I told her I'm sorry but I don't feel the sameway. I see her as a friend and maybe one day as a sister. She burst into tears and ran back inside. I called after her but she kept going so I got on my bike and left." Will finishes running his fingers through his hair.

"Maryse and I at the time was heading to the garage and saw Tessa. We asked her what was wrong but she said nothing and she left. The next day she came to work that afternoon for training like nothing was wrong. A few months later she asked for a year leave because of family issues. But this explains so much! She admitted to feeding information to Valentine's men but not why she did it except for the face that she and Will would be spared. It never occurred to us that she was also being blackmailed into it so we wouldn't find out about her daughter. Then by law she would have to take care of the baby or give it to the foster home run by the agency." I run my hands through my hair and look up. "But her brother! She said something about her brother!"

Hodge shook his head and sighed. "He died with her parents in the home invasion a year before Tessa started training as a junior agent. It was a cover up to make sure you all didn't know about the child."

"But how did you know?" I ask Hodge I know the answer but I wanted to confirm it.

"It's my job to know. When an agent is on leave we have to watch them to see if any danger will happen to them or their family. That way we could come in a help them."

"Do you know where the child is? Who the child is with?"

"Yes to both those questions but I don't think the child should be put in harm's way." Hodge says with a huff and I roll my eyes.

"I'm not that monster. But I want to take a few pictures so he could see we know who his child is and where she is. That's it nothing more nothing less."

"You want to bring a child into this Lucian?"

"HE ALREADY BROUGHT MY CHILD INTO THIS SO YES I DO!" I shout taking my mug and throwing it towards him. "UNLIKE YOU MY CHILD'S BEST INTEREST IS AT HEART HERE!" I get up from my chair and look over at the shock faces. Find her and pull strings we need to leave in an hour."

CPOV:

I can't believe this is happening again! Five years of peace has officially come crashing down on us. I hear everything they are saying and I can't see this turning out well for my son. Dr. Belcourt announces she has to go to the bathroom and once I hear the bathroom door close I spring into action. I rush to the kitchen as fast as my pregnant belly could take me and grab the phone pressing re-dial.

"Clarissa I was wondering how long it will take for you to get away from your pets to give me a call." Mark says into the phone and I can hear the smugness in his voice.

"I want to make a deal Mark." I say with a shaken voice.

"I'm listening."

Well there you go loves! I had an hour to spare so I decided to write what I can! I hope you guys enjoyed it! What do you guys think will happen next? Who do you guys think is Mark's and Tessa's child? What deal will Clary make? Please leave a review guys! 7 reviews gets you the next chapter!

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