A/N: This chapter is a little shorter than usual but that's only because the last chapter is the final one and I want it to be a decent size.


Malec Tales Series 2: Frozen AU- Chapter Eleven- A Frozen Heart.

Alec Pov- "Are you sure you don't want me to carry you," Jace asked for the hundredth time since we left the cottage. His concern was starting to really irk me.

"I'm taller than you Jace, there is no way I will fit comfortably on your back."

Clary patted Jace's arm before looking at me worriedly. "Alec, you are barely moving passed a snail's pace. We only have two hours until you're completely frozen. Magnus can't save you if we can't even getting to him."

"Stop worrying so much. Jonathan should have Magnus at the castle by now. I'll have him take me to him and everything will be alright. The kingdom isn't must further."

Jace groaned at my stubbornness before looking at Ragnor and Catarina who were walking behind us. "Can't you carry him," he asked the green skinned warlock, who answered with a scowl.

"Why would I do that?"

Catarina put her hand on his shoulder. "Because he is special to Magnus and Magnus is special to us."

"To you," he corrected before running his hand through his hair in irritation. He let out a long sigh before moving in front of me and getting low so I could climb onto his back. Ragnor was taller than me so it wouldn't be awkward from height difference. It would just be awkward for a lot of other reasons.

"Just hurry up and get on before I change my mind," he yelled, making me flinch and quickly get on his back. He stood up straight, holding onto my legs before starting to walk again. Catarina smiled, moving to walk beside us.

"How considerate of you Ragnor."

"Shut up Catarina."

When we finally got to the kingdom gates they were instantly opened and guards were rushing out to get to me. Michael was among them and he gasped seeing my white hair and even paler skin.

"Give him to me," he ordered. Ragnor carefully let me off his back before Michael picked me right back up only this time it was bridal style. It surprised me that he could carry me so easily, but with all the sacks of flower he has to lift on a daily basis, I guess it becomes second nature.

"Did Jonathan bring back Magnus," I asked, laying my head on his shoulder. A guard walking next to us nodded his head. "King Magnus is being confined until we can calm him down enough to talk. He lashed out of Prince Jonathan when we found him."

I frowned not liking that Magnus was being contained. He didn't deserve to be treated like a prisoner just because he was scared and lashed out. I looked over Michael's shoulder and frowned seeing that Jace, Clary and the warlocks weren't following us. Another set of guards were leading them to another room.

"Wait, Magnus's tutors need to go to him. They can help calm him down."

"I'm sorry Prince Alexander, but we can't allow anyone to get close to the king right now," the guard tried to reason. I shook my head weakly.

"No… I need to see Magnus too. Take me to him…"

Michael looked down at me, seeming to consider my request, but his thought was interrupted by Jonathan yelling, "what happened," as he ran toward us down the hallway.

He quickly took me out of Michael's arms before setting me gently on my feet beside him. "Why is your hair all white? Why do you feel so cold?"

Michael frowned at him. "Jonathan he needs to get somewhere warm with a fire."

He nodded putting his arms around me. Yesterday that would have filled me with warmth, but his touch only made me feel colder. "I'll take him somewhere warm. Michael you go get something warm to eat, and guards, go check on the king and see if he's woken up yet."

The guards looked nervous about checking in on Magnus but they reluctantly went to follow Jonathans orders. Michael kept watching me for a moment before walking away to get some food. I watched him go before looking up at Jonathan.

"Wait, Jon, I need to go see-" A sharp pain shot through my chest making me gasp and place my hands over my heart.

Frowning Jonathan led me into a room with a fire going in the fireplace. The warmth of it immediately made me feel a little better. He helped me lay down on a couch but I pushed against his chest, trying to stand up again.

"I need to go see Magnus. Magnus is the only one who can help me right now."

A confused look graced Jonathan's face. "He is the one who did this to you Alec. How could he possibly help you?"

I bit my lip, really not wanting to explain it to him. Telling him that Magnus was my true love was going to break his heart. We were supposed to be getting married. His kiss should be the one who saves me but there is no point in trying.

My heart knows who it truly wants.

"Magnus accidentally struck me in the chest. His ice is seeping into my heart and the only thing that can save me is an act of true love."

Jonathan frowned searching my face with his eyes. "Well then my kiss should heal you."

He leaned down to kiss me but I held my hand weakly against his lips. "No Jonathan… we both know that it won't work. I need Magnus. Magnus's kiss is the only thing that can save me."

Jonathan gasped, backing away from me. The hurt in his eyes was evident and it only made me feel worse. "What are you saying Alec? You and I are getting married."

I shook my head no sadly. "No Jonathan… are aren't. We agreed to this engagement so that I could get over my feelings for Magnus. The truth is though, I don't want to get rid of those feelings. I love Magnus and he loves me. He's just too scared to follow his heart. So i'm going to go to him and have him thaw my heart, then i'll thaw his in return."

Jonathan stared at me for a moment before his sad green eyes turned dark with hate. He turned his back to me, grabbing a container full of water and pouring it onto the fire, dousing it.

Gasping, I sat up fast. "What are you doing? If you do that i'll die."

He simply shrugged, putting the container back on the table. "You know Alec, I really did like you. I thought you would be the perfect queen to have at my side when I took over as king. Turns out you're just as foolish as all the other Lightwoods."

I frowned at him confused. "You become king? What are you talking about? I'm the one who's supposed to be king."

He rolled his eyes at that. "What kind of king would you have been? You don't know one thing about running a kingdom. You are weak and uneducated. The first mistake you made was giving me leadership while you went looking for your stupid boyfriend. While you were out there, I was here giving your people the essentials."

"I was bringing them back their king!"

"And in doing so, you gave them another. A much more capable ruler who can give them the things they need. You backing out of our marriage doesn't change anything. Now that you're dying I can use that to my advantage."

He cupped his hand over his cheek, his face one of distress. "King Magnus had struck the prince in the heart and there was nothing I could do to save him. We said our marriage vows as his last dying breath."

A smirk graced his face as he looked down at me again. "Since we said our wedding vows, that technically makes us married. Your sister and brother are too young to ascend the throne, so the only person who can be king is Prince Alexander's husband."

I shook my head as he walked passed me, going to the door. "Y-You can't do this. Please, Jonathan, don't do this. Your sister told me you were a bad guy. I told her I didn't believe her. Don't prove her right."

He stopped at the door, his back tensing up. "You met my sister?"

"She and her fiance helped me look for Magnus. They warned me about you and I didn't want to believe them. I told them that they had you all wrong. I guess I'm the one who was wrong."

He kept his back to me staying silent before leaving the room and slamming the door shut. I could hear it lock from the outside and I stood up immediately falling to the ground from my legs being too weak to walk. I curled up into a ball shivering to the point that my teeth were chattering.

What have I gotten myself into? God, I was such a fool to trust him so easily! I can't believe I left him incharge while I was gone. Why didn't I leave Michael in charge? He has been a servant all this life. He would have known what to do to help the villagers. I'm such a fool.

Another chill ran through my body and I put my hand in front of my face, watching my skin start to freeze over in a layer of ice. Gritting my teeth I tried to stand up but my legs wouldn't work. They were far too weak to support my weight, so instead, I used my arms to drag my body along the floor until I was by the windows.

There was frost over them as if Magnus's powers were getting worse. He must be freaking out inside the prison cell. Them locking him up like that isn't going to help bring back the summer. It's only going to make the winter ten times worse.

No, what was worse is that the colder Magnus made it, the faster I was gonna die. Without heat to keep me warm, there was no way I would last much longer.

Using all my upper body strength, I pulled myself onto a bench that sat in front of the window and sat up the best I could. I tried to curl my hand into a fist to punch through the glass, but my fingers were frozen stiff, making them barely able to wiggle.

Gritting my teeth in irritation I slammed my hand against the window, hoping by some miracle, someone would look up and see me.

"Help! Someone Help me!" I screamed as loud as I could but the room I was in was on the third floor. There was no way anyone from outside could hear me. Even so, I screamed until my voice was lost to me. Eventually, breathing got so hard, that my voice was only strong enough to come out barely above a whisper.

"Alec? Are you in here, what room are you in," Michaels voice came from the hallway. I silently gasped at the sound of his voice. Of course, why didn't I try slamming on the door? I would have a better chance being heard from the hallway then outside.

Trying desperately to get to the door, I dropped my body to the ground again and tried to crawl over to the door. With my fingers frozen, it was harder to grab on to the ground to pull myself forward. That didn't stop me from trying. My vision was getting black and blurry as I dragged my body across the room.

There was no way I could pass out now. Michael was out there in the hallway. If I can just manage to slam on the door he will hear me and break the door down. I… I just need to get there.

The sound of footsteps stopped in front of the door and there was a knock. Michaels voice was on the other side of it asking, "Alec, are you in here?"

I opened my mouth to scream out, but only a puff of cold air escaped passed my lips. He needed to know I was here. If not, then I would die!

When I finally got to the door, I reached up with a shaky hand to try to slam it against the wood. My fingers barely brushed it before my body went limp and everything around me went black.

Magnus Pov- My head was a complete blur when I opened my eyes. I expected to be in the comfy castle I made for myself, but frowned seeing nothing but stone walls surrounding me. Still feeling a little groggy, I carefully sat up and went to run my hand through my hair, but was unable to do so since both my hands were completely covered by metal shackles.

The shackles were chained to the wall closest to me. There wasn't much space for me to move around with the restrictions. The most I could probably do is stand up. So, I did just that, looking around my cell for any possible way out.

"How did I even get here," I asked myself frowning.

Then suddenly the memories hit me. Jonathan Morgenstern coming with the guards to the castle. He came up alone and fought me, telling me his plans to use Alec to get the crown. The guards then appeared and shot me with a tranquilizer gun.

They must have carried me back to the kingdom and thrown me in the dungeon. How could they so easily turn their back on their king like this?

I frowned at my own idiotic question. Of course they would turn their backs on me. Jonathan was charming and normal, except for the fact that he was secretly crazy. I was a monster. These people have no reason to take my side on anything. They barely know me, and what little they do know is that I cursed the land I had sworn to protect.

No one is going to take my side.

Wait, that's not true. There is still one person who will be on my side. Still one person who believes that i'm good.

I need Alec.

The sound of the cell door opening made me turn around and look at it. Jonathan walked in by himself. It looked like there were guards outside incase something were to happen. It's not like I can hurt him with these restraints on my hands.

"Comfortable," he asked smirking slightly.

I glared at him, hating him more every second I had to be with him. "Why did you bring me here? I already told you that I don't know how to bring back the summer. You are wasting your time trying to get something out of me that I don't know how to do."

"We can't just let a monster go running free in the kingdom. It's safe for everyone to have you locked up here. It's better for yourself as well. This way, you don't have to worry about hurting anyone else."

I frowned confused by his words but ignored it, glaring again. "Go get Alec and bring him to me. I demand to speak with the real heir to the throne."

He rolled his eyes. "Prisoners don't get to make demands. Besides, Alec is… unavailable at the moment. Actually more like forever."

"What are you talking about," I growled, wishing I could just blast this guy with ice and make him shut the hell up. Every word that ever comes out of his mouth is a lie. I can't let myself be tricked by him.

He sighed. "Well you see Magnus, you put a tiny snag in my plan to become king. The plans haven't changed. In fact, you said you wanted to talk to the rightful heir, and you are. It's me."

My eyes widened in horror. "You're lying. Alec is the next king. How would you even be considered?"

He shrugged "Well, Alec and I are married now. We wedded each other about an hour ago… that is… before Alec lost his life."

The horror just seemed to grow inside me. "What the hell are you talking about?! What did you do to Alec?!"

"I assure you that I haven't done anything. Are you forgetting what you did to the love of your life? You struck him in the chest with your magic and it froze his heart. The only thing that could save him was an act of true love. He thought he would get it from me, but sadly it wasn't so. He died in my arms because the real love of his life was the same person who murdered him."

My entire body trembled and ice started crackling on the walls. The temperature in the room dropped drastically, making it in the negatives. Puffs of hot air escaped passed our lips as we breathed. Jonathan's was normal, but mine back out in big clouds from hyperventilating.

He couldn't be telling the truth! It's true that I struck Alec with my magic again, but was it really in his chest? Catarina said that hitting anyone in the chest with my magic was deadly. Jonathan wouldn't know this unless it was actually happening.

Oh my god… I killed Alec!

I fell to my knees, feeling completely numb from the inside out. Snow started to fall from above me but I couldn't even bring myself to care. My worst nightmare has been realized. Alec is dead and it's all my fault. All those years of staying away from him to protect him from me was for nothing. He still ended up dying at my hand.

"As the new king of Alicante, I'm in charge of deciding what happens to my late husband's murder. I think an execution is in order. King Magnus Bane of Alicante, I sentence you to death for treason. We will be back in an hour to bring you to town square."

With those words he turned away and headed back out of the cell, closing and locking the door behind him. The fact that he just told me I was going to be executed couldn't even register in my brain. I killed Alec. The person I loved more than anything else in this world was gone and it was all my fault.

"How could this happen," I asked shakily, looking down at the shackles hiding my hands. If I really wanted to, i'm sure I could easily get out of these and run away. How could I run though when Alec's blood was on my hands?

I deserve to be executed. If Alec doesn't live in this world anymore then I don't want to either.