Hi friends! Here is the second chapter. Thank you so much for reading. It means a lot. Sorry for mistakes.

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TEN YEARS LATER

Alec waved to his cheery customer who was now content and full as she exited his coffee shop. He wiped the counter with a napkin and entered her bill in the computer. He tilted his head upwards to see Jace place the used coffee cups in the tray and clean the unoccupied table. His eyes moved to the left corner where Izzy was attending to an old couple

Alec smiled at his two siblings. He loved them the most in the world. The day he had stopped talking, his family had been very supportive. At the beginning Maryse did take him to many doctors and therapists but they all had only one answer : Nothing was wrong with Alec's vocal cords. It was a case of selective mutism caused by a trauma and it was completely up to Alec when or if he would ever talk again. Eventually it was decided they would learn sign language and not put pressure on Alec

After Alec had finished his graduation, he immediately took over his father's businesss. He loved working in the coffee shop. This way he felt close to his father. His siblings who were in the last year of the college came everyday to help their brother with his work. Most of the people who were regular customer knew about Alec's condition and for the new customers, Jace and Izzy were always there who stood next to him like two protective pillars.

Alec was clearing the bill of his next customer when the front door bell jingled, indicating there was a new customer. The young man was ready with a smile on his face to welcome whoever was about to enter when suddenly there was a change in the air

He felt it...

The unexplained positive energy...

The invisible pull...

Like a happiness felt by a peacock when the first drops of rain hits his body and he dances in joy

His arm itched where his soulmate mark was suppose to be...

Alec had long forgotten about his soulmate. He always believed if his mark was gone then he wouldn't ever find a soulmate. Many people in the world live without a soulmate. Maybe some were born to die alone. At first it use to hurt a lot but after a while it stopped bothering him, especially when he confessed to his family that he was gay. He knew his chances of finding a male soulmate was an impossible task so Alec just let the life be as it was and accept what the fate had planned for him.

Alec thought he had died and was in heaven because his next customer had to be a look-a-like of an Angel. His features were smooth and delicate yet had a macho appearance. The man wore a dark blue trousers that matched perfectly with his red golden stripe shirt. His each strand of front hair was glittered in light pink colour. Alec saw the man stand for few seconds before he waved his hand towards a table where a woman and a man was already sitting. He walked towards them, smiled...

That smile should be considered illegal...

Alec cleared his dry throat and forcefully shook himself out of his thoughts. Focus Alec! He started typing anything and everything that crossed his mind.

The moment Magnus stepped into the coffee shop, he felt an invisible force grab his legs with two hands and stopped him. His heart thumped widly as if telling him 'Watch out or Look out'. But why? Could it be possible..

Magnus hadn't found his soulmate yet. He was super excited from the day he got his mark. That curved writing of his name on his arm was his favourite part on his body. There was a huge reason why he loved his mark. Magnus was all alone in his life. He didn't have parents or siblings. He didn't get a mother's love or father's praises. He didn't have a friendly rivalry against his brother or sister and he missed all this so much

Magnus did have a godfather Luke who guided him throughout his life. He will always owe to the older man who acted as a father figure to him yet was not his real father. Ragnor and Catarina were his best friends and his only family yet he felt alone. Having this soulmate mark means someone in the world was meant for him. Someone in the world will love him and give him the happiness he deserves

Magnus was a bi so he had gone into many dates with both men and women. Whenever a new boy or girl called his name, Magnus would immediately pull his sleeve up to see if his name was complete and everytime he was met with disappointment. But still he wasn't going to loose hope so easily. He was still young, only twenty six years old so he will find his better half one day

Magnus walked towards a table where Ragnor and Catarina were waiting for him. The three friends had gotten back from their jobs and decided to meet in the coffee shop. Magnus nearly yelled with excitement "I felt it! Rags...Cat you won't believe but I think...I think my soulmate is in this coffee shop"

Ragnor raised his eyebrows and Cat looked around "Magnus there are nearly sixty to seventy people in this place. Are you sure?" Magnus nodded sitting down in the chair "Yes! I'm telling you he or she is here!"

"But Magnus.." Ragnor started only to get stopped by Magnus "You two have found your soulmates now let me find mine. Shoo away your negative thoughts"

The two friends laughed and Ragnor waved his hand towards Izzy "Excuse me" Izzy smiled walking at their table "Welcome to Lightwood Coffee shop. What would you like to have?"

"We'll have two cappuccino with extra cream and one hot chocolate" said Catarina and Izzy started writing down in her pad "Your order will be here in fifteen minutes. Thank you"

Magnus's eyes were on the crowd. He was still feeling a strong pull at his mark. Like it was screaming at him. Most of the people were teenagers and few looked much older than him. He sighed, inwardly hating the fact that it was taking so long to find his partner

Suddenly there were loud whispers in the crowd. Some were giggling and few were laughing loudly pointing at Magnus's table. The three friends were confused why were the fingers pointing at them and laughs being shared "Is something wrong with our table?" asked Magnus. Ragnor shrugged "Don't know man but I'm sure they're laughing at us"

Catarina was loosing her temper "What the hell? We should call the owner. This is ridiculous" just when she was about to get up from her chair, Jace came with a black sweater and handed it to Magnus

Magnus looked at him with a mix expression of shock and confusion "What is this?" Jace bend down and whispered something in his ears

Magnus's face had gone red due to embarrassment. He nodded and slowly took the sweater from Jace's hand "Where is your owner?"

Jace pointed his finger at his brother and that was the first time Magnus and Alec looked at each other.

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