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Clary ran to Isabelle's room and knocked desperately at the door. Isabelle answered, panting slightly.

"Isabelle, I'm sorry I didn't know where else to go.." Clary said sobbing and crying incessantly, her eyes puffy and her nose red.

"What did he do?" Isabelle growled, bringing her inside. She lifted a finger at Simon so he wouldn't say anything as she lead Clary to the balcony so they could talk.

Clary started telling Isabelle all that had happened and she saw her growing angrier by the second.

"So now he's threatening to rape you?" she shrieked.

"Yes. I think I can defend myself from him.. But I need to wear more weapons on me."

"God, Jace is such an ass.."

"We knew he wouldn't believe me.." Clary sniffled.

"You are not going anywhere alone anymore. Do you understand me?"

"Yes.. "

They stayed out talking for almost two hours trying to come up with strategies to avoid Sebastian. They didn't even notice when Simon entered the balcony.

"Um, guys, Jace is here, looking for Clary.."

Clary gave Isabelle a warning look not to attack Jace or tell Simon what had been happening and got up from the chair she'd been sitting on. She found Jace in the room, an angry expression on his face and his hair slightly tousled ,probably from his nervous habit of running his fingers through it.

"I have been looking all over the Institute for you ." he told her, scanning her to see if she was alright. He saw the bruises on her arms and grabbed them to look at them."Where did you get these?" he growled.

"Isabelle, I'll see you tomorrow. Thanks for everything." Clary said as she went out the door with Jace right behind her.

"You didn't answer me." he said, his voice angry."And where have you been? You left hours ago."

"Maybe you're imagining the bruises. Or maybe I did it to myself. Since I'm CRAZY !" she yelled at him.

"What are you lashing out at me for?I'm the one who's been looking all over for you like a lunatic !"

"Oh ,no, sweetheart, I'm the lunatic in this relationship, remember? I imagine things !"

"God, Clary, , would you stop it ?"

"Why? Because Sebastian denied it when you confronted him so now you know for sure I'm crazy ?"

They were walking down the hall arguing without even caring that people had started looking at them. Though, fights between spouses were quite common on the halls of the Insititute, given the fact they had all been forced into this situation.

"How do you know I confronted him?"he asked, calming down slightly.

"I dreamt about it." Clary answered to piss him off.

"Wow,guys, trouble in paradise?" Sebastian sounded from behind them.

"Fuck off, Verlac." Clary growled. She saw him rubbing his head."Headache?" Clary inquired, knowing she shouldn't provoke the big bad wolf, but she couldn't restrain herself.

"Yeah, something like that." Sebastian leered at her.

Jace noticed thin red lines on Sebastian's arms as if he had been wrapped into something like.. a whip. Everything began clicking in his head.

"Jace can we go now, please?" Clary's voice shook , her eyes glassy. Jace saw that she sounded scared, genuinely scared. How could he have been so blind ?

Jace glared at Sebastian and in that moment Sebastian realised that Jace wasn't stupid and he had put two and two together."See you guys later."Sebastian smirked. He saw Jace's fists clench at his sides.

"Jace, are you hearing me ? Let's go." she touched his arm lightly. Jace's eyes flickered to her and he relaxed a little."Sure, let's go." he said, draping an arm over her shoulder and giving Sebastian a last warning glare.

Clary waited for Sebastian to be out of their sight and removed Jace's hand. "Don't. touch me." she warned him.

They entered their room.

"Clary, I'm sorry!" Jace blurted out.

Clary just ignored him as she took her clothes off and put on her pijamas. She sat on the edge of the bed ,removing her makeup. He sat next to her,looking at the finger- shaped bruises on her arms.

"Sebastian did that, didn't he ?"

"So now you believe me?"she squinted her eyes at him after having finished removing her makeup,leaving her face clean and beautiful. Her eyes were still slightly puffed, and Jace realised she had been crying.

"I assume he went looking for you after I had talked to him. That's how you knew that I had confronted him.." Jace said, trying to make her look at him, but she kept looking away. She nodded.

"And you whipped him?"

"Whipped him and kicked his head."

"Why?What did he do?"

Clary fell silent.

"Clary.." Jace growled.

"He kissed me and threatened to rape me , but I managed to run away.." she said, looking down at her hands.

Jace got up from the bed and started pacing around the room. He was fuming."God, I'm an idiot." he pinched the bridge of his nose."I should kill him. But I need more proof. He's going to still deny it."

"Whatever.I'm going to bed." she got under the covers and turned off the light. Jace removed his clothes and got in bed next to her. She had her back turned to him so he tried to wrap an arm around her waist and spoon her.

"No." she said. He sighed and let her go, but still stood close to her. How was he going to make it up to her? SHe could have been raped that day because he had been an idiot and didn't believe her. He knew she had been through so much and wanted to wrap her in his arms and kiss her and comfort her. But she wouldn't let him.. He deserved it ,but that didn't mean rejection hurt any less..

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