Chapter Two

Why is he crying? He was holding my hand and for some reason I didn't want him to let go. I had this pressing urge to hold him, tell him it was going to be okay, whatever the reason might be and I wanted to punch anyone who might have been the cause of making Alec suffer and nearly sob. I didn't get it, I hated seeing him like that, I just couldn't understand the reason. Why does it matter? I dont't even know him.
And then he was kissing me. I wanted to kiss back, the contact felt so familiar. Like it was meant to be. Like I was supposed to be with him but it just felt both right and wrong at the same time that I felt like my head was going to explode. And then I could hear Dorothia, I felt like I owed her an explanation, I was supposed to be with her, wasn't I? Or what if the bloodlust took over. We were so close that I could hear his pulse rising. So I pulled away.

"Alec! I..I'm sorry, I just..I"
"No Magnus.." Alec looked guilty and embarrassed and I didn't want him to feel all those things but then I heard myself saying,
"I'm in love with Dot."
Even I didn't know where that was coming from, I wasn't in love with her, was I?
"Excuse me?!" I heard him almost yelling, he looked scared, pained.
Even if I did feel something for him I told myself that I should be with Dot. Alec was a Lightwood. He would despise me if he found out what I was. The abomination and the monster his father thinks I am. The Lightwoods had been hunting us for centuries, the only reason I talked to Isabelle was because she's harmless, women never inherited the skills of the hunter, it was always the Lightwood men, Jace was harmless too, He wasn't a Lightwood. But I felt this deep connection with Alec, and I knew it was wrong.
Alec stood up, his phone was on the table, he picked it up and then he showed me a picture. Of us.
We were at my loft. Why was he at my loft? I didn't remember ever seeing or meeting him there or anywhere else either for that matter. To say that I was confused would be an understatement.
I finally managed to ask, "Why is there a picture of us and when were you in my house?"
"Magnus that's the thing, Dot might not have told you, but you've been having a problem with your memory, before the accident, we were..."
What happened before the accident? A memory problem? Before Alec could finish his sentence, Dot walked in with Robert Lightwood.

She looked guilty as if she had done something really terrible.
I didn't want to look at Robert. I hated that man. He was a tyrant, walked like he owned the place, which ofcourse, he did. The Lightwoods owned almost half of the city, the other owned by Bane Enterprises. It was odd how we were connected in so many different ways. We were business partners. That's how I got to know Isabelle and Jace but we were a lot more than that. I was a vampire and he was a hunter. Rivals in the supernatural world. Never to be on the same side. And that was exactly what Alec was going to be. A formidable foe.

"Magnus, love are you okay?" Dot said, as she approached me. Always gentle, she stroked my hair. Alec and I were still holding hands and I felt his grip grow tighter, so tight that it started to hurt but as I looked at him and saw the despair in his eyes I felt more pain in my heart. He looked so lost and I caught a hint of jealousy in his eyes too. Jealousy? Because of Dot?
Doesn't matter. As soon the hunter in him starts to take over, he too will begin to see me as a monster.
"I am fine, thank you Dorothia." I replied softly as I pulled my hand away from Alec and placed a small kiss on her forehead.

A L E C

I felt betrayed. Robert hadn't said anything from the moment he entered with Dot. It felt like someone was sucking out my soul. Everything was a blur, I had no clue why the only person Magnus did not remember was me. The way she touched him made me feel like someone was stabbing me over and over again. That's it. I'm going to tell him. The moment I was about to speak, I heard my dad.
"Alec, I think we should leave. I'm sure needs to rest."
"No, what I think is that needs to hear the truth."
Dot looked panicked. She was about to say something but Magnus stopped her, encouraging me to speak. So I obliged.
"This whole situation is nothing less than bewildering. I don't know how to explain myself to you. The photos I showed you just now were of us in our apartment and the reason we were together in that picture is that before the accident took place..."

"Alec." I heard my dad call out my name.
"WHAT?" I spat.
"We need to leave."
"WHY IS EVERYONE ACTING LIKE THIS?!"
"I will explain everything later but son we should leave."
I didn't get it. I was getting angrier. And then I felt the lights flicker. It was almost midnight. My dad took my hand and just then Jace came inside. Dad asked him to leave but he came closer. My eyes were burning. I heard Robert, "JACE. YOU MUST LEAVE THIS ROOM RIGHT NOW."
"I'm not going anywhere." I heard him reply and dad's grip on my hands grew tighter.
"Calm down son, everything is okay. Dorothia, you must help him."
Help me with what?
"What the hell is going on?" said Jace. Robert ignored him and the moment Jace touched me, he passed out. Did I do that? Did I hurt my brother? I could hear Robert yelling at Magnus.
"This is all your fault, you filthy creature. I will not lose another son because of you."
Dot told everyone to calm down but it was too late for that. "Max was not me Robert. I will say it one last time." Magnus replied.

Dot came forward, she put her hands on either side of my head, I was on my knees now. The agonising pain in my stomach getting unbearable, the blood in my veins boiling. And then I heard Dot say something, it wasn't in English. Magnus got up from his bed, he tried coming closer, I heard him call my name when my father yelled at him. "Stay away from my son Bane, I will not ask again!"
I saw Jace, he was on the floor and then I passed out.