Short chappy, but I hope you enjoy :D

"Annabeth!" Larten and Will said at the same time. Everyone else, aside from Jem and a rather confused Darren, jumped into action, pulling out weapons. "Annabeth! Get away from him!" Gabriel shouted, glaring at Judas. Judas snorted at this. "Do not tell her what to do you pathetic piece of—"

"Judas!" I warned. He let out a sigh of annoyance. "Yes, yes, Do not patronize the weaklings." He muttered. I sighed and rubbed my temples and then paused when I saw something glinting in Will's hand. "Will? What's that in your hand?" I asked. Judas sucked in a breath.

"That's Felicity's." he said, staring at it. My eyes widened and I stared at Will, my eyes filled with hurt and betrayal no doubt. "Will…you…you knew? And you didn't tell me?" I whispered. He froze, looked down, and then looked back up at me. He looked torn. "Anna, I—"

"Will! You knew I was adopted? That I was never actually a Wayland and you didn't tell me?" I gasped. He strode up to me and took my hands in his, gazing at me intensely. "I wanted to, so bad, but I…" He sighed and looked down, hiding his face from me. He dropped his hands and held up the ring. I was frozen. Will…

Judas snatched the ring from his hands and examined it. "Now why would you have this?" he muttered. "Because Felicity gave it to my mother, and my mother gave it to me." Will muttered before he turned and started to leave the Sanctuary. I stared at Will. At first, I had been so angry but now I just feel hurt. Why is he turning away? Why can't he just tell me the truth?

"Will…" I said. He didn't even stop as he walked out, slamming the door behind him. "Annabeth." I looked up to see Charlotte staring at me. "Annabeth, come here." She said, her gaze flickering to Judas. Judas wrapped his arm around my waist and pulled me close to him as he stared at the Nephilim strangely.

"Judas, what do you want with Annabeth?" Jem asked. Judas blinked. "To protect her, obviously." He said, nudging his head towards the marking of protection that he made me wear. "But why?" Darren asked. I elbowed him in the ribs. "Ow." He muttered. I rolled my eyes. "Look, we don't have time, Judas. You were right, okay? Can we please just get going? We're running out of time." I whined. He nodded.

"Vanessa, where are you going?" Larten asked. Judas looked at him. "Is this the Vampire?" Judas asked. I blushed lightly and nodded. "I'm going to speak with Magnus Bane." I told him. Larten nodded and walked towards me. "I am coming with you." He said. I bit my lip. "Larten…" I trailed off. He stared at me. "Last time I let you out of my sight, you disappeared into a Demon Realm." He said. I nodded, accepting defeat.

"Vanessa, you can't go with that Demon!" Gabriel shouted angrily. I frowned. "I can, and I will. Gabriel, this has nothing to do with you." I looked at everyone around me. "This has nothing to do with any of you, I promise that I will be okay and will return soon. Larten, Magnus, and Judas will make sure of that." I said, looking at Charlotte, Jem, Tessa, Henry, Gabriel and Darren. Tessa frowned.

"But he's a demon, Annabeth. You can't trust him." She said quietly. Judas glared at Tessa. "My mother trusted him, so why shouldn't I?" I asked. They were silent. I looked to Jem. "I'll be back soon…" I told him, my gaze sliding towards the doors that Will left through.

We were on our way to where Magnus was currently staying when Larten started speaking. "Judas, how do you know Felicity?" Larten asked. "She tried to kill me." Judas smirked. Larten blinked. "What happened?" he asked, genuinely curious. "I got the best of her." Judas said. He paused before continuing. "I couldn't finish the kill, though. I realized it was because I thought she was beautiful. I took my human form and took her back to the Institute where she lived and watched her. She soon noticed, of course, and we began talking and I told her who I was." He said.

"What happened then?" I asked Judas, looking up into his dark pink eyes. He looked at the ring in his hand and smiled. "She didn't care anymore, she realized I was different than other Demons and she asked to learn my language, and so I taught it to her."

Judas stopped his story for we had gotten to Magnus' doorstep. I looked at Judas. "How long has it been since you've seen him?" I asked. He frowned. "I regret to say that I've never met him." I glared at him. "Magnus Bane, correct?" he asked. I nodded and Larten knocked on the door.

Magnus seemed surprised when he answered. Judas raised a brow when he realized that Magnus was wearing the house coat of another man. "Annabeth, darling, I wasn't expecting you." He blinked. "Did you say Annabeth?" a voice called. I smiled as Woolsey Scott came to the door. I smiled. "Hell, Woolsey." I smiled. He grinned. "Hello, love. Come to take up my offer?" he winked. Judas frowned. "What offer?" he asked. Magnus cleared his throat.

"Anyways, do come in." Magnus said, stepping away from the doorway. I walked in, followed by Judas and Larten and we took off our coats. "I see Camille left her footman." I said warily as I saw Archer glaring at us all. Magnus nodded. "Yes, he seems to have been instructed to stay here." He said, annoyed. I giggled and followed Magnus down the hall towards the parlor. I smiled.

"I absolutely love the new décor, love." I told Magnus as I looked around the Africa themed room. He smiled. "Thank you; I was getting bored of the French Aristocracy feel." He said as he leaned against the fireplace. I took a place on the sofa, Larten sitting on my left. Judas went and leaned against the window next to it.

"Brandy?" Woolsey offered as he walked towards the desk. I nodded. "Yes, please." Judas looked at me. "You are not having brandy, that is not a drink for a lady." I glared at Judas. "That's not your decision to make." I snapped. Magnus turned to Larten. "Larten, would you like some blood? Camille has some lovely vintage in the kitchen." He offered. Larten shook his head. "I would prefer not drinking in front of Annabeth." Larten said. I smiled slightly at this. Magnus smiled. "Good man." Magnus turned to me.

"Who's your sulky friend, Anna?" Magnus asked as Woolsey gave me my small glass of Brandy. I took a sip before answering. "Magnus, this is the Greater Demon Judas. Judas, this is Magnus Bane." I said. Magnus' eyes widened as he stared at Judas. I took a deep breath and told him the truth.

"Magnus…this is our father."