Scarred for Life

Chapter 30

Lo siento! I am so so sorry guys! Schools completely kicking my butt right now! On the bright side, HS softballs over, my competitive season is almost over, and my online psychology class is over in a month! I really hope that this chapter makes up for me being a terrible person!

Magnus P.O.V

As soon as we had stepped out of the portal, I knew that we would be in for an interesting surprise. I could sense Michael's presence lurking behind an exceptionally large stack of crates, waiting for the right moment to pounce on the strangers intruding in his makeshift warehouse home.

When he tried to attack Jace, I stood back and enjoyed the show. It was quite amazing to watch father fight son. Especially when they didn't know that they were related. I stopped Isabelle when she stepped forward to break them apart. I silently communicated with her that Jace could handle this.

I almost laughed when Jace finally recognized his father. That astonished look on his face was absolutely priceless. "Dad?"

Michael realized what was happening about the same time Jace figured it out. "Jonathan?" The next few seconds were filled with an astonished silence. I'd lived enough that I knew Jace wouldn't so easily accept this man as his father. He was very much like his ancestor, Will. Both were stubborn, refusing to let anyone in very easily.

When Michael reached forward to hug his long-lost son, Jace jumped up and stood there, frozen. Michael got as well, a look of regret in his eyes. "Look son, I know that you may be upset and confused, but I can explain." With Jace's nod of approval, he continued.

"It started around 18 years ago. I had just married your mother, Celine, and we desperately wanted to start a family. Unfortunately, neither of us had come from wealthy Shadowhunter families and we didn't have any money to provide. I was asking some old friends of mine if they knew of any extra work, when I stumbled upon Valentine Morgenstern. Valentine was one of the most influential people in Idris. I thought that I had struck gold when I was able to get an interview with him."

He sighed, as if preparing for something potentially life changing. For all I knew, it was. "The interview started out good. He asked me about Celine, my Shadowhunter training, and my parents. When I told him that we wanted to start a family, it seemed to catch his attention. When the interview was over, he told me that I would be a perfect addition to his 'group'. He explained that this group was called the Circle, and their goal in life to keep the human race safe from demons. He offered me a bizarre amount of money to join in and keep my mouth shut. Being young and desperate, I agreed."

"It wasn't so bad at first. Meetings once a week, dinner parties once every 6 months. I just assumed that they were a group of dreamers. Celine and I quickly made friends with the people around us, especially Jocelyn and Valentine Morgenstern. When Celine and Jocelyn found out that they were pregnant at the same time, they were ecstatic. Everyone became closer when you and Clarissa were born, except Valentine. He confided in me that he had experimented on Clarissa when she was just a fetus. Valentine was convinced that the Clave wanted to kidnap you and use you for your power, so he devised a plan. He wanted me to give him you. He wanted to trade your life for Clarissa's, so I did what any father would do. I ran. But on the night we made our escape, Valentine stopped by for a visit. When he saw us running, he pulled out a dagger and threw it right into my beloved Celine's back. I so badly wanted to go save her, but Valentine was still pursuing us, and I had you to think about. So I ran again."

Michael now had tears streaming down his face, and Jace's face had softened considerably. "You were only around 2 when that happened. For six years we hid out at the London Institute. I taught you how to fight, so you would be prepared. I knew that it was only a matter of time until he found me, and I wanted you to be able to take care of yourself without me. It was only a month before your 9th birthday when they found us. There were fifty of them and we didn't stand a chance. We were knocked out and the next thing I know I chained to the floor in the middle of Wayland Manor. You were being held back by Valentine's men. Valentine wanted to torture Clary because she reminds him to much of Jocelyn, who left him. He told her that she had to kill or be killed."

A ghost of a smile appeared on Michael's lips. "Being the compassionate little thing she is, she tried to convince her father to let her make a Forget rune to wipe my memory of the Circle. It would've worked, but Valentine was out for blood. I thought that I'd had her convinced that she could kill me, when I saw her stealthily draw a rune on the hilt of the knife." By now everyone, including me, was leaning forward in anticipation. "When she stabbed me, the knife curved, missing my heart and anything else major. I was only paralyzed. In fact, my wound even healed itself. My body was dumped in Brocelind forest and after a couple hours, I was completely back to normal. I went to the Morgenstern Manor and made Clarissa swear on the Angel that she wouldn't tell you or anyone anything about saving my life. It would only put everyone in danger and I didn't want that."

Michael finished his explanation and I immediately looked towards Jace, eagerly awaiting his reaction. He dragged a hand down his face, preventing me from seeing if he was pissed, happy, sad, all of the above? When Jace finally spoke, his voice was emotionless and calculating. "So you're telling me that Clary told me she killed my dad, which caused me to sleep with a trashy waitress, and drive Clary back to her crazy-ass dad and her incest-loving brother, even though in reality, she saved your life and she's still the exact same girl I fell in love with?"

Michael blinked, clearly overwhelmed with new information on his son. "Well, I don't even know how to go about approaching that sentence, so I'm just going to say yes."

Jace nodded, jaw set. "Alright then, let's go."

Isabelle, who had been extremely silent up until now, decided to speak. "And where exactly do you think we need to go?"

"To Morgenstern Manor of course. I'm going to kill my girlfriend's family, find my girlfriend, make her my girlfriend again, then take my girlfriend home and ravish her." He ended his plan with a devilish little smirk and I knew, in that moment, that the real Jace Wayland was back, and he wasn't going anywhere.

I winked a glittery eye. "Sounds fun. Can I join in?"

So for the most part, it was another backstory. I don't really know if you guys like them but I think that this one helped you learn more about Jace's past. And, Jace has finally completely given Clary, which means more fluff in the future :)

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Thank you for putting up with me and my infrequent updates,

ByTheAngel99