Jonathan's POV

He wiped the blood from his blade by swiping it against his darkened trousers before he placed his seraph blade back in its place, averting his gaze upon his sister and proceeded to step over the bodies in order to stand in front of her. "Are you alright?" He inquired before his fingers gently caressed her face.

Clary allowed him to fuss over her, knowing that he was looking for any other injuries that she may have received. "I'm fine. Just have a split lip and maybe some bruises. I've had worse in the past."

Jonathan clenched his jaw as he took notice of all of her so-called minor injuries. He had been so content a few moments ago when his next plan had been successful, but what he didn't expect to find was his sister being mistreated. "Tell me who ordered you to be sent here. I will gladly kill them and anyone else who had something to do with this." He said in a venomous tone.

Clary shivered in response to the warmth of his hand against her sore cheek, allowing herself to lean into his touch for a moment before she looked up at him in alarm as something just occurred to her. "You have to leave! They will have sent someone to make sure that I arrived here without a problem, and they will kill you if they see you!" She raised her hands up and gave his chest a soft push, having to try not to wince when she felt the handcuffs tear at her skin in response to her sudden movement.

Jonathan had stumbled back a step since he wasn't prepared for her sudden assault, but that was forgotten when he barley noticed that she was wearing handcuffs. A low growl emitted from deep within his chest when he noticed how the skin of her wrists were reddened from how tight they had been placed on. This angered him furthermore until he heard what she had voiced to him, causing the corner of his mouth to raise in a subtle smirk. "Instead of worrying about your own wellbeing, you are always concerned about your big brother. How sweet."

Clary rolled her eyes as she ignored his words along with trying to not pay attention to the dull throbbing sensation from her wrists as she gave his chest another nudge. "I'm being serious! You need to get out of here."

Jonathan took hold of her hands as gently as he could as to not hurt her furthermore whilst holding her gaze. "I will release you of your restraints if you say that you'll willingly come with me. Now you see how they treat you just based on whose blood runs through your veins. You have to decide quickly though." His last words came out with a lilt of desperation as his heightened hearing alerted him of multiple footsteps coming in their direction.

Clary bit the inside of her lip as she held his gaze whilst trying to make up her mind. If she left with him right now she would be known as a traitor and would be stripped of her marks or have something far worse happen to her if she was later caught. And to top it off she would be taken from everyone else that she cared about. What would happen to them? This was too hard of a decision to make with such short notice, and before she could even muster up a reply she felt Jonathan remove his hold on her hands.

"Sorry, Clarissa. Time is up. The cavalry has arrived. I will see you very soon, and I want you to prepare yourself." Jonathan leaned down to place a kiss against her forehead before he stepped back from her and vanished from her sight, leaving a stunned Clary in the middle of his most recent moment of bloodshed.

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Jace's POV

Time seemed to have gone by so quickly. One minute he was gathering his siblings in the weapons room whilst briefly enlightening them about the recent events that happened with Clary then all of the sudden Maryse had showed up in the doorway looking pale and rather distraught.

His blood had run cold when she had told them that there had been a distress call from Silent City. His only worry was of Clary.

He then had followed his siblings and their mother out of the room whilst trying to keep himself calm as they went on to make their way to Silent City.

But he wasn't prepared for what was waiting for them. He saw Clary in front of two dead bodies, making him stumble a step in his stunned state before he brushed past everyone that was in his way, ignoring the pleas from his family as he ran to get to Clary.

His golden hues took notice of her bruised cheek along with blood that had been lightly splattered against her face, and before she could react to his presence he had already pulled her against his chest, wrapping his arms around her as he rested his cheek against the top of her head. "Are you alright? What happened?"

Clary had still been in shock due to what had just happened, but once she saw Jace it was as if everything around them seemed to fade away, leaving just the both of them together in that moment. She closed her eyes as she inhaled his familiar scent as he held her tightly against himself. And even in the current state she was in she found herself smiling as he asked if she was alright. "Yes, I am. Especially that you're here now."

He reluctantly released her from his hold, and instead held her arms gently as he met her steady gaze, trying to speak in a gentle tone even though he was angered that she was covered in bruises and cuts. "Who did this to you? Was it them?" He inclined his head towards the two men who were lying on the ground beside them.

"One of them hit me after I voiced my opinions about them very loudly, but I wasn't worried… Not until Jonathan showed up. He's the one who took care of them." She voiced in a low murmur before she noticed movement from behind him, making her step out of his reach. She shook her head when Jace reached out for her again. "You should step away. I don't want them to punish you for no reason."

His outstretched arm fell back at his side as a look of hurt flashed across his face from her rejection to his touch, but he recovered quickly as he heard Maryse call out to him. He turned around to face her as he was still processing the fact that Jonathan had been so close, but he had failed to arrive here on time to face him, and it wasn't until a moment later that it dawned on him that Jonathan had left Clary to be faced with the repercussions of his actions that left Jace thinking back to what the Inquisitor had said earlier. Could Clary in fact be working with Jonathan and only was sent to spy on his family? No. He couldn't think that. The fact of the Inquisitor making him question Clary's motives made him clench his hands into fists as he turned his attention onto her. "You sent her off with these disloyal men, knowing that they would mistreat her for you. Isn't that right?"

The Inquisitor narrowed her eyes at Jace as she moved to stand a few feet away from him. "Are you implying that I sent Clarissa off with the knowledge of knowing that they would lay a hand on her, which resulted with her killing them?"

Jace flashed her a look of bewilderment before using his hand to motion towards the dead bodies before pointing towards Clary's bound wrists. "Oh, yes. That's exactly what I'm insinuating. Because it is so logical that she managed to kill them without the use of her hands." He voiced sarcastically.

Clary's eyes widened ever so slightly as she listened to both Jace and the Inquisitor argue back and forth before she stepped into view, making sure to show that her hands were still bound for further emphasis to what Jace had stated. "It's impossible for me to have killed them since I can't even move my hands at all without the cuffs breaking into my skin. And not to mention the obvious, but it's clear that they were killed by a seraph blade. All of my belongings are back at the institute, so how would I have killed them?"

Maryse moved to the Inquisitor's side as soon as she saw such a look of hatred crossing over her features as she glared daggers at her son and Clary. "They do have a point. There was no way that she could have killed them."

The Inquisitor looked over her shoulder to glare at Maryse. "You are still defending her! How do you know that someone that is allied with her and her brother didn't help her then made sure to vanish before we arrived?" She held up a hand to silence everyone. "Enough! Maryse, you will come with me along with the Morgenstern child to check on the Silent Brothers whilst your children stand guard here until the others arrive."

Jace watched as Clary was put in front of the Inquisitor with a blade pointed just between her shoulder blades, making him grit his teeth as he was trying his hardest to not react to that mere sight. He instead waited until Clary, Maryse, and the Inquisitor were out of sight before he turned to face his siblings. "Stay here. I've had enough of the Inquisitor's shit. I'll be damned if she allows anything to happen to Clary or Maryse."

Isabelle nodded her head as she toyed with her whip, feeling just as irritated by the Inquisitor's rash behavior. "I will call out to you if anything should happen. Just be careful."

Alec looked over at his sister in shock. "Are you insane!? We aren't going to let him go down there alone!"

Jace and Isabelle both rolled their eyes before Jace decided to be the one to state the obvious. "We all can't go down there. Someone needs to keep watch here in case Jonathan comes back."

"What!?"

"He was here? When?"

Jace withheld a sigh since they were taking up some of his precious time. "Yes, he was here. He's the one who killed those men. They harmed Clary. I will explain later. Just stay here." He turned on his heel without waiting for their replies, removing both his seraph blade and his witchlight.

His fingers curled around the stone, making him blink multiple times in order to allow his vision to adjust as he walked down the steps that led to the lower levels of Silent City.

Clary's POV

"Is it really necessary to keep that against my back? It's too dark down here and if you happen to trip... Then that's the end of me." Clary noted in an irritable manner as she tried to make her way through the darkened corridor.

Inquisitor Herondale refrained from sighing as she kept hold of her seraph blade, making sure to place the tip of it at the center of Clary's shoulder blades. "If that were to happen, I don't think it would be considered much a loss. Now be quiet."

Maryse nearly gasped as she heard what the Inquisitor had said as she made sure she was close enough to them both in case she needed to defend Clary. "She didn't mean that." She murmured to Clary.

Clary was going to voice a sarcastic remark when all of the sudden she noticed a figure against the ground. "Someone shine some light. I think there's something or someone on the floor up ahead." She murmured lowly as she tried to keep her senses on high alert in case there were any possible threats lurking around. She wouldn't put it past Jonathan to have left some of his men down here.

Maryse brushed past Clary, holding her witchlight in front of her and nearly dropped the stone when she saw the bodies of the Silent Brothers lying on the floor. "By the angel!"

"Go stand against the wall and don't you dare think about making a run for it." The Inquisitor told Clary before she went to see what Maryse was looking at. Her jaw nearly dropped open as she saw the Silent Brothers lying on the ground with their mouths open wide whilst it seemed as if they all shared the same looks of horror. But that didn't make any sense to her.

Clary was about to follow the orders she was given until she heard a rustling movement from behind her, making her turn around to face the current threat. "Someone please remove these restraints. Something is coming!" She voiced in a distressed manner.

Maryse removed her seraph blade, calling out its name as she quickly moved to stand in front of Clary whilst getting into a fighting stance. She waited anxiously for their threat to make their appearance, but what she wasn't expecting was to see that it was her son. "Jace! Why are you down here? Didn't I tell you to stay put with your siblings?" She shook her head with disapproval whilst she placed her seraph blade back in its place.

The Inquisitor elicited a sigh as she moved to grab hold of Clary's arm in a rough manner. "Maryse, I've had enough with these children not showing the proper respect to their elders nor obeying orders. I will take Clarissa into my care whilst you gather your children and whatever you may need in order to come back and stay in Idris for the time being. It will be the only safe place for our kind after the wards have been strengthened."

Maryse knew not to argue with the Inquisitor, but the look she received from Jace made her think otherwise. "I will take my children back to the institute to gather our belongings, but I will also be taking Clarissa with me. It isn't right that you have treated her like a prisoner. If this gets out that you have allowed her to come to harm there will be consequences. We do not treat our kind this way." Maryse closed the gap between herself and the Inquisitor in order to remove Clary out of her hold and then proceeded to hold her hand out. "Give me the key."

The Inquisitor was beyond angered that Maryse had spoken to her in such a way, but she knew that if the Clave or Council heard of how Clary had been treated that there would indeed be repercussions. That knowledge alone had her gritting her teeth as she removed the key from her pocket and handed it over to Maryse. "If she decides to betray us under your watch, the burden will fall on your shoulders alone." She brushed past the three of them, not bothering to listen to what they had to say as she set off to see if the rest of their cavalry had arrived.

Maryse made sure to gently remove the handcuffs from Clary's wrists, grimacing slightly as she saw how bruised her skin was. "Do you want an iratze now or when we arrive back home?"

Clary bristled ever so slightly when Maryse referred to the institute as her home. It hadn't occurred to her that the institute had become her new home, and that she had grown so used to having Maryse and her children around her. She cleared her throat before she spoke in a low tone. "I can wait until we arrive at the institute. Thank you for your concern."

Jace waited until Maryse stepped aside to allow him to pull Clary against his side, keeping her close to him as he led them to where Alec and Isabelle were waiting for their arrival.

~~

It didn't take long for Clary, Jace, and his family to arrive back at the institute. And they each immediately went on to go their separate ways to pack their things, and to her amusement, Jace had stayed with her to help her pack before he all but begged her to allow him to give her an iratze.

She had found it rather cute that he was so worried about her wellbeing. It was one of the many things she loved about him. And if she had to be truthful to herself it was the main reason she couldn't agree to aide Jonathan with his plans. She loved Jace. He was one of the few that she loved that wasn't bound to her by blood. This was a relatively new feeling to her since she had left Idris to live here.

She was suddenly pulled out of her thoughts when she noticed a hand waving in front of her face, making her blush furiously as she saw Jace smirking at her. "I'm sorry. I must have zoned out."

Jace chuckled before he spoke in an amused manner. "It's alright. I wasn't saying anything too important."

Clary was trying to hide her face from him as she waited for her face to return to its normal shade, but her curiosity was getting the best of her, making her peer over at him. "Can you kindly repeat what you were trying to tell me?"

"I was asking if you wanted to lay down to rest for a bit while I go pack my own things." He voiced in a gentle tone as he felt a rush of relief fill him when he noticed that her wounds were starting to fade almost completely.

The thought of taking a nap was too tempting, but she knew that if she laid on her bed that she wouldn't be able to get back up, so instead she shook her head. "No, I don't want to rest right now. You go on and pack your things. I want to wash up and change out of my clothes."

Jace nodded his head as he placed a gentle kiss upon her lips before flashing her a sly grin. "Try not to miss me too much."

Clary couldn't fight back a laugh as she rolled her eyes in a playful manner in response to how cheeky he was being before waving him off so she could shut her bedroom door behind him.

Within no time she had cleaned herself up and changed into a similar outfit as she had on earlier before she grabbed the bag she had packed and headed out of her bedroom where she went on to meet up with everyone else.

~~

In the end it was settled that Clary was going to be confined to the Lightwood's manor until she would leave to meet with the Council. She was never more grateful for Maryse than she was right now. It had been the very first time that she had stood up for her, and showed the softer side of herself that Clary had never seen before until today.

But of course that moment was over with when Maryse had not too kindly told Clary and Jace that they were to not sleep in the same room or be alone together without someone with them.

Jace's reaction had nearly made Clary burst out laughing because she had never seen him so embarrassed before. She was going to tease him unmercifully over that moment when she had the chance to. That silly thought had brought a smile upon her face whilst she had been in the process of unpacking her belongings, just as she heard someone knock on the door. She left her bag open as she crossed the room to open the door, arching a brow when she saw it was Jace. "Aren't you worried that Maryse will scold you for being in my room so late in the evening?" She retorted in a playful manner

Jace shook his head as he tried not to laugh in response to her comment as he strode into the room to close the distance between them. "You're never going to let me forget about that."

Clary grinned as she wrapped her arms around his neck. "Nope. It was too funny."

He placed his hands at her waist, smiling down at her. "You're laughing now, but just wait until something hilarious happens to you. I will make sure to tease you like crazy."

Her verdant hues had a mischievous glint to them in response to his words. "Is that a threat?"

"Maybe. What are you going to do about it?" He replied in a husky tone as he pulled her closer against himself.

"Oh, I can think of a few things to do to you." She murmured to him before she threaded her fingers in his hair, tugging him down towards her to brush her lips against his.

Jace nearly groaned in response to her sudden action, returning her passionate kiss whilst his fingers found their way under her shirt to caress the skin of her waist.

A shiver of pleasure ran down her spine when she felt the warmth of his hands against her skin, making her teasingly nip his lower lip as she felt herself responding to his touch a little too eagerly when she had all but climbed him in order to get herself as close to him as possible.

Jace choked back a groan when she bit his lip rather harshly, making him break the kiss before he rested his forehead against hers. "We should stop." He was inwardly cursing himself since he wanted nothing more than to shut her door and bolt it in order to have his way with her.

Clary pouted when he broke their kiss, removing her arms from his neck to tilt his face up to meet her gaze. "I can take us somewhere if you still want to continue this?" She was all but begging him at this point since it felt like ages since she had been intimate with anyone. There were so many close calls for them in the past to make the next move in their relationship, but Jace was too much of a gentleman and wanted to take things slow. That was of course sweet and all, but she felt like she was going to go insane if she didn't relieve a particular ache that was currently making her clench her thighs together.

Jace closed his eyes as he tried to calm himself down enough to think over what she was suggesting, knowing that they would be in serious trouble if they got caught, but the way she had been looking at him just a moment ago was enough for him to cave. He opened his eyes, smirking in a sly manner when he saw that she already knew that he had made up his mind. "We will sneak off once everyone is in bed. I'll come and get you soon." He placed a kiss against her cheek before he left the room to allow her to finish unpacking and give him time to check in on everyone to see if they were already starting to prepare for bed.

Clary waited until Jace was out of view before she released the breath she was holding. It was finally going to happen. She all but squealed as she went on to ready herself.

~~

"Are you sure that it's safe to be here?" Jace inquired to her as he glanced over in her direction.

Clary gave his hand a gentle squeeze as she stifled the urge to laugh in response to him asking her that question once again. "Yes, I'm sure. No one is going to bother us here." She pulled him along with her as they made their way up the stairs towards her bedroom. It surprisingly wasn't weird for her to be back at her old home like she had imagined it would have been. Instead she felt at peace here. Even though there were far more unpleasant memories than good ones.

She shook those thoughts aside as she pushed open the door, letting go of Jace's hand to allow him to walk fully into the room before she both shut and locked the door behind them. "Alone at last."

A hint of a smile tugged at the corner of Jace's mouth as he reached out to bring Clary into an embrace. "Are you sure you still want to go through with this?"

"I swear if you don't take me right now I will have no choice but to—" She never got to finish her threat because suddenly his lips crashed down onto hers in a fervid manner before she yelped in surprise when he had given her ass a squeeze before he lifted her up, making her wrap her legs around his waist as he walked them over towards the bed.

Jace gently laid her against the mattress before he nearly groaned when she suddenly bit down onto his lip, making him glide his tongue along her lower lip afterwards to beg for entrance whilst his hands clenched the hem of her shirt, pausing to wait for her answer.

"Just take it off already." Clary murmured in desperation as she felt there were far too many pieces of clothing between them. She then almost yelped in surprise again when he had ripped her shirt open and disposed of it. That mere action had caused her to squirm beneath him before her lips sought for his once again as she teasingly ground herself against him, shivering with delight when she heard him hiss before she parted her lips to allow his tongue to invade the confines of her mouth.

Jace returned her passionate kiss all too eagerly as his fingers caressed the now exposed flesh of her torso before he reached down to unbutton and unzip her jeans. When he felt her tense just a tad bit he broke their kiss to trail kisses down along her jaw until reaching her neck where he left delicate kisses before he playfully bit down onto her flesh, loving the noises she was releasing because of his actions. His tongue lapped at the area of skin that he bit with a little too much force as he went back to slowly removing her jeans, fighting back the urge to smirk when she eagerly lifted her hips to help him out as well as to kick off her boots. Once she was only in her undergarments he leaned back to admire her. "You look so beautiful."

Clary was all but panting by this point, and every single touch she received from him was like nothing she had ever experienced before with anyone else. She knew that she would most likely have marks against her skin where she felt him nipping and sucking at, but she would proudly wear them because those marks showed who she belonged to. It wasn't until he pulled back from her and she felt his blazing gaze upon her did she feel a flush creep over her cheeks since it dawned on her that she was so exposed in front of him. But upon hearing his sweet words she felt herself blush furthermore, making her try and hide her face.

"Hey. Don't you dare hide from me. There's nothing to be embarrassed about. Everything about you is so perfect." He leaned down to place a kiss against her cheek before pulling back to peer down at her with a smile. "I love it when you blush. It's rather adorable… But if you tell anyone that I said that I will deny it." He spoke his last words jokingly. He didn't care what anyone would think about how soft he was around her.

Clary returned his smile with one of her own as she reached out to caress his cheek, feeling that her shy stage had passed since he had put her at ease. This man was beyond perfect. With that thought in mind she leaned up to place a kiss against his lips before she reached down to pull at the hem of his shirt. "This needs to go. Like now."

Jace chuckled as he happily obliged by her request by standing up to remove both his shirt and jeans. It wasn't until he had kicked aside his clothing did he notice that she was gawking at him. "You are drooling."

Clary had been so caught up with looking over his muscular form that she didn't notice that she was basically full on staring at him until he called her out on it, making her scoff. "Ladies do not drool. Now get your hot piece of ass over here."

A smirk played at his lips as he went back to hovering from above her. "So, you finally admit that I'm hot."

Clary playfully swatted his arm, glaring up at him in the process. "Oh, shush. You are well aware of your looks."

Jace started to place kisses along her neck as he reached behind her to unclasp her bra. "Of course I'm aware of that fact." He whispered huskily as he had successfully removed her bra and tossed it behind him.

Clary felt it was too unfair that she was already more exposed than him so she brazenly reached down to trail her fingers along the skin that rested just beneath the waistband of his boxers before she teasingly palmed him through the thin fabric, biting down on her lip when she heard him gasp.

Jace hadn't anticipated her next actions that caused him to emit a noise of content before he helped her push his boxers down. "Someone is eager." He whispered to her in a breathless manner before he hooked his fingers into the waistband of her panties, pulling it off in one fluid motion.

Her breathing hitched up when she felt him remove her panties and had to stifle a moan when she felt his fingers brush against her most sensitive area, making her curse under her breath as she squirmed against the bed. "Jace… Please…"

He pressed his lips down against hers in response to her pleas whilst he took hold of his length in his hand, teasingly trailing the tip of it in between her folds. He held back a groan when he felt how ready she was for him and just as he had positioned himself at her entrance he stiffened as a thought occurred to him. "Shit."

Clary had been biting down on her lip so harshly as he had been teasing her so badly. And just as she felt the tip of his cock press against her entrance in a dewy kiss she felt him pause, which almost made her cry out in frustration before she realized what he had said. "Now what's wrong?"

"You don't happen to have a condom lying around?" He was beyond annoyed with himself that in his rush he had forgotten the most important thing.

Clary felt that he was about to move away from her, making her grit her teeth as she tightened her legs around his waist. "Don't you dare think about leaving me like this. I'm more than protected. Now start moving. Please." And with that being said she pulled him down onto her and stopped whatever protest he was about to do when their mouths found one another's.

Jace didn't find it in himself to even fight with her when she had been so demanding. It had made him even more aroused. And just as he felt their lips collide he slowly forced himself into her, pausing when he heard her gasp.

Clary hadn't been able to see just what he had been packing earlier, but she sure found out in that moment. As soon as she had adjusted to his size she wiggled her hips for him to know to continue on.

Jace buried his face against her neck as he slowly pulled out of her almost completely then proceeded to slowly push his way back within her, making sure to fill her to the very brim as he continued that action. He didn't know how long he would be able to last since she was clamping down on him almost painfully with how tight she was.

A chorus of soft moans emitted from her lips as she clung onto his back as she tried to match his movements with her own. It wasn't until he had shifted that she suddenly found herself whimpering as her fingers dug into his back in response to him hitting her sweet spot.

Jace groaned lowly in response to her nails slightly dragging down his back when he had successfully found the spot that had drove her wild. Encouraged by that response he began to speed up his movements as one hand gripped her waist to keep her in place before he bit down at the pulse of her neck.

Clary moaned his name when she felt his teeth bite at her pulse as his thrusts became a little faster and harder, making her cling onto him even tighter as she felt her walls begin to spasm around him.

He shivered in response to hearing his name spill from her lips as he felt her walls contracting around him, knowing she was so close as he was too. He brought his lips back onto hers and murmured her name in between kisses before he released his hold on her waist in order to reach in between them to teasingly rub her clit.

Clary whimpered once more in response to his fingers working her in unison with his thrusts, making her clumsily break their kiss as she threw her head back against the bed, digging her nails into his back as she felt herself finally reach her climax, screaming his name out as she rode out the rest of her high.

Jace watched as a look of ecstasy flashed across her features as she cried out as she reached her climax, making him follow suit with a low groan as he continued to work his way in and out of her whilst gradually slowing his motions to a halt. He carefully pulled out of her before he laid down beside her, gently pulling her against his side as he cradled her whilst her body trembled with aftershocks from her climax. He placed a kiss against the top of her head when he felt her press her body more comfortably against him.

Clary was attempting to calm her breathing as she basked in the warmth coming from Jace's body and before she knew what she was about to say it was already too late. "I love you." She said in a mere whisper.

Jace stilled for a brief moment when he tried to relay what she had just said, thinking he had heard her wrong. He reached down to tilt her face up, his golden hues skimming along her face as she met his gaze. "W-what did you just say?" He stammered out.

Clary bit down on her lip as she hesitated on repeating herself before she mustered up the courage to repeat herself more loudly. "I said that I love you." She tensed in his hold as she waited for his reply, and within a passing moment she was rewarded with a look of admiration upon his features.

"I love you too, Clary. More than I've ever loved anyone before." He replied in an amorous tone.

A jubilant smile played at her lips as she spared him a glance for another moment before she hid her face against his chest just as his arm wrapped around her to keep her against him. She was going to tell him something, but she was stopped by a yawn which made him laugh.

"Let's get some sleep. I'll make sure to wake us in a little while so we can go back to the others." He said to her in a gentle tone before he reached out to grab the comforter to wrap around them.

Clary soon found herself getting sleepy from the rather exhausting days she had so recently. She was the most content that she had ever been in so long. And it was because of him. It should have terrified her that she admitted to loving him, but in this sweet moment with him, she couldn't find herself regretting a thing. She didn't know if this could be their last moment together with just the both of them, so she would take advantage. "Goodnight, Jace."

"Goodnight, Clary." He whispered in her ear before they both fell into a peaceful sleep.

Here is the update I promised. I hope it didn't disappoint, and I apologize for any errors. It's rather late here, but I tried to read through and edit as much as I could.