Chapter 5- Haunting.

3 months later…

I felt safer there was no longer a weight on my shoulders. That weight had been lifted after I told Jace the truth about my being so secretive and distant. The nightmares had reseeded with time and I no longer had the purplish bruises under my eyes anymore. I was no longer sallow and bleached white my face was a nice ivory again my hair longer and curling wildly a flaming red, the color of poppies.

Just when I thought that Sebastian had given up on haunting me in my dreams it happened… again.

"You know you can't escape me little sister"

"Why are you doing this?" I said fists clenched at my sides. I was so over this. I was so ready to end him.

"You already know why" he smiled.

"Is it Jace? IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT??" I yelled acidic and rage carousing through my body.

"Maybe" he touched my cheek and traced the line of my jaw. I quickly slapped his hand away. "Don't touch me you freak!!" I said with as much venom as I could.

"Awe, little sis I was just kidding you're so cute when you're mad, but you know what I am going to do to your precious beloved Jace? Well I'll tell…" he smirked

"WHAT? WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO HIM?" I asked.

He moved and was out of my vision I twirled and he was suddenly behind me and had his hand tightly on my shoulders gripping hard. I tried to worm out of his grasp but it was useless. "What are you going to do to him?" I pled.

"Ahh, not yet little sis, I'll tell you in time"

"UGH! I HATE YOU, LET ME GO!!!" I screamed.

"I have become very powerful little sis, I'd watch your back if I were you… and don't worry your Jace is safe… for now. As for you? I don't know maybe I'll spare you. But I have come across a very, very powerful resource one you do not yet know about and you'll have to wait and see just how powerful I am.

I awoke and grasped the sheets and was sweating a cold sweat. My hair was stuck to my neck.

"What's wrong?" Jace asked he had woken up beside me.

"S-Sebastian h-he's back…" I whimpered. "Jace, he's accumulated new power one we do not know about yet, and he's coming for the both of us" I whimpered again almost hyperventilating. "it's going to be okay" Jace said and wrapped his arms around me trying to calm me down I inhaled slowly in and out, in and out, and inhaled his scent the scent of comfort, of soap and him. Everything about him was familiar. "I'm scared Jace, I'm scared what he's going to do". "He won't lay a hand on you Clary, I'm going to make sure he doesn't and as for me don't worry I'll be fine. I'll protect you. I promise." His liquid golden eyed bored into mine and I pressed my lips to his with the need of assurance and desperation wishing that my love for him would just make everything better and ensure his safety. "Okay" I replied and smiled while hiding my worry and trying to choke back tears that were trying to escape from me like a fox trying to get out or a hunter's trap. And then Jace wrapped his arms around me and he held me like that for the rest of the night humming the lullaby that Maryse used to sing to Alec and Isabelle when they were children. And then I was submersed into a dreamless sleep.