Chapter 3: Secrets
Alec's kidnapper sat in the corner of the room in a rather uncomfortable wooden chair, watching Alec sleep. "What a foolish boy to think that I wouldn't drug him to stop him from talking. Ha it's much more peaceful now apart from his awful snoring. He is completely clueless as to who I am, such a foolish boy!" The kidnapper thought. They were being really careful to disguise their voice when they were talking to Alec so he wouldn't know who they were, as they had met before; he would instantly know if he heard them. The kidnapper did this by using an enchanted mask that made their voice sound more robotic.
The kidnapper was overwhelmed with joy that they had managed to pull this off, because they hadn't had much practice at this sort of thing. Alec's words kept going around in their head "But I have nothing" did he not realise that he had everything? Perhaps he isn't happy with what he's got. The kidnapper wished that they had a family that loved them but everything that they had once loved was gone now and this might be what made them so cold hearted but nobody knows.
The kidnapper realised the automaton was standing next to them and they wanted some quiet time but also wanted to keep an eye on Alec, "Leave now, your job is done." They ordered. The automaton just nodded and then walked out with their usual loud metal footsteps. When the kidnapper and Alec were alone in the room the kidnapper strode over to where Alec was unconscious and let themself look at him, I mean really look at him. They found he was, in his own way, handsome but in some ways rather unattractive. Then the kidnapper looked at Alec's fingers and saw his engagement ring, it was gold with a high shine and engraved in the metal was what looked like flames, blue flames or could it be sparks.
Then the kidnapper came across Alec's parabatai rune on his chest, near his heart. "Hmm what a strange looking rune, I wonder how the shadow hunters remember what rune means what? Hmm maybe they aren't as stupid as I thought!"
Suddenly Alec moved and made a noise against his gag, but his eyes were still closed. The kidnapper used this time to quickly move back to the chair in the shadows. The kidnapper got to the chair just in time to see Alec open his wide blue eyes and look around the room in a kind of daze.