Clary's POV:
It has been three days since Jace's little outburst and I have avoided him like the plague. He tries to talk to me but I simply reply by nodding or turning around whenever I see him. Izzy is coming today and I hope that she will give me some relief. The thing about ignoring Jace was that I actually missed him.
Wow never thought I'd say that. Every morning I would wake up to an empty bed and I would go to sleep very early as to not have to consciously lie next to him. A knock on the door stole me out of my thoughts.
"Yes?" I questioned.
"Clary, Isabel is here." Maia's voice said. "She's currently speaking to Jace but will be with you soon." Before closing the door again.
Weird. Why was she speaking to Jace?
I went over to Jace's office door and waited, however I couldn't help but overhear some bits.
"Not fair on her…. deserves the truth…...put her in danger...cannot…. tell her for god's sake!" That last person was definitely Izzy. I couldn't take it anymore. I strode into the room.
"Tell me bloody what?" I yell
Jace and Izzy look at me shocked I'd never screamed in my whole life at anyone.
"Isabel." Jace said. "Leave us, Clary will meet you there soon." With one more look at me and a small smile she was out of the door.
"Jace what the hell is going on?" I ask. Why was everyone acting so weird around me. What did everyone else know.
"Clary I can't tell you" He said it softly but there was an edge to his tone. If this had been my position three months ago I would have bowed my head and walked away but not this time.
"Jace, tell me or I swear to the angel."
"Oh, what Clary what are you gonna do." He starts walking to me and by default I walk back. "You gonna ignore me? You can't do anything!"
Tears threatened to spill. What had I done to him. How had this come so suddenly? "Jace stop. You don't mean it. You don't mean it." I start chanting it over and over more for my benefit that his. I don't understand. What had I done? I tear slipped out and I looked up at Jace.
"Please Jace, please." I whisper quietly at him. He looks down at me and sighs.
"Clary Its for your own safety." He says gently putting a hand against my cheek.
"Jace, you can trust me. Please." I plead. I can feel him cracking under my pleading. He pulls his hand back and runs it through his hair and huffs.
"Fine. But if anyone finds out you know…. Well you saw what happened to the lightwoods." I nod my head, excitement and fear runs through my veins.
"You know all the stories about angels, Shadowhunter's, runes?" I nod my head. "They are all true, but your grandfather, Valentines father ordered that the angels were corrupt and with no angels we would have no demons. Which was of course our ultimate goal."
"He got many people on his side and the council which was corrupt at the time agreed that they would summon and lock up all the angels. They did. With the angels locked up normal, weak Shadowhunter's started to die. Your grandfather became a ruler and enforced the kingdom rule. Rumours say that he tried to pass his ideas to Valentine and he declined. Whereas others say that he thought Jonathan would be more fit and taught Jonathan his ways."
"There are very few Shadowhunters left. And only three females. The runes we have on our skin are real. They help us become silent, agile. All the stories are true."
I looked up at him with wide eyes. I looked at his arms where I could see his runes swirling and crossing over each other. He said our, us, we… He's a shadowhunter. Is he dangerous? Does that mean Jonathan is one? Wait so Alec is one? And Izzy must be one of the three females. That means tha-
"Clary are you ok?" Jace's gentle voice brings me back to earth.
"You're a shadowhunter." I mumble.
"Yes, I am" he says gently. "And so is Alec and Isabel and your brother."
"Who are the other two females Jace?" I question looking up at him.
"Emma Carstairs."
"And?"
"And you. Clary you are one of the last female shadowhunters left." I take a sharp intake of breath.
"Is that why you got mad?" I asked. He nodded.
Should I be scared of my brother?
Should I be scared of Alec and Izzy?
Should I be scared of Jace?
Should I be scared of what I- I'm cut of from my thoughts when Jace pulls me close to him.
His breath tickles my ear and he whispers. "We are still the same people Clary." I breath in as he kisses my neck. He trails them down. "I'm sorry." He sighs against my neck.
"Its ok." I breath out. He presses his lips against mine gently before pulling away and saying.
"I'll see you before you go to bed. Izzy will be waiting." I look up at him before turning away and shutting the door behind me gently.
A/n:
I'm so sorry I haven't updated I have been away for four weeks and I'm finally back. So, this changes things slightly from the original book and I know what I have changed though so it's all good. I recently just got Wattpad using the same username; Unicorns268. So, follow me on there as well.