Chapter 14

Jace pulled his phone out of his pocket, wondering if it was Isabelle and Simon since they were pretty much the only ones not here. His screen said Clary and he looked at the girl lounging on the couch. He knew instantly who was calling him, Jonathan. He picked up the phone not really thinking why.

"Hello." He tried not to spit it out so Clary wasn't alarmed.

"Go in the other room Jace, I wish to speak with you alone." Jace hesitated not wanting to do what he was being told, but wanted to find out what Jonathan wanted. He told the others it was important and he'd be right back. He walked into the room him and Clary had been the night before and shut the door.

"What do you want?" Jace said angrily, now that he was alone.

"I called to make a deal with you." Jonathan started, and then continued not waiting for Jace to reply.

"If you come back and be on my side I will leave Clary alone. I won't look for her, but neither can you." Jonathan simply like it wasn't a big deal.

"Why the hell would I do that?" Jace spit out.

"Because if you don't I will kill Isabelle and Simon, I can see them now. Then after that I will come and get Clary and I will make you watch as I destroy her over and over until all that's left is mine." Jonathan said back cockily.

"But if you come meet me right now I will leave Isabelle and Simon alone and I will leave Clary alone as well. I won't hurt you or kill you, but you can't leave me if you deiced to come nor can you kill me." Jonathan said it matter of factly. Jace ran a hand threw his hair and sighed.

"Why should I believe you that you'll leave everyone alone if I come, this could be some kind of trap and I refuse to fall for one again?" Jace retorted.

"We'll be signing a magical contract." Jonathan answered a little smugly.

"Met me in the park, same location in 15 minutes. Tell anyone and this will be all null and void and I'll kill your friends." Jonathan said and then hung up the phone. Jace cursed and pushed his phone back into his pocket, what should he do. He knew that Alec would keep an eye on Clary, and that Isabelle and Simon should be back soon. Jace snuck out of the room, he could see Alec on the phone but continued on his way out the door. He took the stairs two at a time and practically ran to the park. He would do anything to save Clary, even if it meant never being able to see her again. Jace wasn't coming unprepared; he still had a bunch of weapons on him from the battle the day before. He was prepared for this to all be a trick, he wasn't that stupid. But this was the easiest way to get close enough to Jonathan to kill him.

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Clary paced back and forth not sure what to do, she was utterly alone. Magnus was useless Clary tried to wake up the warlock but all he did was snore loudly and roll over. Clary also couldn't call anyone because he didn't have her phone, and she couldn't fine were Magnus put his. She paced back and forth again not sure what to do. She didn't even have shoes to put on to leave the building. Clary didn't like feeling so alone and scared, what happened to Jace why did he just leave without saying anything to her. She knew in her heart that something happened to him. Suddenly Clary could hear a phone ringing; she followed the sound back to Magnus's room. She listened once in the room and followed the noise to the closet, she opened the door and shuffled threw things until she found the trench coat that Magnus had worn the day before. Alec must have hung it up after he took if off the man, Clary plucked the phone out of an inside pocket and looked at the screen, it said Jace's name. Clary took the phone and power walked out of the room and into the living room before answering it.

"Jace were the hell are you?" Clary started hoping he was perfectly alright.

"He's with me now sister dear." Clary almost threw up, how was Jonathan doing this? Why couldn't he just leave her alone, Clary sunk to her knees on the wooden floor?

"I have your dear old Jace, I promise not to hurt him if you come and exchange yourself for him. I will let him go unharmed as long as you promise to never leave me. I'll magically erase his memories and anyone else's. We'll be together forever dear Clary and no one can stop us from ruling the world." Clary felt tears slid down her face, this was ridiculous he really thought he could do something like that?

"If you don't agree Clary I will kill him right now, then I'll get Isabelle and Alec and Simon. Then I'll make sure you're watching while I kill your beloved mother." Jonathan said with venom in his voice. Clary still didn't know what to say

"Are you listening to me Clary?" Jonathan demanded and suddenly she heard a huge scream in the background.

"What was that!?" Clary demanded.

"Oh that? That was Jace you still haven't agreed to the terms so I am letting some of the demons play strike the shadow hunter with the burning whip. I think they are having fun, I might have a go." Jonathan said gleefully and Clary could hear another scream and she bit back the vomit that wanted to spill out of her throat.

"Fine, leave him alone I'll do whatever you say just leave him alone okay." Clary finally said as she heard another scream pierce her ears, she couldn't listen to Jace's screams anymore it was killing her.

"Great I knew you would see reason, meet Patrick at the park were you first met him. You will sign my magical contract and then I'll let Jace go." Jonathan said and hung up the phone before she could even reply. Clary dropped the phone and kneeled on the ground for a few minutes before she could process everything that was happening, Jonathan was really going to get his way and have her forever wasn't he. Clary still didn't have any shoes, and Magnus's shoes were too big for her small ones. So she decided she was going to make a pit stop at the institute to get some better clothes and shoes, along with some weapons. Suddenly Clary was determined to fight for herself and Jace and not just give up. Clary found some of Magnus's slipper and threw them on so she wasn't walking around barefoot.

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"Well, Well, Well Jace." Jonathan said walking around the man tied up in the middle of the room. Jace had his arms above his head and his was barely able to keep his feet on the ground because it was tied so high. After Jonathan got off the phone Clary he killed the demons and was now taunting Jace.

"I'll have my Clary again, and as soon as I am done having my way with her in front of you I am going to make her watch me kill you." Jonathan smirked his evil little smirk, Jace wasn't biting he hadn't said a word after he met Jonathan at the park. He had signed the magical contract and then went off with Jonathan; stupid guy didn't even read the fine print. There was a loop hole that pretty much made the contract null and void so he was able to get his Clary and kill Jace.

"Why so quiet today Jace?" Jonathan said pulling out a knife, he might have promised Clary he wasn't going to hurt the other man but he never really kept his promises. Jace spit at the other man and Jonathan used his knife to slice a line down Jace stomach.

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Clary took a bus to the institute since Alec, Simon and Isabelle were fighting demons in the subway, it took a little longer but it didn't matter. Clary rushed up the elevator and to her room. She stripped off the borrowed sweats and threw on some clean underwear, a bra and some jeans and a long sleeved t-shirt. It felt really good to be in her own clothes again. She threw on her spare boots, thankful that she had a pair at the institute and not at her mothers. Clary started grabbing some weapons, she was seriously going to murder Jonathan, this was the end she wasn't going back she would rather die. Clary pulled her hair into a loose pony tail and charged back down the stairs, she was as ready as she was ever going to be. Clary walked to the park slowly, thinking of tactics and all the training she had from Jace and everyone else. She wasn't weak, she was a strong shadow hunter and she wasn't going to let anyone fuck with her boyfriend.

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Alec had just killed the last shadow hunter and he looked at the other two, Isabelle was a little dirty while Simon just looked ready to fight some more.

"Okay so we all know what to do now right?" Everyone nodded as they headed out of the subway stations and into the street.

"We all have weapons, and we have the magical tracking system Jace gave us, now we just need to quickly get Clary and they were going to take them by surprise." Alec gave a little smile.

"We finally have a one up on them."

AN: Sorry it's a day late, got a little distracted yesterday! Hope you don't hate me, or this chapter. Remember Jace isn't as stupid as Jonathan think's he is ;)