Hey guys! Sorry for the late update! Here's another chapter for you guys!
Ches
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Chapter 4
I was sitting on the steps to the Hall, sulking in despair. I should have saved Max. I knew he was going to die and I did nothing to stop Sebastian. I mentally slapped myself and a tear escaped my closed eyes. I curled my arms around my knees and brought them up to my chest. I buried my head in my knees and a sob escaped my lips. "I shouldn't have come back here…" I said finally.
Two things I regretted doing. Firstly, I regretted not doing anything to stop Sebastian, secondly, coming back to this world. Another sob came out and I curled up tighter. I sighed and looked up when I felt something touch my shoulder. "Hey," came the voice. I saw a pale face meet mine. It was Simon. "Hey, I heard Alec, Clary and Jace broke you out along with some other guy." I greeted the Daylighter. He smiled and reached up to rub his neck. "Yeah, he was Hodge. Apparently, he told us where the Mirror is when Sebastian happened to be eavesdropping. It's Lake Lynn. Valentine is bound to be heading there but we will have to find help if we are going into war with him." Simon said seriously. I pretended to seen shocked but in the end completely failed. Simon just shrugged and rested his hand on my shoulder. "It's not your fault." He tried to comfort me. "Yes it is. I could have stopped Sebastian. I suspected him already." I moaned.
"I'll give you a moment." Simon decided, getting up and heading into the Hall.
I huddled in a ball and looked ahead sadly. Suddenly, I saw someone approaching. It was Alec. He was dressed in a white button-down top and some white dress pants since white was the Shadowhunters' mourning colour. He gave me a wry smile and sat beside me. "Hi." I offered, looking at him, my eyes still gleaming with tears. "Hey, why are you crying?" he asked tipping my chin upwards to face him. I sighed and rubbed my eyes clean of the mascara tears. "It was my fault that Max died. I'll never forgive myself. I already was suspicious of Sebastian. I did some research and found that he was younger than the Sebastian we know. I could have caught him." I sighed, another tear streamed down my cheek.
This time, it did not go far when Alec's hand cupped my cheek and his thumb brushed it away. He then moved his hand to cover mine. "It's not your fault so stop blaming yourself. Besides, Izzy and Jace know it's not your fault. He would have killed me too and it would not have been your fault, okay." Alec said, wrapping his hand around my shoulders as I buried my face in his shoulder. "I know you're upset about Max. I swear if I get my hands on Sebastian, I'll rip his throat out." I said. Alec chuckled. He pulled away to look me in the eye. "Hey, we better get in, if we want to find out how to stop Valentine." Alec smiled sadly as he pulled me onto my feet and offered me his hand. I inter-laced my fingers with his and we walked inside. I felt slightly better, the warmth radiating off of him was soothing. He squeezed my hand comfortingly as we entered the building. This was going to be fun…
Sorry for this really short chapter also sorry for not updating sooner! I was out of the country and I did not bring my laptop!
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