A/N- Second chapter of the day now! I know the last chapter was short, I'll try to make this one a little longer. Anyway hope you enjoy chapter 23! :)
Chapter 23
Clary POV
I had been in the same room for three days, Valentine occasionally coming in and slapping me, beating me, anything for the sarcastic and 'unkind' remarks I made. Like kidnapping your own daughter and starving and beating her wasn't unkind? I hadn't had any food or water in these three days, and nobody had found me yet. I was beginning to give up hope I would ever get away from Valentine, when I heard pebbles being chucked at my curtain less window. I jump, startled, and turn around to look out the window. Jace stood there, no one else, just Jace, throwing pebbles at the window. He seems me and stops, smiling with relief that he's found me. I look at him pleadingly and mouth: 'Help me.' To him. He nods in understanding, then starts to climb the tree outside my window. I had gotten skinner in the five to six days Valentine had me, and when I looked in the mirror my face was a sickly pale color and I had deep bags under my eyes. My hair was a fiery mess, and my shirt seemed bigger on me now than it was before. When Jace reaches the top, I unlock the window, struggling a little. May I remind you, I haven't eaten in three days, so my body was a little weak. Jace opens the window and quietly steps in, and once he does, folds me into his embrace. It was tight, and I wince, causing him to pull away and look at me in concern.
"What's wrong? Did he hurt you?" Jace asks me, anger setting in his facial features.
"I'm fine, Jace. Really." I reply.
"No. You're not fine. Clary, show me." I sigh, giving in. I lift up my shirt, showing a bruise along my stomach and a couple on my side. I turn around and show him scars on my back from him whipping my back. I then lift my shirt sleeve up and show him the scar on my shoulder from the knife.
"Clary, oh my gosh!" Jace whispers yells. "We need to get you out of here."
"Oh, she's not going anywhere." We both freeze at the ice cold voice of Valentine. Jace whips around, the anger evident in his eyes.
"So you're the person who kidnapped Clary and did this to her!?" He exclaims, going towards Valentine and punching him in the jaw, causing Valentine to fall to the ground. It gave us time, cause Jace runs back to me, grabs me and hops quickly out the window and shuts it behind him, helping me climb down the tree. Jace reaches the bottom, and while I'm climbing down, my foot slips and scrapes my whole right leg, and I fall. I wait for the impact of the ground, but instead land in Jace's arms, breathing heavily. Jace stares at me, his golden eyes were so beautiful.. But we had to go, or Valentine would catch up to us. Jace just carries me the rest of the way, and just as he's about to close the passengers side door a strong force pushes him to the right, knocking him down. Valentine hovers over me, a disgusted and devious grin on his face. He grabs my shoulders tight and rips me out of the car, slamming the door shut.
"Didn't think you'd get away that easy, huh, bitch?" He snarls. Apparently, Jace heard, and that was just one more thing that got him going. He races to his feet, grabbing Valentine and punching him square in the jaw, then he side kicks him in the stomach. I fall lightly to the ground, next to an unconscious Valentine, for he hit his head pretty hard when he fell. Jace pulls me gently into his arms and fits his lips to mine, but pulls away when we hear Valentine stir. He helps me in the passengers seat, then rushes to get in the drivers side, and stomps hard on the gas pedal, going towards home.