The Other Lightwood. (Jace Herondale.)

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Clary, Jace, and Rosalie walked into Alec's office. Passing max on the way in.

"Any sign of Jonathan? " Alec asked.

"No. We tracked the box itself, but... it was a dead end." Jace said.

Alec looked behind him, as Max stood in the doorway.

That caused the three to turn and look.

He rolled his eyes and left.

Jace set the box down on the table.

"So Valentine sent Duncan to steal a pair of baby booties?" Alec asked.

"Someone did." Rosalie said.

"Someone who wanted to circumvent us from tracking Jonathan." Jace said.

"And now we have no leads on either of them. We'vegot nothing." Clary added.

"Actually, we have less than nothing." Alec said.

The three shared a look of confusion before Alec explained.

"There's something you should know." He paused, sighing.

"The Clave doesn't have the Soul Sword.  They never did."

"So the Clave has been lying this entire time?" Clary commented

"Wouldn't be the first time."Jace said.

"The Clave is trying to prevent an uprising. If the Downworld finds out that we don't have the Soul-Sword, there would be total chaos." Alec said.

"But  the swords been deactivated. It can't be used on Downworlders." Clary said.

"Not in the way Valentine used it before. But it's still a Mortal Instrument." Alec explained.

"If you combine it with the other two Mortal Instruments, the cup and the mirror, he could use it to raise the Angel Raziel." Jace told her.

"I thought that was just a legend." Clary said.

"Well, the legends are true." Rosalie said.

"The Angel will grant him one wish. Anything he wants." Alec said.

"The end of the Downworld as we know it." Clary said.

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Rosalie went into her room later that day to find Izzy sitting on her bed.

"Wanna tell me something?" She asked.

"What?"

She stood up and put the test stick in Rosalie's hand.

Rosalie froze for a second.

"Izzy... I..."

"Does Jace know?" She just asked.

Rosalie shook her head.

"No. I don't know how to tell him.  You and Clary are the only two who know."

"You need to tell him. Just tell him the two of you need to talk. He deserves to know."

Rosalie sighed slightly.

"I know."

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Rosalie spent her time with Jace in his room.

Rosalie was drawing. To her that brought her some peace.

Jace looked up from the book he was currently looking through, and watched her.

He noticed how she was relaxed. She moved her hand across the page effortlessly. He could tell all her worries were gone for the time being.

He was soon brought out of his thoughts.