Tell Me A Secret || Alec Lightwood

Chapter XVII

"Amelia, my dear child, after all those years you haven't changed one bit."

All your confidence, all your strength, all you power gets washed away with one look at the man in front of you.

Valentine Morgenstern.

You are terrified to say the least. And you hate it.

Quickly looking around, you see everyone with a blade against their neck.

Izzy, Clary and Simon are all in a tight grasp by loyal minions from Valentine.

There is no way you can do something before someone dies.

"No look at me, dear. Keep your eyes on me."

That voice, it pierces through your body in the worse way possible.

Slowly, you make eye contact again. "Leave them alone." You manage to say while making fists with your tied hands behind your back.

"Not until I get what I want."

"And what is that?"

Clary's voice is way stronger than yours at the moment. Which doesn't go unnoticeable by Valentine.

"Clarissa, I suggest you have some respect for your father." He doesn't give her a chance to answer and casually continues. "I will tell you what I want only when the group is complete."

You're still standing in the middle, feeling vulnerable and weak.

"Let Amelia go. She has nothing to do with this whole situation."

Izzy's voice surprises you. She protects you once again. But you don't dare to show any emotion, afraid of what Valentine would do.

Valentine simply laughs hard at her comment. "You see, that wouldn't even matter. She's important and stays."

The door opens suddenly. Yet you're not looking up.

"Ah! Alexander Lightwood and the one and only Magnus Bane. The one that stole Amelia from me."

When you hear those names, you dare to look besides you. 

Alec and Magnus are both standing there with a blade to the neck, just like the others.

"Amelia, look at me." Valentine commands but this time the fear you feel is more for the people around you.

It's as if you finally snapped out of your fear state. Everyone is in danger.

The man in front of you really doesn't play around and you fear for the safety of those around you.

"Let them go, please. I beg you."

"Keep quiet."

"No, please. You can't hurt them."

"Amelia, I'm not going to repeat myself again. Stay quiet and obey my orders."

You were about to protest again despite your fear but Jace bursts in on the other side of the room. "Let them go!"

Valentine groans. "You are really copying each other. Stay there, son, I'll explain why I'm here."

"No you've-"

With one simple nod of his head, the blades against everyone's throats are now dangerously closer.

Jace gets the message and stays silent but with a dead glare at his father. Hand tightly around his seraph blade.

"So, finally." He smiles devilishly. "What I simply want is my family back. It was taken from me, one by one, and now I will finally take it back."