The City of Lost Hope

Chapter 5

Clary

That certainly snapped me out of whatever trance I was in... I could've been dead and that right there would've woken me up.

"W-w-what?" I stutter. Is he crazy? I'm not even freaking twenty years old yet! "Y-you-- You're kidding right?" I ask after I regain my composure. I need to toughen up... Stop being the weak pathetic girl you were a year ago!

"No Clary I'm not. An heir will make me even more powerful. Everyone will obey me in here. I've already had multiple attempts on my life because I don't have anyone else to stand in for me. You, sister mine, are going to provide me with an heir. If we have a girl as our first child, we will continue trying until you've produced a boy. We could have one child or ten, Clary, but I need a male heir," Sebastian says in all seriousness.

"NO! I'm not ready for that Sebastian! And what makes you think you'd be a good father?" I practically spit at him.

A sharp slap ends my rant. I can tell that hit is going to leave a mark.

"You will not disrespect me Clarissa," Sebastian speaks calmly, but the look in his eyes tell you he's anything but calm.

"This is what I was talking about, Sebastian! You're abusive and cruel! Any child of mine should never be subjected to that," I shout at him. "I will not allow you to do anything relatively close to sex with me. Get an heir from one of your whores because you're not getting one from me."

I shove him out of the way and storm into the room. I can tell he's following me but I could care less. Really? You tell someone that you want them to have your children and then you smack the living daylights out of them? That is so clever.

"Clarissa Adele, you misunderstand the situation. I need an heir and he has to come from you. You are the Queen but you are also the second most powerful being here. I will not take an heir from anyone less powerful than you."

I laugh bitterly and proceed to fix the bed so I can sleep.

"Think it over however long you want but you will be bearing me an heir in nine months from this month," Sebastian says. He walks to the closet to grab a change of clothes then heads to the bathroom.

He basically just told me that he's going to seduce me in the month in hopes of getting me pregnant. I'm screwed and that is oh so literally.

Jocelyn

"Luke, we can go see Simon. Come on," I say while standing up.

It's been about a week since we've learned that we can visit the others. Its been everyday until we finish our dinner so far. In that week, I've only seen Simon, Izzy, Alec, Magnus, and Jace. My daughter seems to be stuck with Jonathan still. It pains me to know this.

"I'm coming!" Luke says. He walks out of the bathroom and comes to me. The guard there escorts us to the other end of the palace, which is where Simon and Izzy's room is. As we pass the other rooms, everyone else joins us. We practically have this as a routine now.

When we reach Simon's door, we're all surprised to say in the least.

Maryse Lightwood

It's been close to two weeks since we've lost all of them.

I blame this all on Clary.

I've tried so hard to convince myself that it's not her fault, but I've lost four of my children to Sebastian and he's her brother. I can't believe that she was so selfish!

"Maryse, we've got another meeting. Let's go," says Robert.

Another four hours of a meeting that proves how useless our council truly is.

When we get them back the thing that we've all agreed on is that Clary should be stripped of her marks. She's ruined all of us.

She doesn't deserve the life of a Shadowhunter anymore.