Smokescreen 》Alec Lightwood

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A/N Hello! Sorry for the delay, life has been kind of crazy lately!
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*NOT EDITED* (As always ahaha )

Also thank you to RainStrider for coming up with a ship name for Adelaide and Alec - Adalec!  

BEFORE YOU READ:
Would you guys like a second book for season 2? I'm more than willing to write more Alec and Adelaide, and I already have a tonne of new ideas, but it's up to you guys :) Let me know!

Also - American Horror Story starts today and i'm so excited! I can't wait to see what this season is going to be about! :) Do any of you guys watch it? 

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Adelaide and Alec hurried across the institute in pursuit of Jace, Isabelle and Clary. The two had left a disoriented Lydia with Magnus who was doing his best to help her in any way he could, and after making sure Lydia was safe, the two had moved as one, knowing exactly where to go to find out what had happened to their friend.  Alec and Adelaide hadn't spoken to each other since Lydia had revealed her attacker to be Hodge, one of the people they had assumed they could trust, shock still present in their expressions.

'How's Lydia?' Clary was the first to spot them, concern written plainly across her face as she looked at her sister and Alec.

'Better. Magnus is doing what he can to help her but-' Alec started.

'-It's bad.' Adelaide shook her head, running a hand through her hair, tugging at the roots lightly.

'-And the cup is definitely missing.' Alec and Jace exchanged a worried glance.

'So is Hodge.' Jace confirmed the unspoken question, his entire body tense.

'Maybe he was attacked too.' Isabelle defended.

Adelaide shook her head. 'No. I don't believe that for a second. Hodge is too smart, and too strong. Let's find out shall we?'

Isabelle pursed her lips and pulled up the security footage, rewinding the footage rapidly.

'Maybe he's the one who attacked her.' Clary suggested, glancing at Adelaide beside her who nodded almost imperceptibly at her sister, because Adelaide had a sinking feeling in her stomach that what Clary had suggested was exactly what had happened.

'Hodge? No way.' Isabelle denied. 'We've known him our entire lives, he would never do that to us.'

Adelaide wished she believed that.

Isabelle paused the footage abruptly, zooming into the corner of the screen where the group watched as Lydia was backhanded by a very familiar face. They watched as Hodge picked up the cup with a look of awe. The shock resounded around the group and Adelaide watched as Jace's face fell.

'I led him right to the cup.' He spoke quietly.

'We treated him like family.' Alec sounded angry. 'How could he do this to us.'

Adelaide swallowed thickly. 'I might have a few ideas.'

At the curious looks her friends sent her she leant over Isabelle, tapping at the keyboard and pulling up security vision from another camera, the camera in the room where an unconscious Jocelyn was being kept. Adelaide rewound the footage until Hodge appeared over her mother, looking very pleased with himself, but there was also an almost apprehensive air around him, nervousness broke through in his expression as he slipped something onto his finger.