Love & Arrows (Shadowhunter Series #1)

Chapter 15

EDITED - 01/07/19

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'I would rather spend one lifetime with you,

than face all the ages of this world alone.' 

- J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings

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New York Institute; Early Morning of August 29, 2016

YVANNA

  I think I've just slept for a few hours, I do remember coming home at around 7 in the evening though. I look around my room to see that I'm in total darkness, luckily I have my Nyx rune activated. I pad towards the main light switch to turn the lights on. I grab my phone from my night stand to see a text from Alec.

I know you want to be alone and I understand that. But could you come down to the ops center? – Alec

  I turn my phone off before walking towards my closet. Earlier, I've never seen my brother so vulnerable. I feel so guilty for being selfish to Jace and for pushing Alec away. I let out a sigh before deciding on wearing something new. I grab the black version of my white off-shoulder lace dress that I wore back in Pandemonium.

  It's not like I have never fought in a dress and in heels. Besides, if you have a parabatai like Izzy you'd get used to fighting in five to six inch heels. I pair the dress with a pair of red pumps before heading towards the vanity. I move my hair to the side to see the few hickeys I've received from Alec earlier.

  I grab my concealer to cover them up before looking through my jewelry box to see the necklace and ring from Jace and the snake-like bracelet from Maryse. I decide to wear the ring and bracelet before looking at myself back in the mirror. I grab my phone and put it in my pocket just after sending Alec a quick message.

I'm on my way. – Yvanna

  I walk out of my room and towards the ops center to see Izzy with her whip and I stand beside her. "And what's the second rule?" Clary asks and I know Izzy has noticed me as she smiles at me with a smirk. She uses her whip to grab the Cup and the two of them look at us. "There's nothing a Shadowhunter can't do in heels." My parabatai and I say in unison before walking down the steps.

  I give the three of them a discreet smirk before walking towards Alec who's at one of the monitors. I notice he's holding his phone and looking at it from time to time. "Waiting for someone?" I ask and he turns around before placing his phone in his pocket. "I guess I don't have to wait anymore." He mutters before holding my hand.

  His eyes roam my body before stopping at my neck, where the evident hickeys were before I concealed them. "I just want to claim what's mine." He whispers in my ear and I giggle lightly before turning my attention to the monitors behind him. "What are you look at?" I ask before noticing it's the blueprint of the wards that surround the Institute.

  I tap a few things on the monitor as I feel his arm around my waist. "Alec, Yvanna, what are you doing? You can stare at this monitor all you want, they need angel blood to get past the wards. You know that. No Downworlder can come into the Institute." Jace explains as I run a few more tests on the monitor.

  I notice him looking at the ring on the middle finger of my right hand as it's the hand I'm currently using. To be honest, I'm not a right-handed person as I am ambidextrous. It is quite evident as I use both hands in wielding a blade. "There are Downworlders who have angel blood Jace." I mutter before continuing on running the tests.