Little!Alec and Others Adventures

Maryse vs Robert

While Magnus takes Alec home to calm him down, Izzy and Maryse confront Robert to figure out what happened.
Robert sits at Alec's desk, tablet in hand, scowl on his face. Maryse enters in and looks at Robert, anger in her eyes. Isabelle trails behind her, ready to back up her mother and defend her brother. Robert looks up at them with a straight face.
"Can I help you two?" His tone is calm and it infuriated Maryse further. She slams her hands on the desk, causing Izzy and Robert to flinch.
"WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY SON YOU BASTARD!" Izzy watches her mother in awe. Robert looks at her with slight fear, then attempts to stand his ground.
"I told Alec the truth and told him that while I'm here, I am acting head of the Institute. I don't see how this concerns you Mary-" "If all you did was talk to my brother then why was his arm bruised dad?" Maryse was unaware of that part and let out a low growl. She snatches Robert by the collar and lifts him out of the chair, causing him to drop the tablet and yelp in fear.
"YOU HURT HIM?! WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU?! FIRST THE AFFAIR AND NOW HURTING YOUR OWN CHILD?! YOU ARE LUCKY THAT I AM NOT ARMED!" She drops him and storms out in rage. Izzy looks heartbroken at the man she admired for so long. She follows her mother to attempt to calm her down. Max and Jace see how angry Maryse is and follow her to her bedroom. Once she sits on the edge of her bed, Max climbs into her lap and wraps his arms around her neck. She lets out a strained sob as she holds her youngest child to her chest. Jace puts a comforting hand on her shoulder as Izzy plays with her hair comfortingly. Max looks up at his mom.
"What happened?" Maryse sighs. "Well your father was very rude to Alec and I yelled at him" Izzy whispers everything to Jace, whose grip hardens on Maryse's shoulder. Maryse lays a shaking hand on Jace's and he releases her shoulder. He kisses her temple gently before leaving the room to take his anger out on a training dummy. Izzy hugs her mother tightly then goes to find Jace. Max continues to cuddle Maryse to keep her calm. Jace is hitting a punching dummy repeatedly, splitting his knuckles and denting the side. Izzy approaches him carefully.
"You're hurting yourself..." He can hear the tears in her voice. He turns to face her and sees her makeup smudged, cheeks wet with tears as she silently cries. He rushes over to her and hugs her close, allowing her to cry into his chest.
"You should have seen the pain and fear in his eyes, Jace... Alec was so scared..." She sobs loudly into her adopted brother. He strokes her hair gently and kisses the top of her head.
"He's with Magnus now though right?" He feels her nod against his chest. He smiles down at her. "Then there we go... Cmon Iz he's going to be fine... Magnus will help him... He's going to be okay..." Jace himself is holding back tears, but he needs to stay strong for his younger sister. He holds her close and comforts her. Clary walks in and sees Izzy in tears with a red-eyed Jace. She hugs them both before she could stop herself.