Easy Target

Chapter 2 - Izzy's concern

//a.n this chapter might be triggering to some people

"You have to tell him or he will die!" Izzy screamed at Camille, who wasn't even acting like she cared what the shadowhunter was saying. "He is the high warlock. He can take care of himself" Camille said calmly and looked at her nails that she had been painting when Izzy and Simon had burst into her room. The nail polish could have easily been made out of all the vampire's victims and enemies she has faced during her long life. "At least warn the security there to not allow ANY shadowhunters in. Even me" Izzy yelled which made Camille raise her perfect eyebrows. She was only allowing the shadowhunter to stay at the Dumort because Izzy got rumors about Circle movements through people working for the Clave.

"What good would it do? He would know it was you who-" Camille started but got interrupted, "he thinks I'm dead" Izzy stated. "He thinks that I'm dead because he doesn't trust any downworlder. He hasn't even bothered to look for me. He probably thinks that Simon has killed me by now" the shadowhunter explained and looked at her boyfriend apologizing for what she had just said. Several years back when Izzy had first met Simon he was still human but after a while, someone had turned him into a vampire. That was when her eyes had opened and she had left her family and the Circle. She begged the Clave to take her circle rune away so they couldn't track her down. She managed to make a deal with the Clave to report the things that happened in New York which allowed her to live in the city with Simon.

"Camille I know my brother. Please, you have to tell Magnus because if he really is the target..." "he is good as dead. I am aware" Camille interrupted her and seemed like she was bored which made Izzy hold her breath in distress while Simon couldn't do the same because he didn't breath but was just as shocked as Izzy. "Come on Camille! He is your husband! How can you be so heartless?" Simon complained and glared at her. He knew that if he still had been a regular mundane his heartbeat would have started to get quicker from distress and anxiety. "Oh, you are so sweet. You think I married him because I'm in love with him" Camille's voice was smooth yet cold, it was like a siren would have been singing. It could lure anyone or anything to trust her every word. She got up from her throne-like armchair and practically floated to Simon. Her fingers caressed his jawline seductively and gracefully as she looked at him. "I simply married him because of money and power. Also maybe because of the sex" she said with a self-satisfied smirk and left the room leaving them behind baffled

After Simon had gathered himself from his shock, he looked at his girlfriend who was still trying to wrap her head around what had just happened. "We have to warn Magnus. If it's true what you said about your brother. His only chance of surviving is if he knows beforehand about him being a possible target" she just nodded with a sad smile agreeing with what Simon said. If Alec really was in New York they all were in danger, she knew that better than anyone. She had trained with her brother, seen him becoming the Circle's best archer. The only reason why the Circle hasn't got into the DuMort yet was because of Magnus and his protective wards. Magnus was one of the most warm-hearted and caring people Izzy knew and it hurt her deeply to know how his wife doesn't care if he died or not. She couldn't let her cold-hearted brother get to Magnus. She just couldn't think of how she could prevent it.

"What if you send a fire message to your brother and tell him to get lost?" Simon suggested as they got to their room in the DuMort. Izzy crashed down on the bed burying her face on her palms in frustration. "That wouldn't work. He would think it's someone just messing with him. Knowing my brother he probably thinks I died weeks after I ran away" she explained with a quiet voice staring at her runes. "Then we have to go talk to Magnus. Hope we can find him soon enough" Simon sat next to Izzy and pulled her against his side comforting her by rubbing her arm softly as she laid her head on his shoulder.