After COHF

Chapter 7 (b)

Everyone was settled to eat, even baby Charlotte who was being fed from a tiny pink bottle in Clarys lap, when the doorbell rang.

"who do you think that is?" Izzy asked, "was anyone else going to come?"

Jace just shrugged and excused himself to answer the front door, when he swung it in no one was standing outside. He took a step forward to lean outside and see if whomever it was had figured no one was home but he didnt see anyone out on the hills or the cobblestone paths leading through the many manor houses.

He took another step forward and accidentally kicked something by his foot. looking down he saw it was a book, too large to be one from a store, maybe even about the size of a photo album, but man was it old. Dust clung to it- making him unable to read the script on the front.

he took one more look around him, shrugged, then brought the dirty book inside. As much as he was tought to appriciate books he didnt want to keep one that was old and dusty so he threw it in a drawer next to the door where he kept all the keys for the various locks in the house, most of which he had no idea what were to and hadnt found much of a reason to use them.

"Who was it?" Clary asked while burping the baby.

Jace shrugged- obviously bothered by the mystery of the dirty book "no one was at the door,"

"No one? are you sure they didnt just leave a box or something?" She asked puzzled.

"well..." if i tell her shes just going to want the dirty book, Jace thought, "i didnt see anything. Maybe youre just hearing things" He smiled a little at her.

"other than the fact that everyone else heard the doorbell ring," Magnus muttered.

"Just eat" Alec ammended.

Jace had no idea why Alec, who usually wanted to know what was being kept from him and obviously knew something was up, was helping him but he would take any chance he could.

~~~ so does the book mean anything? what is this weird thing? is this a clue or a red herring? im evil arnt i? :) thanks for reading and feel free to leave ideas for what the book could be below... i really want to know what you all think.

HINT: if you go on my youtube (its Rosie Bridges and the picture is of a Rose) one of my tmi videos might give you a hint as to what it is... :)