Broken

Prologue

I moved to shut the door. He caught my wrist "Tonight" he said, "you call me Jonathan. Jonathan Morgenstern. Your brother." A shudder ran over my hole body. I dropped my eyes to the floor, hopping he couldn't see the hatred in them."Whatever you say."

The moment he was gone I reached for one of Jace's leather jackets. I slipped it on, taking comfort in the warmth and the familiar smell of him.

I slid my feet into shoes and crept out into the hallway , wishing for a stele and a new Soundless rune. I could hear water running downstairs and Sebastian's off-key whistling, but her own footsteps still sounded like cannon explosions in her ears. I crept along, keeping close to the wall, until I reached Sebastian's door and slid inside.

It was dim, the only illumination the ambient city light coming from the windows, whose curtains were pulled back. It was a mess, just as it had been the first time she'd been in it. I started with his closet, stuffed full of expensive clothes -silk shirts, leather jackets, Armani suits, Bruno Magli shoes. I shut the closet door.

I set myself to the desk, next, pulling out drawers, rifling through papers. I'd rather hoped for something simple, like a lined piece of notebook paper MY EVIL PLAN written across the top, but no luck. There were dozens of papers with complex numerical and alchemical figuring on them, and even a piece of stationery that began My beautiful one in Sebastian's cramped handwriting. I spared a moment to wonder who on earth Sebastian's beautiful one could be -I hadn't thought of him as someone who ever had romantic feelings about anyone-before turning to the nightstand by his bed.

I pulled open the drawer.

Inside was a stack of notes.

On top of them something glimmered.

Something circular and metallic.

Her faerie ring.

I slipped the ring on and immediately called for Simon.

Simon! Are you there?

Clary? I was so worried- He said

Sebastian took my ring away from me. Simon, there may not be much time. I have to tell you. They have a second Mortal Cup. They plan to raise Lilith and create an army of dark Shadowhunters ones with the same power as the Nephilim but allied to the demon world. I said

When are they going to do it? He asked worried

Tonight. Soon. I don't know where we are exactly-but it's about ten p.m. here.

Then you're about five hours ahead of us. Are you in Europe?

I can't even guess. Sebastian mentioned something called the Seventh Sacred Site. I don't know what that is, but I've found some of his notes and apparently it's an ancient tomb. It looks like a sort of doorway, and demons can be summoned through it.

Clary, I've never heard of anything like that-

But Magnus or the others might. I pleaded .Please, Simon. Tell them as quickly as you can. Sebastian's going to ressurrect Lilith. He wants war, a total war with the Shadowhunters. He has about forty or fifty Nephilim ready to follow him. They'll be there. Simon, he wants to burn the world down. We have to do anything we can to stop him.