Kingdom of Lies

{Epilogue}

Clary cradled the small infant in her arms, cooing softly to hush his quiet whimpers.

She didn't think it was possible to love more than one person at once, but she was overcome with pure, undying love for the little boy in her arms, and for the man he resembled so dearly.

She smiled gently as he scrunched up his nose,one of her wild curls bouncing over it. She tucked the curl back with ease, careful not to disturb him any further as he grabbed at the air.

His vibrant green eyes were starting to show, almost identical to hers but with golden flecks near the iris.
His golden head was that of his fathers.
He was beautiful. He was hers.

She couldn't help but repeat those words over and over in her head.

"If you spend anymore time with him, I'm sure he'll forget all about me."

She smiled coyly, eyes crinkling as her heart leapt all over again whenever she heard his voice, something she had yet to get used to.

She heard the wooden floorboards of the nursery creek softly as the heavy footsteps all but waltzed over.
She felt strong arms wrap around her waist, a chin slotting into the space where her shoulder and neck connected as Jace peered down at his boy.

"Is that really all so bad?" She joked, humming softly as the baby gurgled.

Jace tutted, feigning annoyance as he cocked his head in wonder, eyes showing a totally different emotion as his baby smiled up at him with chubby, red cheeks.
"You do know there's a reason he looks more like me, don't you?"

Clary swayed in his arms, narrowing her eyes at him. "Other than DNA?No."

"You amuse me, Red, truly. I'll make sure to tell him that hilarious joke when he's older."
Jace raised a hand to gently stroke the short,golden curls on his sons head.

"This is just one of his many phases, I can already see the strawberry blonde shining through." Clary shot back, moving out of his arms with a playful smile on her face.

Jace pouted, though one look at her face had him smiling goofily again, looking more like a boy rather than a king- a father.
Clary couldn't help but feel an overwhelming amount of love for him.

She lowered her son into his cot, placing a small, thin blanket over him. She cradled his cheek before stepping back, right back into Jace's arms.

"I love you, Clary." He whispered, placing a soft kiss onto the base of her neck.

She turned in his arms, trailing her hands up his chest to rest on the nape of his neck. She lifted herself onto her tiptoes, pressing a lingering kiss onto his lips, hoping she could tell him exactly how she was feeling through it.

As she lowered herself back down, she bit her bottom lip as Jace kept his hands on her waist, looking at her with dark eyes.
He craned his neck to kiss her again, cradling the base of her neck to deepen it. She smiled through the kiss, leaning back enough to break it.

She braced her hands on his chest, narrowing her eyes at him knowingly.
"You really want to do this here, in front of your son?"

Jace glanced at the cot, then at Clary, switching between the two as if he were debating it in his mind.
Clary made a sound at the back of her throat, rolling her eyes, but couldn't wipe the grin off of her face.

Jace pulled her back in, kissing her softly before murmuring, "William Herondale, you better be blocking your eyes."

The sound of their laughter filled the air as they embraced each other tightly, content in their little bubble without any worries or woes.
Their little family had yet to grow, with an addition of a fiery headed, little girl with the brightest golden eyes in the years to come.
Their kingdom grew to be the strongest in Idris,it no longer being based on lies.

And so, Clary had finally gotten the happy ending she deserved, and she couldn't be happier.

For she wasn't alone anymore, and she wouldn't be until her dying breath.

                         The End.

A/N:

You asked for it! But...

Ughhhh... such a bad epilogue, I warned you guys!!😩

Really didn't want to ruin the ending so I think that showed in my writing, the hesitation and all that... ugh.

Probably will delete this chapter😬 
I'm honestly not happy with the ending, it's rushed and lacking... emotion- smh, anyway, tell me what you think about the rest of it, because I might just scrap the ending and keep the rest

*MUAH*

Love always!

K❤️