Broken

Chapter 10

** THE NEXT DAY **

After the day Evan delivered the tragic news of Robert Lightwood and Maxwell Trueblood's death his aunt Maryse kept quiet till the next day. She planed to tell them at the family reunion she always had at night.

Evan had said that the ceremony was being held at Idris. So that meant portaling to Alicante and staying in the Lightwood manor house.

"Um... well I have very important news. So please take a seat and a deep breath." Maryse said her voice breaking, eyes watering.

"Mom? What's wrong?" Said a very confused Isabelle.

They were all sitting down on the couches all around the big oak desk. Clary and Jace together in a love seat, Izzy and Simon on the couch, Alec and Evan standing by the doors.

Maryse took a deep breath and sat down on her desk. She lifted her head warm tears rolling down her cheeks.

"Yesterday I received a call from the Clave, telling me that there had been an attack in Idris and that the Inquisitors manor house had been burned to the ground. Robert had told me in letters that he had seen my brother, Maxwell and that they had been living in the manor for a few weeks now. After the Claves phone call I got worried and I tried to contact the Hall of Accords and ask for them, but they weren't there. Later in the day they said they were going to send someone to deliver the news. I had known when I saw Evan that they were gone. Evan is Maxwells son. He is my nephew and your cousin." Maryse was now trying to muffle her small whimpers with her hand. Evan rushed to her side and knelt down to her level. He wrapped his arms around her small for and started whispering comforting words, his hand moving in circles on her back trying to comfort her.

Isabelle had stood up and collapsed to her knees. She started to scream. She was screaming over and over again, pulling at her hair and pounding her fists on the marble floor.

"NO!NO! PLEASE NO!" She screamed so laud and so full of pain. Simon was cradling her in his arms whispering sweat nothings in her ear, telling her everything was going to be okay while she screamed and sobbed.

Alec was pale, tears streaming down his cheeks. His eyes were glazed over like he was deep in his thoughts, or memories most likely of his father. He started to shake his head like he was trying to rid himself of a bad feeling or thought. He sat on the floor and rocked back and forth. He ran his hand through his black hair. His knees up to his chest whispering the word 'NO' over and over again while rocking back and forth.

Out of all of them Jace was the one that took it best. He just looked from Maryse to Evan, to Izzy and Simon, to Alec. Clary had turned her head and hugged Jace's waist. She had tears going down her cheeks. Jace just hugged Clary tighter and started to sob. He fell to the floor on his knees and sobbed harder. Clary just knelt in front of him and hugged his head to her chest.

"When and Were are they doing the ceremony?" Asked Clary speaking up for the first time her voice breaking ever so slightly. Evan looked at her, his sky blue eyes piercing into her emerald green ones.

"Tomorrow in Idris." He said while rubbing Maryse's hair softly.

"Okay so that means I'll have to make a portal. Is the Clave all right with us making a portal?" Clary asked, looking at the way Evan caressed Maryse. The way he cared for her, the way he looked at her eyes full of fraternal love.

"Yes I informed them that we were going there via portal." Evan had Maryse in his embrace leading her out of the library to her room. Simon had Izzy asleep in his arms, she had screamed and cried herself to sleep. He gave a pitiful look at Jace and then left with a sleeping Izzy in his arms.

Alec was still on the floor like he was fifteen minutes ago. Clary pulled out her phone and dialed Magnus's number. He answered at the third ring.

"Hello?" He answered.

"We have a problem. Alec needs you like right now. Magnus get here as fast as you can." Clary said it all in one breath.

"Fine I'll be there in ten." With that he hung up. She lifted Jaces head his golden eyes filled with tears and hurt. The usual spark that she had fallen in love with gone, making his beautiful eyes look dull and drained of life. She sucked in a breath and cupped his face with her hands, making their eyes leveled.

"Jace. I need you to be strong for you. And if not for you then for me. You need to be strong for Alec and Izzy, Maryse and Evan, too. Please I need you to be strong. We all need you to be strong. Please I need you to be strong. Please." She begged him while leaning her forehead against his and closing her eyes the tears falling down both of their cheeks. She needed him to be strong because if he wasn't strong all hell would break loose and this was not the moment for that to happen.

He just nodded and slowly turned his attention to Alec who was still in the corner of the room on the floor rocking back and forth whispering 'NO' over and over again. Jace slowly crawled over to Alec and hugged him. That was Alec's last straw. He broke down in Jaces arms and started to sob and scream for the loss of his father.

Clary couldn't hold it anymore she just stood up and left. She walked towards the front door and got into a Taxi. And left.