DEAR DARLIN' • ALEC LIGHTWOOD

xi

"WHAT'S HAPPENING?" Clary called out, scared for her step father.

"When a werewolf kills the alpha leader, he becomes the new alpha. Your friend Luke's the leader of the pack now." Alec told the redhead.

"Oh, my God! We have to get him to Magnus." Apollo rolled his eyes. Did they truly forget they had the God of healing right next to him.

"That's exactly what we're gonna do." Simon tried to reassure her.

Jace and Apollo managed to haul Luke into the backseat, as Simon got into the front and Clary in the passenger. Simon darted driving to Magnus as Apollo tried to use his godly powers to help Luke. It didn't help that they were in a cramped car.

As Simon pulled onto the side of the road, in front of Magnus' place, Apollo started carrying Luke, showing Jace that he didn't need the blondes help.

The three just blanched at him before Jace went to stash the car. They all started heading into Magnus' loft.

"What happened?" He asked, slightly panicked by the three bursting into his home with a half dead werewolf in the gods arms.

"He was attacked!" Simon told him. Apollo rolled his eyes.

"He needs a warlock. He needs you." Clary cried.

"Put him here." Magnus said.

"He attacked an alpha, they fought. He won." Apollo explained that actual situation to Magnus.

"Where are you?" A delirious Luke called out.

"Luke." Clary gasped, as Apollo looked at the time. He had 2 hours left to say goodbye.

"I can't find you. Where are where are you? Where are you? Jocelyn! Where are you? Jocelyn! Jocelyn! Where are you?" Luke started screaming out as Apollo tried to hold him down.

"Jocelyn! Jocelyn!" Luke cried as Apollo shushed him.

"No, Luke, it's Clary. Can you hear me?" Clary asked the man.

"Clary, listen to me. Listen You have to listen to me. I have to tell you, just in case." Luke gasped out.

"No, don't even say it, don't." Apollo rolled his eyes again. This whole situation was unnecessarily dramatic.

"No, listen to me."

"Luke."

"No, you need to know!"

"Listen was he bitten by an alpha?" Magnus asked Apollo.

"Yeah, why?" Apollo asked.

"Three, two, one." Magnus counted down, Luke's body lifting from the sofa as he roared, his eyes glowing again.

"Oh, my Zeus." Apollo muttered, knowing this wasn't anything like Lycaon's transformation.

"Where do you think you're going?" Clary demanded, watching Magnus walk away.

"Clary, you've just burst into his home, late at night and expect him to fix Luke for free. Shut up and let him do what he needs. Stop being so whiny and expectant." Apollo spat at her, annoyed by how she was acting. She looked at him offended.

"Hold him down. We don't have a lot of time. It'll take a few moments to take effect." Magnus told Apollo who let his eyes shine golden as he Luke down. The man's eyes glowed green in response.

"What's happening to him?" Clary asked, timidly.

"Random werewolf transformation. It's a side effect of the poison in the alpha bite." Magnus said, beckoning Apollo to follow him off to the side.