Not by Blood - BEING REWRITTEN IN SEPARATE STORY

Chapter Thirty One

EDITED 5/30/2020

"I'm just here to see my children!" Alec and Izzy turned to see Maryse at the front door of the Institute, pleading with the guards.

Alec wasn't sure why she was there in the first place, she was supposed to meet him at Pandemonium at five o'clock that afternoon to get ready for the wedding.

"Is that mom?" Alec asked as he and Izzy made their way to the door.

"Show some respect!" Underhill said, sounding angry.

"This woman's been excommunicated by the Clave. She's not allowed to enter." The Guard argued back.

"This woman is Alec Lightwood's mother." Underhill informed the guard. "Allowances can be made."

"It's fine." Maryse said, trying to end the argument

"Hey!" Alec yelled. "As long as I'm in charge, Maryse Lightwood is allowed in the New York Institute. Understood?"

The guard stepped aside and Maryse strode into the Institute, enveloping Izzy into a hug.

Alec led the two women into the courtyard, glancing over his shoulder to give Underhill a grateful nod.

"Happy wedding day!" Maryse squealed, giving Alec a tight hug. "I'm so happy for you, son."

"Thanks mom." Alec said as Clary practically ran towards them.

"Underhill told about what happened. You okay?" She hugged Maryse to her.

"Oh, honey." Maryse ran a hand over Clary's back. "I'm alright."

"Um, while all three of you are here, there's something I need to tell you all." Alec said. Maryse and Clary broke apart and all three women directed their attention to Alec.

"Izzy, Clary, you already know that every Warlock has a soulmate. I'm Magnus' soulmate. But, there's something else." He hesitated.

"What is it, Alec?" Clary asked as Maryse stared at him in shock.

"I'm a reincarnation." Alec blurted. "This isn't my first life. It's my ninth. Magnus and I have been together in each one. I'm starting to get my memories back. That's why I collapsed yesterday. I remember my last two lives."

"Wow." Izzy choked. "That's...wow."

"In my last life I was a Warlock. I died in a freak demon summoning accident. The point is, Magnus and I talked about it, about how he has lost me, over and over, and how I don't want to leave him, ever again. In two weeks, Magnus, Wesley, Catarina and Tessa are going to do a ritual and turn me into a Warlock so that I will be immortal and I won't have to leave him or our children."

"Children?" Clary asked. "Plural?"

"That's the part you get stuck on?" Izzy laughed nervously.

"Madzie, of course." Alec said. "And Raphael Santiago. Magnus and I took him in and cared for him in my last life. He's mine and Magnus' son."

"That's awkward." Izzy said quietly.

"Is that why he's staying with us?" Clary asked.

"Yes." Alec nodded. "His sister died and he's going through a hard time so Simon brought him to us. He'll be staying with us for a while."

"You'll lose your position." Maryse told him. "You're sure you are okay with this?"

"I'd give anything, anything, if it meant sparing Magnus any more heartbreak. He's everything to me, mom. He's my soulmate."

"Then I support you. One hundred percent."

"What if I can make a rune, so that while you will be gaining immortality and your magic and all of that, you can keep your runes and your Shadowhunter abilities? You'd be able to keep your position within the Clave, keep changing the world." Clary said.