Valerie was just 6 years old when her world came crashing down. A fire ignited her home in flames, killing her entire family. Everyone but her.
Luckily for her, Jocelyn Fray was able to get to her and take her in. For the next 12 years, Valerie has...
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Entering the building, I watch Simon out of the corner of my eye. His expression is bare and I figure he can't see anything that we can see.
Jace brings out his stele again, drawing some sort of rune on the inside of his forearm. He grimaces slightly while Simon looks frightened. "I know. Trust me," I mumble.
"He's, like, burning himself." Clary rests a supporting hand on his shoulder as he stares at Jace in bewilderment. Suddenly, Jace reaches out and grabs Simon's hand. "Buddy, what's going on, man? I'm not your type, man. I don't even..."
I have to hold in a snicker at the look on Simon's face. I'm only guessing he can see everything now. Jace quickly drops his hand before walking over to me, taking my hand instead.
"Where are we? What the hell? Valerie, Clary, is there a war going on that I don't know about?" My lips pull down in a frown at Simon's confusion. I don't even know the answer to that question.
"There is now." Simon starts to speak but suddenly stops, his face dejected. I step out of Alec's arms to wrap mine around Simon's torso. I know exactly how he feels, not knowing what to do or how to help. "It's going to be okay."
"I sure hope so, Val," Simon mutters into my hair.
"I think our mother is at the center of it." I sigh at Clary, who's back to being close to Jace again. My lips purse at her actions. I don't like her that close to him.
"You coming?" Reluctantly, Simon lets me go and I go back beside Alec, who watched the exchange with a critical eye. I smiled up at him and I visibly relax when I see his tense shoulder drop. He slings his arm over my shoulder, his fingers lightly tapping my arm before following Jace deeper into the building.
Based on the way the guys act, they don't like it when I touch other men.
"What is this place? There's a lot of gear in here. What'd they do, rob a tech shop?" A snort escapes my mouth at Simon's blabbering which earns me a soft pinch in my side from Alec. I shoot him a playful glare which he returns with a smirk on his face.
"So this cold-blooded killer is going to help us?" Simon glances at Jace, who's walking beside me, his hand skimming the outside of mine. I make the first move, placing my hand in his. What can I say, I wasn't kidding when I said I liked him touching me.
fI can see Simon frown, his eyes glancing over each of us before his gaze settles on me. He gives me a questioning look and opens his mouth to start speaking, but I shake my head.
