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Jace walks into The Hunters Moon, where the Lotova brothers and Maia are, to avoid the cops. Maia is cleaning glasses behind the counter whilst Jason and Isaac at at the bar talking. After a while, Maia notices Jace lurking back from everyone. She smirks to herself.
"Well, you look like you could use a drink. And a towel." She states making the brothers look up at him, shocked he's here.
"Just, um... Just your phone?" Jace says, still not noticing Jason or Isaac.
"I'd ask what happened to yours, but I'm guessing it got wet." Maia says, still wiping the tables.
"It's a long story." Jace begins slowly, trying to change the subject.
"Well, I'm stuck here all night, and besides, I hear Shadowhunters love to hear themselves talk." Maia says and Jace looks at her shocked. "What, you didn't think I would recognize those runes on the back of your neck?" He looks at Maia and notices the scratches on her neck. Realisation kicks in.
"You're a werewolf." He states and Maia smirks.
"Typically, the phone is for paying customers, but I'm feeling generous, so..."Maia says and puts down the phone and a pint of beer. "on the house."
"Thank you..." Jace trails off, expecting her name.
"Maia. It's nice to meet you." Jace sits down at the bar, finally noticing the Lotova brothers.
"Jason? Isaac?" He says slowly, not knowing how to act around them. They both see his saddened expression and automatically know it's about Alisha.
"She's safe." Isaac states with a small smile.
"She's with Luke on the beach." Jason finishes and Jace sighs in relief and brings the beer to his lips.
Alisha sits on the pier, her legs over the edge as she looks out at the sea. The hybrid activated her hearing room so she can hear everything going by. She listens to people's footsteps, figuring out what mood they're in by how the walk. The Lotova girl figured that out from Valentine, concentrating on if he was mad so she would speak carefully. Boats float past her and she listens to all the noises, effectively calming her down. Memories of her and Gretel fill her mind, making tears flow down her face. Alaric finds the girl sitting with her head in her hands. He hears her small sniffles and sighs to himself. He walks up to her slowly and sits beside her, not saying a word, just being there for her was enough. She looks up at him and it breaks his heart seeing her broken features.
