Shadowhunters *WTS*

Chapter twenty-three

"We have to tell Alexander." I told Magnus as we start walking away before Luke stopped us

"Wait. Alec is head of the Institute. He might already know." Luke told us

"No. We just saw him. He would've told us if he knew." Magnus told him

"He would never keep something this important from us." I told him as Magnus and I went to talk with Alec.

"Please let me right." I thought

'please let me be right. He wouldn't, right?' I thought

I grabbed Magnus hand in instinct. We made it to Alec's office as Magnus knocked once again. I watched as Alec looked up at us and smiled.

"Please don't say y'all been waiting for me all this time?" He asked us

"No. We just wanted to see you." I said as we walked inside the room

"Is everything okay?" He asked us

"We thought so. But... now we're not so sure." Magnus told him

Alec put his tablet down and looked at us fully.

"What's going on?" He asked

"You tell us, Alexander. From the day I met you, the one thing I knew I could count on from you was honesty. Absolute, total... honesty." Magnus told him

Finally, Alec stood up and stood in front of us.

"I can explain." Alec told us

"You knew about the sword?" I asked

'No, no, no! How could he?' I kept thinking

"I just found out. I swear." He told us

"When/When did you know?" Magnus and I asked

"Tonight? When we talked about trust. Did you know then?" I asked

I grabbed Magnus hand in mine.

"I did." He told us

I just squeezed Magnus hand

"Okay." Magnus said as I knew I would cry if I spoke

"Look, I was worried that if the Downworld found out, there'd be widespread panic. It could have led to a rebellion." Alec said

I was mad now.

"And, what, you didn't trust us to stay quiet?" I asked

"I didn't say that. I didn't want to ask y'all to keep a secret from your own people. That wouldn't be fair to y'all." He told us

'He just like them.' I thought

"You're just like the Clave... Making promises you never intend to keep. Oh! Transparency?" Magnus told him

"Magnus, Stella, let's not make this personal." He told us

"Oh, big brother. This is not going in your favor." Isabelle said

"No, it is not. Alexander, one thing to know about us, is we expect full honesty." I told him

"I understand." He told me

"How can we not make this personal? Valentine wants Magnus and I dead. He wants all of us dead." I told him

"I know." Alec said

"And after I bared my heart and soul. After Stella shared her deepest secret. We told you things, we've never told anyone. You looked us straight in the eye and lied." Magnus told him

"Magnus, Stella, I didn't..." Alec started

"I guess it runs in the family." I said angrily as Magnus and I walked away

"Hey! That's not fair. Magnus, Stella!" He called for us, but we didn't listen.

I opened a portal and we went home. I watched alongside Luke as Magnus went in panic mode

"Magnus, calm down." Luke said

"Was he ever going to tell us?!" Magnus asked

"I don't know. Look, he didn't tell--" Luke tried saying

"I trusted him, Lucian. Stella, trusted him. We trusted him more than anyone. And this is what happens?" He asked before conjuring magic, causing destruction within the loft. I just stood there, knowing not to show anger. I did what I did best, control my emotions.

"Ah, yes. My magic does become rampant when I am angered." Magnus said.

"Hey. I know your hurting. I get it. And I'm sorry. But you gotta settle down. Stella is calm." Luke told Magnus

"No. Now is not the time for settling down." Magnus said pacing the room before Luke grabbed him

"Yes, it is. Alec is trying. Trust me, he's on our side. He would never do anything to hurt Stella or you." Luke said

That only made me scoff

"It's too late for that now. The Seelie Queen was right." I said

"We can't trust the Clave. they've deceived us again. Only now Valentine is free and the sword's missing and the survival of the entire Downworld's at stake." Magnus explained

"We need to tell her." I told them

"I don't trust her. I never have." Luke told us

"She's the most powerful person I know other than Stella in the Downworld. If we want to stop Valentine... we're going to need the Queen's help." Magnus told Luke

"I'll arrange a trip to the Court." I told them before walking off.

"We actually, decide to listen to her. I don't think I could ever follow her." I said

"Neither do I, but this does prove it." Magnus said

"I'm surprised, we even planned on meeting her." Luke said