𝑶𝑭 𝑩𝑳𝑶𝑶𝑫 𝑨𝑵𝑫 𝑩𝑬𝑻𝑹𝑨𝒀𝑨𝑳

ᏘᏊᏘKᏋ, ᏘRIᎦᏋ ᎧR ᏰᏋ FᎧRᏋᏤᏋR FᏘLLᏋᏁ

"Right, because of the demon blood."

"Mhm." Clary hummed with a nod. "Valentine wrote that he'd scream in pain the second it touched his skin. It'd burn straight through to the bone. So I extracted some electrum from Izzy's whip, and we're having everyone hold it to see if they react."

"Well, I'm very impressed. Seems Jonathan has finally met his match." Sebastian said with a smile, though on the inside, he was panicking slightly.

"Don't take it personally." Clary said with a smile then took the electrum from another guard. "If you have to leave, just hold this for a few seconds." Sebastian goes to take the electrum but pulls back as he began to speak.

"I was just wondering, actually, um... if you caught Jonathan, you wouldn't kill him, would you?" He asked, an almost hopeful look on his face.

Clary seemed like she was thinking of her answer. "I used to believe that Jonathan could be saved. But after what he did to Elliot and Dot and now Max, I'll kill him with my bare hands if that's what it takes."

Near the entrance, Alyssa smiled when she saw the look in Sebastian's eyes as Clary said this. She watched him take the electrum from her and hold it with a fake smile.

After a few seconds, Sebastian returned the electrum to Clary, who closed it in her fist.

"There you are. I guess I passed the test. I'll see you later." He turned to walk towards the entrance and that's when he noticed Alyssa.

Clary, after taking the electrum, looked up at Sebastian's back, then at Alyssa, and gave her a shake of the head, telling her that Sebastian had not passed the test. Alyssa smirked slightly as the blond Briton walked over with a small smile.

"May I see your palms, please?" Alyssa asked. Sebastian looked at her, confused.

"Excuse me?"

"Your palms. Did Clary forget to mention that this is the last part of the security check? Everyone gets their palms checked before they walk out."

"Why?" Sebastian was now visibly nervous.

"Don't worry, pretty boy. I'll tell you after you show me your palms." Alyssa insisted, stepping closer to him while he took a step back. Seeing his reluctance, Alyssa took his right hand herself and turned it over to reveal a nasty burn in his palm. She looked up at him with a smirk. "Gotcha."

Acting quickly, Sebastian took his hand from hers and pushed a red button on the wall.

He turned back to the Graymark girl only to be stabbed in the stomach by her just as metal security doors slammed shut behind him, cutting them off from the rest of the Institute. The guards on the other side reacted too late.

Sebastian grabbed Alyssa by the throat and grabbed the hand holding the dagger and pulled it from him. He looked at her almost sadistically.

"After ten years of torture in Edom, I learned to endure pain." Alyssa looked down slightly and spotted the mirror in his jacket pocket. "In fact, I rather enjoy it." He pulled her closer and pried the dagger from her hands, letting it fall to the ground.

While he was doing this, Alyssa discreetly took the mirror from his pocket.

"You've never liked me from the start. You detested me. I guess somehow, you knew, didn't you? That I wasn't who I said I was, but you just couldn't figure it out. You know, I wanted Clary...and the Mirror. But if I can't have both, I..." He was cut off when Alyssa suddenly reared her head back and head-butted him, causing him to let go of her.

"You talk too much, Jonny boy." She said, swiftly slipping the mirror underneath her thigh holster. He looked up at her with soulless black eyes, making her chuckle. "You think that's gonna scare me, Jonny?" Her eyes also shifted to a soulless black. "You're not the only part demon around here."