Alec longed to be in Magnus' arms, but instead he was trapped with Victor. It was now the party to celebrate the bonding ceremony but Alec hated the party. It was celebrating his forced bonding with a monster. Who was currently talking to his guests and showing him off.
"Congratulations Victor, you are very lucky to have an omega they are so rare especially among nephilim", Richard said.
Alec glared at Richard, he was a member of the Clave. Alec hated that he was talking about him as though he wasn't there and as if he was just an object.
"Thank you so much. If you are looking for an omega, I recommend Clarissa Fairchild I'm sure I could make her be your omega".
"No you can't do that!" Alec said angrily unable to stay silent any longer.
"Don't speak to your alpha like that omega", Richard snapped, "I hope you will beat that out of him Victor".
"Don't worry I fully intend to do that", Victor said and glared at Alec.
Alec flinched in fear but was determined to protest and was about to but he was interrupted by Richard.
"Thank you for the offer, but I actually have my eye on an omega back in Idris".
Alec was relieved Clary was no longer in danger from Richard, but he was still afraid that Victor could still try and make her be with another alpha. When Richard left Victor tightened his grip crushingly hard.
"How dare you embarrass me. Never speak to me like that in public!"
"I won't let you force Clary to be with someone against her will".
"No need to worry Alec, I knew he would refuse as I already knew about his omega. I needed him to think I could give him an omega to make him be on my side. I don't want to take Clary away from Isabelle. I really like your sister and I hope she will come to her senses and choose me over you".
"Izzy would never betray me".
"You sound so confident considering your own mother betrayed you".
Alec flinched at the painful reminder of his mother's betrayal, "Izzy has always been on my side, even when I first presented as an omega. Unlike my parents it changed nothing for her, she had always been there for me".
"Yet I hear there were a lot of times when Izzy and Jace would go out partying and leave you behind to take the punishments for their disobedience. And they completely forgot your 21st birthday and hurt you".
"Our parents were too strict, Izzy and Jace deserved to have some fun in their lives. They have both apologized for forgetting my birthday", Alec argued.
Alec was angry when Victor didn't take him seriously and just took him to another guest he wanted to show him off too. Alec's heart broke when Victor took him to Magnus. He knew Victor was doing this deliberately to hurt him and Magnus.
"Hello Magnus, did you enjoy the ceremony?" Victor said with a smirk.
"You think you have won, but I will save Alexander from you".
"I'd like to see you try".
"I'm so sorry you had to watch the ceremony Mags", Alec said.
"Don't be sorry, it wasn't your fault".
"Victor please let me talk alone to Magnus".
"No chance, you really expect me to believe you won't try to run".
"You have Simon, I won't run to protect him".
"Fine, but I will be close enough to see you".
Magnus pulled Alec into a hug as soon as Victor walked away. "I promise you I won't rest until I find away to break the bond between you and Victor or find a way to kill him that won't kill you too".
"What if there is no way?" Alec said tearfully.
Magnus gently wiped away Alec's tears, "Don't think that way Alexander, I know it is hard but please don't let go of hope".
"Your love for me gives me hope".
Magnus' heart warmed and hurt at these words. It meant so much to him that Alec felt this way but he desperately wished he could take Alec out of here and keep him away from Victor. Magnus suddenly realized there was something different about Alec, he couldn't tell what it was but something had definitely changed.
"Alexander, has Victor done something to you?"
Alec looked away sadly, "He found out I wanted to be a vampire. He forced Simon to sire me and him so he could be with me forever. I wanted to wait until I could talk to Simon first. I never wanted him to be forced to do this. I hope he doesn't hate me".
"I'm so sorry Victor put you through that, Simon could never hate you. He knew Victor was the one forcing it. Simon loves you".
Alec wanted to believe Magnus but he wasn't sure if he could, he looked at Simon who was still trapped with Raj and was relieved when he gave him a reassuring look. As though Simon had read his mind.
"I love you so much, I want you to know that if I get you away from Victor but can't break the bond I still will love you. Even if you are not my omega, I will never not want to be with you".
"That means everything to me Magnus, I was scared that you wouldn't want me anymore. Thank you for saying that".
Magnus wanted to kiss Alec but he knew that Victor would only make Alec suffer for it and he couldn't be the cause of Alec's pain. "I wish I could kiss you Alexander".
Alec rested his head against Magnus', he knew he was pushing the line and was risking Victor's anger for even doing this but he didn't care. "I wish I could kiss you too". Alec was going to continue speaking but he was pulled away harshly by Victor.
"That's enough, I can't have people think you two are having an affair".
"We are in a relationship Victor, you are the one forcing us apart", Magnus growled.
"Most of the guests don't know that and I want to keep it that way". Victor had been furious when he saw Alec resting his head against Magnus'. And the way Magnus had his arms wrapped around Alec and held him so close against his chest made it even more intimate. Some of the guests were giving him odd and concerned looks. He couldn't let Magnus ruin his reputation.
"The only thing stopping me from killing you right now is that it would kill Alexander too".
Victor grinned, "Exactly Bane, you are powerless right now. Surely you want your precious Alexander to be safe, so don't make me angry". Victor forced Alec away from Magnus feeling victorious and smug. Finally he had Magnus under his control, he knew Magnus would do anything to protect Alec.
Though he would rather have Isabelle with him willingly, he was willing to use Alec to make her join him. He would give her a chance to join him willingly before using Alec. He hoped that Isabelle would break up with Clary so that he could seduce Isabelle. While he loved Alec he had no problem sleeping with other people and Isabelle was beautiful.
Clary was too, he would love to be with her too especially as she was an omega but as Isabelle cared so much about Clary she was out of bounds until she chose him instead. If he tried to force himself on Clary and Izzy found out, she would never join him. So he would have to play his cards carefully. With that in mind he found Isabelle with Clary. Isabelle was holding Clary close to her and glaring at the alphas who were staring lustfully at Clary.
"Isabelle, Clarissa it would make me very happy if you would work with me".
"I will when hell freezes over!" Izzy said angrily and Clary nodded looking equally furious.
Alec sighed in relief, a part of him had been scared Victor was right and that she would betray him. "Izzy be careful he's dangerous", Alec said.
"You should listen to your brother Isabelle, he knows more than anyone how dangerous I can be", Victor said threateningly. "If you don't join me Alec will pay the price for it".
Izzy stiffened and it took all of her will power not to attack Victor, "Fine, I'll join you. But only to protect Alec. I don't feel any loyalty to you".
"Wise decision, I'm sure in time you will be loyal to me. Clarissa I would like you to join me too, again if you refuse Alec will suffer for it".
Clary also had to refrain from punching Victor, "Okay but like Izzy I'm only doing this for Alec".
Victor grinned, "Many of my colleagues initially joined me because of blackmail but they have become my close friends. It will only be a matter of time before you do as well".
Clary had to hold Izzy back from beating up Victor at those words as he left with Alec.
Jace joined Magnus, he had been trying to speak to Simon but Raj wouldn't let him. "I can't take this anymore Magnus, we have to save them now".
"We have to do this carefully, remember Victor won't hesitate to have Raj kill Simon. We need to find a way to get Simon away from Raj so that we can save Alexander".
"Raj loves a pretty face, maybe I could seduce him as a distraction".
Magnus rolled his eyes, even now Jace was still arrogant about his looks, "That won't work Jace, Raj knows you love Simon and will be expecting you to try and save Simon. Someone else should try to seduce Raj".
"Who should that be huh? You? Raj will also know you love Alec".
Magnus sighed in irritation, "I didn't mean me. A friend of mine, Lorenzo owes me a favour. I will ask him to do it".
"Great ask him to come now".
"It's not that simple, though he owes me a favour Lorenzo hates helping me as we have had a rivalry for centuries. He will try to find a way out of it. But I won't let him, give me time and I will have him seduce Raj".
"Fine, but he better pull through or I will pay your friend a visit".
Magnus really hoped he could avoid that. Lorenzo already hated him enough right now. It would be a lot harder to get him on his side if Jace beat him up. Magnus found his gaze drawn to Alec, who was pressed against Victor as Victor forced him to dance. Magnus knew that if he ended up owing Lorenzo a favour he wouldn't care. Saving Alec was far more important than his pride and he wouldn't rest until he saved Alec.