Chapter Song - In Your Wake

Alec and I walked as quietly as we could to his mother’s area. The halls were so big that if you dropped a grain of sand, the echo would sound like a thunderclap.

Needless to say, “quiet” just didn’t work out.

Maryse was already waiting outside her doorway, looking very unhappy to see us. “What are you doing?” She sighed, crossing her arms. “You know you can’t be around my work space unless I call you here.”

“We have a slight problem.” Alec tugged me forwards, shaking my glamour. Maryse raised an eyebrow. “Ah. Please, come in.”

I shook Alec off, the weakening illusion threatening to disappear if I pushed it hard enough. He held the heavy oak door open for me, and I stepped into the warm vanilla scented room with a huff.

A teenage boy turned around, staring at me and Alec as we followed Maryse back into her storage area for magical objects that we weren’t allowed anywhere near. His piercing green eyes, so similar to mine, followed me to the back of the room.

Maryse beckoned me, pushing open the metal door guarding the area with the most dangerous equipment. “Stay here, Alec. Not to be mean, but we don’t need you in the way.” She shut the door on her son and the tall visitor waiting in her room. “Come this way, please.” She sat down in a chair, the wood creaking under her, and she folded her hands in front of her.

“What is this?” I asked, leaning against a cold metal table. “An intervention? It feels more like a life lesson talk than a fix to my issue.” I laughed nervously.

“No.” She pursed her lips. “I...haven’t been entirely honest with you about some things.”

“Like what?” I asked. My stomach churned with worry.

“Well, your mother decided it would be best for me to wait until the time was right to tell you your bloodline isn’t just angelic. It’s just a little bit godly.” Maryse let out a breath. “Once the boy showed up, I was debating what to do until you began showing signs of your ties with the titan girl.”

I stared at her, dumbfounded.

“You haven’t given off any odd signals just yet, but you may gain some control over the powers still developing in your system.” She continued, standing up and pacing.

“What are you saying?” I blinked.

Maryse made a pained sound. She leaned on a table, putting her head in her hands. “I don’t even know where to start.” She said softly.

I shifted, my hands loosing their warmth. “You’ve lost me.”

“It’s complicated, honey.” She looked down at her feet. “And it’ll take a lot of explaining. But I do need to introduce you to the Jackson boy before we continue, because he has a big part to play in the circumstances of the developing war between the heavens and the earth.” She paused.

“Dramatic.” I said dryly. "And I know the Jackson boy."

"What?" She said softly, scrunching her forehead.

"Percy. My half brother. I'm well aware of it all." I folded my arms. "I know that my mom told you to keep it from me, but after I found some of my papers stashed away, not very neatly, I had to see him." I said.

"Behind my back?" She hissed, her features hardening again.

A knock came from the other side of the door. “Mrs. Lightwood?”

Maryse looked up. “Yes, Percy?” She said, still annoyed.

“Can I talk with you now, please? I don’t have much time.” He continued.

She looked back to me, holding out her hand. “You have a lot of explaining to do."

Notes

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