Chapter:- 40

Adira felt a fierce pride well up in her, for her brother courage and for the protectiveness of his mate. The thought was startling. She couldn't help but gape at them, at the way David was wrapped around her, a peaceful, happy look on his face. She felt the sting of tears when she saw a single tear roll down his face at Moni acceptance of him, of a part of himself that they had all struggled with over the centuries, he may not have had as long as her and Clary to grow to hate that part of herself, but each scared glance, each snide comment or outright accusation could still cut her to the core. A careless word or hateful action could cut deeper than a thousand blades.

"Guys, I'm all for acceptance," Jordon said, breaking into the moments the mixed blood was having with David and Clary, smiling as he remembered the first time, he had seen his wife's fiery eyes, it had been in a much more private setting, he remembered with a grin before shaking the memory off. "But we have more pressi