Contaminating me. The only thing that contaminated me was you, I thought bitterly. If I'd had Adrian's child to worry about, the Alchemists would've had unlimited power over me. But it was just me in this body, and I could take whatever they threw at me.

When Clary was younger, she was abused and beaten. Now she lives with her godfather and brother in a bookstore. When a certain arrogant angel comes along does he rip her apart or mend her? Will Jonathan let Jace get close enough to Clary after finding our what he did? AU AH