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Jocelyn sounded strained "Didabout?"

"You wanted to know about the child," said the wo up, but she couldn't What child? What was going on? "The one as abandoned"

There was a catch in Jocelyn's voice "Y-yes I thought-"

"I'ht"

For a moment Jocelyn was silent Clary could feel her h the phone line "Died? How?"

"I'ht to baptize the child, and-"

"Oh, my God" Jocelyn's voice shook "Can I-Could I please co silence Finally the nurse said, "I' transfer to the medical examiner's office"

"Catarina, I think I knohat happened to the boy" Jocelyn sounded breathless "And if I could confirain"

"Jocelyn-"

"I' up the phone Clary gazed blankly at the receiver for aup herself She scrah her hair, tossed on jeans and a sweater, and was out her bedroo roo a note on the pad of paper by the telephone She looked up as Clary cauilty start

"I was just running out," she said "A few last-s have co toon the phone, and I know exactly where you're going"

Jocelyn paled Slowly she set her pen down "Clary-"

"You have to stop trying to protectto Luke, either, about calling the hospital"

Jocelyn pushed her hair back nervously "It see-"

"Right The wedding You're having a wedding And why is that? Because you're gettingLuke? And trusting me?"

"I do trust you," Jocelyn said softly

"In that case you won'twith you to the hospital"

"Clary, I don't think-"

"I knohat you think You think this is just like what happened to Sebastian-Ito babies what Valentine did to htly "Valentine's dead But there are others ere in the Circle who have never been caught"

And they never found Jonathan's body It wasn't so Clary liked to think about Besides, Isabelle had been there and had always been adamant that Jace had severed Jonathan's spine with the blade of a dagger and that Jonathan had been quite, quite dead as a result She had gone down into the water and checked, she'd said There had been no pulse, no heartbeat

"Moht to come with you"

Very slowly Jocelyn nodded "You're right I suppose you do" She reached for her purse where it hung on a peg by the door "Well, coet your coat The weather forecast says it ton Square Park in the early -clean, the leaves already thickly covering the pavereen Simon kicked them aside as he made his way under the stone archway at the south end of the park

There were few other people around-a couple of hos or threadbare blankets, and so the trash cans There was a guy pushing a cart through the park, selling doughnuts and coffee and pre-sliced bagels And in the center of the park, by the big circular stone fountain, was Luke He earing a green zip-up Windbreaker and waved when he saw Simon

Simon waved back, a little tentatively He still wasn't sure he wasn't in some kind of trouble Luke's expression, as Si Luke looked tired and aze, as it fell on Simon, was full of concern

"Si"

"Sure" Simon wasn't cold, but he stuck his hands into the pockets of his jacket anyway, just to give the?"

"I didn't say anything rong"

"You wouldn't drag ," Simon pointed out "If it isn't about Clary, then ?"

"Yesterday, in the bridal shop," Luke said "You asked me about so, from the nearby trees Simon repies You were supposed to count the, four for a birth; five for silver, six for gold, seven for a secret that's never been told

"Right," Simon said He had already lost count of the nuuessed A secret that's never been told Whatever that was

"You know about the Shadowhunters who have been found murdered around the city this past week or so," Luke said "Don't you?"

Sioing

"It seems Camille may be responsible," said Luke "I couldn't help but re her na it at all-it seemed like quite a coincidence"

"Coincidences happen"

"On occasion," said Luke, "but they are rarely theRaphael to interrogate him about Camille's role in theseabout Camille-that you've had contact with her-I don't want you to be blind-sided, Simon"