Charlotte knew, of course she knew, that this was not an illness of the body, but of the mind. Jem had come to the door to inquire about her health more than once, but she would not let him in, for surely he would ask how she was, and she could not tell her husband-to-be why her heart was so shattered.Ĭharlotte was overly concerned too, ignoring Tessa's protests and visiting her regurally. She had been in this sorry state for four days now, cacooned in the fine sheets of her bed, her burnt hand still wrapped tightly in gauze, her heart breaking. Perhaps she was truly coming down with something, her whole body unable to cope anymore. "No, thank you, Sophie," Tessa said, meaning to sound polite, but sounding weak and sick. Tessa wanted to wallow in self-pity, just for once, to let all her losses of the past few months consume her: Aunt Harriet, Nate, and finally, the death of her heart. "Miss Gray, are you alright? Shall I fetch Charlotte?" Sophie asked, rushing towards her bedside. The thought of Will made her heart ache and a murmur of pain escaped her lips. Of course, she could bring Will with her. This fact still made her stomach drop as if she were descending a hill too fast in a carraige.Īnd with Jem so ill, they would need a source of the yin fen, and as much as Tessa loved her fianceé, she feared she would not be able to face an ifrit den alone. There was no way they could ever have a family, for Tessa was a warlock and therefore infertile. Surely when she and Jem were married, they would find somewhere to live on their own? But that could hardly be possible. It still seemed strange to Tessa how this was her home now. "Miss Gray?" Sophie knocked on the door of her bedroom in the Institute. But she decided to make an exception, just this once, for her heart was breaking. Even when she was in the Dark Sisters clutches, she had never felt sorry for herself. WARNING! CONTAINS MANY SPOILERS FOR BOTH CLOCKWORK ANGEL AND CLOCKWORK PRINCE Stay tuned, and if you haven't read any of Cassandra Clare's books yet - do it! I'm obsessed with the Victorian world of Cassandra Clare's Infernal Devices series, and I don't think I can wait to find out what happens, so I'm going to write my only little version.
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