Also by Cassandra Clare

The parabatai curse. The Clave will never let you know it—it’s forbidden—
Malcolm’s words rang in Emma’s ears as she made her way back out into the night, following the
others down the damp corridors of the convergence. Julian and Emma walked deliberately apart,
keeping distance between them. Exhaustion and pain were slowing Emma down. Cortana was back in
its sheath. She could feel the sword humming with energy; she wondered if it had absorbed magic
from Malcolm.
But then, she didn’t want to think about Malcolm, the red tendrils of his blood unfurling through the
dark water like banners.
She didn’t want to think about the things he’d said.
Emma was the last to step out of the cave, into the darkness of the outside world. Ty, Livvy, and
Dru were sitting on the ground with Tavvy—the little boy was cradled in Livvy’s arms, seeming
sleepy but awake. Kieran stood a distance away, a scowl on his face that relaxed only somewhat
when Mark emerged from the convergence.
“How is Tavvy? Is everything all right?” Julian approached his siblings. Dru jumped up and
hugged him tightly—then gasped and pointed.
A loud grinding noise cracked through the air. The gap in the hill was closing up behind them like a
wound healing. Diana darted toward it, as if she could hold the pathway open, but the stone sealed
shut; she snatched her hand back just in time to keep it from being crushed.
“You cannot stop it,” said Kieran. “The opening and the path inside were made by Malcolm. This
hill does not naturally hold within it tunnels and caves. Now that he is dead, his enchantments are
failing. There may perhaps be another entrance into this space, at some other ley line convergence.
But this door will not open again.”
“How did you know he was dead?” Emma said.
“Lights going on in the city below,” said Kieran. “The—I don’t know what your mundane word is
for it—”
“Blackout,” said Mark. “The blackout’s over. And Malcolm cast the spell that was responsible for
the blackout, so—yeah.”
“Does that mean we can get a signal on our phones?” Ty wondered.