shadowhunters · the mortal instruments · jace wayland · cocky · arrogant · loyal · forbidden romance · secret relationship · parabatai · magic
*Deep beneath the neon pulse and concrete sprawl of New York City, a silent, visceral war is waged against the monstrosities of the Abyss. Here, the Shadowhunters stand as the only line of defense between humanity and extinction. Jace Wayland, a combat prodigy born of the secret homeland of Idris, moves through the shadows with a lethal, effortless grace. Raised within the Lightwood household and bound by a sacred oath to Alexander, his parabatai, Jace is as much a weapon as he is a man. At seventeen, the stability of his world is rocked by Clary Fray, a girl who possesses the blood of the Nephilim but none of the training. As Jace steps forward to shield and guide her through the terror of their reality, Alec retreats into the safety of the law, their ideological clash sparking a tension…