Jace was so confused. They couldn't be dead. His heart was beating. Alec's heart was beating. He'd felt it against the palm of his hand. Felt his breath when he hugged him. They couldn't be dead. He reached out, grabbing the front of Alec's shirt, tasted bile at the back of his throat.

"I don't understand what's happening. Idris. Sebastian. Clary." Simon. Although he didn't say Simon's name. "Valentine. Tell me you stopped Valentine."