Automatically, he took Jace's hand from his chest and pulled him into a hug. They hadn't been close in months, had been avoiding it more than when Alec had still been in the closet, but he had to try to ground his parabatai. "Yes, it's been months.

"I know you were there." Holding his parabatai, he wasn't sure if he was imagining the ache in his chest or if it was real. The pain was still vivid, something that woke him up at night no matter how much he lied about the battle and how he'd been effected by Jace's death. Only one person knew and he'd promised to never tell. "I know what he did." It didn't make sense that Jace didn't know the rest but maybe arriving in the Library had confused him. "You're safe. We're all safe now."