Chapter 1 - 'Are You Crying Mum?'

(This story requires no prior knowledge of The Mortal Instruments series.)

He could read me. No matter how hard I tried to shroud myself in privacy, he kept on invading. Destroying all the barricades I placed, smashing his way through the walls, digging under the fences. He didn't need to ask questions, because he could tell, from one look; and I hated him for it. He couldn't have left well enough alone.