"Thank you," Clary said, her eyes closing with relief when her body went numb, finally able to breathe without the almost constant pain coursing through her stomach. "I feel like I can breathe again, where's Monika?" she asked.

"I'm here, girl," Monika said when she stepped into the room and heard Clary question. Her magic fell away when she saw her tear-stained face poking out from under the sheet Adira was placing over her body. She shook her coat off and clicked her fingers, dressing everyone in the room in a pair of scrubs and Clary in a proper hospital gown. "Have you sterilized the room yet?" she asked Adira,...