Chapter:- 39

"So, the authority just banned originals from mating mixed blood?" Jordon asked from the loveseat, staring at Moni and Damon, shaking his head when they nodded. "I understand why they did it, it was their children. But how long did they think that law would last? It is inhumane to keep mates apart." he said.

The irony wasn't lost on Damon, that a vampire was telling him what was inhumane and what wasn't. He had spent his entire life following the law, implementing it, never really thinking about the fact that there were people out there living without the other half of themselves. Because it hadn't happened to him, it had never had any effect on his life, on the lives of those he had cared about. The feeling of shame welled up in him again, he was embarrassed that he had never looked beyond his own life to see the pain others were going through.

"Don't, Damon. Don't put this on yourself" Clary said when she saw the look on her mate's face. "This isn't your fault. We are going to fix i