Michelle asked this question about City of Ashes (The Mortal Instruments, #2):
I have a question, and I may have missed something, but at the beginning of City of Ashes, ( within the first chapter or so) Alec and Isabelle are referred to as Jace's "step siblings". How is that?
Lila Wayne Maybe since they've shared the same guardian (and almost parent for Jace) since they were 10, the three had gotten very close. Jace didn't consider Iz…moreMaybe since they've shared the same guardian (and almost parent for Jace) since they were 10, the three had gotten very close. Jace didn't consider Izzy as some future girlfriend and Alec as a friend - they were like siblings to him. Step-siblings, as aforementioned. Though, they aren't blood related of course(less)
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