Her hope soon vanishes when James leaves her stranded on the dance floor during the ball to welcome the Carstairs family in favor of another girl who has arrived in London: Grace Blackthorn. When Cordelia overhears James and his parabatai Matthew discussing the arrival of his long-term crush from out of town, Cordelia is stunned to realize he returns her feelings. His sister Lucie will be her parabatai soon, and she’s shared a long-term friendship with James. There’s no one she’d rather marry than the boy on whom she’s had a secret crush for ages: James Herodnale.

Cordelia’s father Elias has been imprisoned in Idris for mishandling a demon attack, and his family has arrived in London to try to make allies in the fight to clear his name.Ĭordelia’s brother Alistair doesn’t seem too concerned about making a good impression, but Cordelia will go to whatever lengths necessary to save her father, even if it means forming an alliance to a strong Shadowhunter family through marriage. In particular, two girls he has ties to have arrived in London: Cordelia Carstairs and Grace Blackthorn. Until now.Ī few things have changed for the better for James. There’s no war looming like it was when their parents were their age. For the most part, their friends are the children of their parents’ friends: Carstairs, Fairchilds, and Lightwoods, to name a few.īattles with demons aren’t absent but are certainly few and far between. James and Lucie have grown up in a calm, loving environment, much different than that of their parents and their parents’ friends. ***** Everything below is a SPOILER ***** What happened in Chain of Gold?ĭemon activity has been quiet in Will and Tessa’s London as they’ve raised their children.

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