At least Kyle wasn't home. That would be a hard one to explain to his new roomate. Nobody liked a guy who kept blood in the fridge.
As long as there was coffee in the world, how bad could things be?
Trains are great dirty smoky things, said Will. You won't like it. Tessa was unmoved. I won't know if I like it until I try it, will I? I've never swum naked in the Thames before, but I know I wouldn'...
They say time heals all wounds, but that presumes the source of the grief is finite
She turned and looked at him. Ducks? she said again.A smile tugged the edge of his mouth. I hate ducks. Don't know why. I just always have.
Magnus gave Alec a sidelong look as they climbed the rickety stairs. Alec caught the glance, and his breathing quickened; his blue eyes were bright. Alec bit his lower lip, and Magnus stopped walking....
It wouldn't be my move, Jace agreed. First the candy and flowers, then the apology letters, THEN the ravenous demon hordes. In that order.He might have sent her candy and flowers, Isabelle said. We d...
Is this Clarissa Fray? The voice on the other end of the phone sounded familiar, though not immediately identifiable.Clary twirled the phone cord nervously around her finger. Yeees?Hi, I'm one of the...
Is there some particular reason that you're here? ...Not this again.Not what again? said Clary.Every time I annoy him, he retreats into his No Mundanes Allowed tree house. Simon pointed at Jace.
I always loved you, Will, whatever you did. And now I need you to do for me what I cannot do for myself. For you to be my eyes when I do not have them. For you to be my hands when I cannot use my own....
Clary felt suddenly annoyed. When the self-congratulatory part of the evening is over, maybe we could get back to saving my best friend from being exsanguinated to death?Exsanguinated, said Jace, impr...
But the person who stepped out of the front door was tall and thin, with short, spiky dark hair. he was wearing a gold mesh vest and a pair of silk pajama pants. He regarded Clary with mild interest,...
Spoon! James said, running at his uncle Gabriel and jabbing him in the thigh. Gabriel mussed the boy’s hair affectionately.You’re such a good boy, he said. I often wonder how you could possibly be Wil...
Our souls are knit. We are one person, James.
I see that even as the world plunges into darkness and peril, you two stand around discussing your love lives. Teenagers.
He hadn't stopped wanting love. He had simply, somehow, stopped looking.
And I suppose you know who Magnus’ father is? Luke said.I paid a lot of money once to find it out, Raphael said.
In Paris she found Magnus, who was living in a garret apartment and paiting, an occupation for which he had no aptitude whatsoever. He let her sleep on a mattress by the window, and in the night, when...
Maryse: I am fighting for a better world for myself and my son.Magnus: I have no interest in the world you want or in your doubteless repellent brat, I might add.
Just take the weapon you hold in your hand and drive it through his heart, Valentine's voice was soft. One simple motion. Nothing you haven't done before.Jace met his father's stare with a level gaze....