And you won’t leave me?No. Alec said. No, we won’t ever leave you. You know that.Never. Isabelle took his hand, the one Alec wasn’t holding, and pressed it fiercely. Lightwoods, all together. She whis...
Oh, Lord Montgomery, what do you mean to do with me in this bedroom when you have me all alone? An innocent maiden, and unprotected? Is my virtue safe?'I, ah- what?''I know you are a dangerous man. So...
Alec isn’t happy, said Magnus, as if she hadn’t spoken.Of course he isn’t, Isabelle snapped. Jace—Jace, said Magnus, and his hands made fists at his sides. Isabelle stared at him. She had always thoug...
If you knew how to cook, maybe I would eat, Jace muttered.Isabelle froze, her spoon poised dangerously. What did you say?Jace edged toward the fridge. I said I'm going to look for a snack to eat.That'...
Thank you, Simon said. It’s a joke, Isabelle. He’s the Count. He likes counting. You know. ‘What did the Count eat today, children? One chocolate chip cookie, two chocolate chip cookies, three chocola...
Investigation? Isabelle laughed. Now we're detectives? Maybe we should all have code names.Good idea, said Jace. I shall be Baron Hotschaft Von Hugenstein.
You can take your Law, she said in a measured tone, and shove it right up your
That does it, said Jace. I'm going to get you a dictionary for Christmas this year.Why? Isabelle said.So you can look up 'fun.' I'm not sure you know what it means.
Tell me, Isabelle said.Who it was. That my father had the affair with.
They had just showed up, Amatis had said. Which meant Simon had spent the night at Isabelle's. She stared at him. He didn't any different.
Of course he loves me. I’m his sister.Blood isn’t love, said Magnus, and his voice was bitter.
We shouldn’t, protested Isabelle. The Clave has a plan.The Clave has the collective intelligence of a pineapple, said Jace.Alec blinked up at them. Jace is right.Isabelle turned on her brother. What d...
I've noticed the Fair Folk often say 'perhaps' when there is a truth they want to hide, Clary said. It keeps you from having to give a straight answer.Perhaps so, said the Queen with an amused smile.'...
I get the feeling, Alec said, and smiled, she hasn't forgiven me for betraying you, as she sees it.Good girl, said Jace with appreciation.I didn't betray you, idiot.It's the thought that counts.
Izzy, said Jace, as they neared the pond, and she jumped up and spun around. Her smile was dazzling.Jace! She flew at him and hugged him. Now that was the way sisters were supposed to act, Clary thoug...
Izzy, are you— he began. His eyes flew wide, and he backed up fast enough to smack his head into the wall behind him. What is he doing here?Isabelle tugged her tank top back down and glared at her bro...
But I watch my brothers give their hearts away and I think, Don’t you know better? Hearts are breakable. And I think even when you heal, you’re never what you were before.
And then we met you, and it was like he woke up. You couldn't see it, because you'd never known him any different. But I saw it. Hodge saw it. Alec saw it -why do you think he hated you so much? It wa...
You’re a heartbreaker, Isabelle Lightwood, he said, as lightly as he could with her blood still running through him like fire. Jace told Clary once you’d walk all over me in high-heeled boots.That was...
WHY DOES THIS KEEP HAPPENING? There was a sound of shattering glass, and they both sat up to see Alec glaring at them. He had dropped the empty bottle of wine he had been carrying, and there were bits...