Simon stepped between them. I’m not going to let you fight with each other.And what are you going to do about it if . . . Oh. Jace's gaze trailed up to Simon’s forehead, and he grinned reluctantly. S...
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...
So you're trying to make her happy despite the fact that the reason she's unhappy in the first place is you, said Simon, not very kindly. That seems contradictory, doesn't it?Love is a contradiction,...
Do you think it's possible to do something so bad, even if you didn't mean to do it, that you can never come back from it? That no one can forgive you?Luke looked at him for a long, silent moment. The...
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...
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....
So what was that all about?I think, Jace said, that she asked if she could touch my mango.She that?Jace shrugged. Yeah, then she gave me her number.
It was Eric's voice not Simon's, on the recorded message. Ladies, ladies he said. Though it was the millionth time she’d heard the recording, Clary couldn't help rolling her eyes. If you've reached t...
You're not gay, are you?Simon's greenish color deepened. If I were, I would dress better.
We need to talk, she said. All of us. About what we‘re going to do now.I was going to watch , said Jace. Its on next.No you‘re not, said Magnus. He snapped his fingers and the TV went off, releasing a...
Maybe I can climb one of those, Simon said, eyeing the fat white pillars that held up the slanted roof of the Hall. Runes were carved on them in overlapping patterns, but otherwise there were no visib...
Simon looked from one of them to the other, and shook his head. When did you two get so buddy-buddy? Last night it was all, ‘I’m the most elite warrior!’ ‘ No, I’m the most elite warrior!’ And today...
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.
You think she’ll be able to talk sense into him? she asked. His sister?If he listens to anyone, it would be her.That’s sweet, said Maia. That he loves his sister like that.Yeah, Simon said. It’s preci...
If I feel the urge to burst into flames, I'll let you know," Simon was getting fed up. "Look, did you actually ask me to come all the way uptown just so you could stare at me like I'm something in a p...
Well, I’m not kissing the mundane, said Jace. I’d rather stay down here and rot.Forever? said Simon. Forever’s an awfully long time.Jace raised his eyebrows. I knew it, he said. You want to kiss me, d...
Simon's band never actually produced any music. Mostly they sat around in Simon's living room, fighting about potential names and band logos. She sometimes wondered if any of them could actually play...
Bitten? You mean you're a-A werewolf, said the girl. Like everyone else here. Except you, and the asshole. And the asshole's sister.
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...
Well, not in this case. He reached into the Inquisitor and he ... Clary shuddered. There was a lot of blood.Like a special bonus for you, Jace said to Simon.Simon ignored this.