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Simon!" Clary shouted, and seized his arm. "What?" Simon looked alarmed."I'm not really sleeping with your mom, you know. I was just trying to get you...more

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The door buzzer sounded again. The two boys exchanged a single look before both bolting down the narrow hallway to the door. Jordan got there first. H...more

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You look lousy,' he said. Jace blinked. 'Seems an odd time to start an insult contest, but if you insist, I could probably think up something good.''N...more

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Simon: So were you following me? Or is it just an amazing coincidence that you happened to be on the roof of a building I was walking by when I got at...more

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So it's true what they say about warlocks, then?" true?". "You can't be rude to everyone who talks to me."Alec made a wide, sweeping gesture. "And why...more

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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.

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Because', she said, 'your problems are not real problems. You're dating two beautiful girls at once. Think about it. That's like...having rock-star pr...more

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We?" Simon looked at him in disbelief. "Are you ever going home?""What, bored with my company already?" "Let me ask you something," Simon said. "Do y...more

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Is this one of those keep-your-friends-close-and-your-enemies-closer things?""I though it was keep your friends close so you have someone to drive the...more

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He wondered if normalcy was something, like vision or silence, you didn't realize was precious until you lost it.

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The more you try to crush your true nature, the more it will control you. Be what you are. No one who really loves you will stop.

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Being sixteen forever sounded good until you really thought about it. Then it didn't seem like such a great prospect.

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So it's true what they say about warlocks,

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I screwed her over. I didn't want to see her screwed over by someone else.

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Jace perched on the windowsill and looked down at him. "You really don't get this bodyguard thing, do you?""I didn't even think you liked me all that ...more