"This was Jace being brave. Simon thought, brave and snarky because he thought Lilith was going to kill him, and that was the way he wanted to go, unaf...

Tessa touched his wrist lightly with her hand. "Be brave," she said. "It's not a duck, is it?
~ Cassandra Clare ~











Tessa touched his wrist lightly with her hand. "Be brave," she said. "It's not a duck, is it?

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