He was still stroking the inside of her wrist, his touch doing odd delicious things to her skin and nerves.

Why is it, little Shadowhunter, that your angels are so cold and without mercy? Why do they break that which will not obey them?

Jocelyn recognized reading as a sacred pastime and usually wouldn't interrupt Clary in the middle of a book, even to yell at her.

She realized that this scarred, sarcastic boy, was gentle with the things he loved.

Now that I'm in your mind, want to see some naked mental pictures of Jace?

Maybe you should call him,' Simon suggested, trying not to think too hard about how weird it was to be giving a demon hunter advice about possibly dating a warlock.

the less you had, the more careful you had to be about everything you did have.