I think I gave Alec a complex about what kind of fighter he was, just because he wanted to live.
Cassandra ClareHe'd learned his lesson a long time ago: Even in the midst of heartbreak, you could still find yourself laughing.
Cassandra ClareSimon looked from one of them to the other, and shook his head. โ When did you two get so buddy-buddy? Last night it was all, โIโm the most elite warrior!โ โ No, Iโm the most elite warrior!โ And today youโre playing Halo and giving each other props for good ideas.
Cassandra ClareWe had and incident. I took care of it." "Really." Jace's voice dripped sarcasm. "Do you even know how to use that knife, Clarissa? Without poking a hole in yourself or any innocent bystanders?
Cassandra ClareAll right. Are you going to come back? Do you want any soup?" "No," said Jace. "Do you think Hodge will want any soup?" "No one wants any soup." "I want some soup," Simon said. "No, you don't," said Jace. "You just want to sleep with Isabelle." Simon was appalled. "That is not true." "How flattering," Isabelle murmured into the soup, but she was smirking. "Oh, yes it is," said Jace. "Go ahead and ask herโthen she can turn you down and the rest of us can get on with our lives while you fester in miserable humiliation." He snapped his fingers. "Hurry up, mundie boy, we've got work to do.
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