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"Of course I don’t, Alexander," he said "I was just surprised to hear froined that you would be with your fa day"

"Oh," said Alec, and he sounded shy and pleased "I didn’t expect you to reht have crossed nus "So have you been having a wonderful Shadowhunting tiiant axe in a cake? Where are you, off to celebrate?"

"Er," said Alec "I’ Magnus pressed the button to let him enter, speechless for a moment because he had wanted Alec there, so badly, and here he was It felthe could do

Then Alec was there, standing in the open doorway

"I wanted to see you," said Alec with devastating sio away if you’re busy or anything"

Itdrops of water in Alec’s ht he ht have found in a Dumpster, and sloppy jeans, and his whole face was lit up just because he was looking at Magnus

"I think," said Magnus, pulling Alec in by the strings on his awful gray hoodie, "that I could be persuaded to clearhim, and Alec’s kisses were uninhibited and utterly sincere, all of his lanky warrior’s body focused on what it wanted, all of his open heart in it as well For a long wild euphoricmore than to be with hi tinus ," Alec whispered back