Extraits

Maybe he's lonely. Sebastian can't be the greatest company."

"We don't know that. He could be absolutely fantastic at Scrabble," said Magnus.

Chapter 6

Saint Magnus' Home for Wayward Shadowhunters," he said in a deep voice. "Welcome." He threw an arm wide. "Spare bedrooms are that way. Wipe your boots on the mat."

Chapter 6

Alec felt his breath quicken. He had thought of this moment, lying awake at night beside Magnus, listening to the warlock breathing, hearing his own breaths, numbering them out. Each breath a breath closer to aging and dying. Each night spinning him closer to the end of everything.

"You said you knew a way to make me immortal," said Alec. "You said you knew a way Magnus and I could be together forever."

Chapter 4

Simon rolled his eyes. "It's a good thing we know the person who's dating Magnus," he said. "Otherwise, I get the feeling we'd all just lie around all the time wondering what the hell to do next. Or try to raise the money to hire Magnus by selling lemonade."

Alec looked merely irritated by this comment. "The only way you could raise enough money to hire Magnus by selling lemonade is if you put meth in it."

"It's an expression. We are all aware that your boyfriend is expensive. I just wish we didn't have to go running to him with every problem."

"So does he," said Alec.

Chapter 4

She looked up at Alec standing over them, his blue scarf fluttering like a pennant in the wind. "Could you mistake someone else for Magnus?"

"No. Not ever," he said without missing a beat. His blue eyes were troubled, dark with worry.

Chapter 4

He leaned forward and pressed his lips against Alec's; Alec remembered the first time they had ever kissed, here in this apartment, and he wanted to wrap his arms around his boyfriend and pull him close. But something held him back."

Chapter 3

Alec woke to Magnus's shaking his shoulder. "Come on, sweet pea," he said. "Time to rise and face the day."

[...]

"Sweet pea ?" Alec said.

"I was trying it out."

Alec shook his head. "No."

Magnus shrugged. "I'll keep at it." He held out a chipped blue mug of coffee fixed the way Alec like it -- black, with sugar. "Wake up."

Chapter 3

She wasn't very pleasant the last time I saw her. Of course that could be because I've got an eighteen-year-old boyfriend with a stamina rune and she doesn't."

Alec sputtered. "As the person being objectified, I ... object to that description of me."

Chapter 2

He no longer had to ring the bell for Magnus to buzz him upstairs. He had a key, a fact he was obscurely proud of. He unlocked the door and headed upstairs, passing Magnus' first-floor neighbor as he did so. [...]

Alec felt his shoulders relax as the door of the apartment shut behind him. [...] -- but it had begun to feel increasingly familiar, like home.

Chapter 2

How swift mortal loveliness does fade," the Queen gloated. Spoiler(cliquez pour révéler)"Look at yourself, Alexander Lightwood. I give you a glimpse of yourself in a mere threescore years. What will your warlock lover say then of your beauty ?"

Chapter 2