I am glad,” he said. “They will be able to take care of each other when I am gone, or at least I can hope for it. He says she does not love him, but—surely she will come to love him in time. Will is easy to love, and he has given her his whole heart. I can see it. I hope she will not break it.

“Were you thinking about eating me?” Will inquired.“No!”“No one would blame you,…”

“She looked up at him with a smile. The smile broke what was left of his resista…”

“I’d do almost anything for you,” Simon said quietly. “I’d die for you. You know…”

“Clary closed her eyes. Remembering the way Jace had looked at her the night she…”