As Far As I’m Concerned, This Is

One Of The Heavy Marble Busts That Lined The Higher Shelves Had Slid Free And Was Falling Toward Her; She Ducked Out Of Its Way, And It Hit The Floor Inches From Where She'd Been Standing, Leaving A Sizable Dent In The Floor. A Second Later Jace's Arms Were Around Her And He Was Lifting Her Off Her Feet. She Was Too Surprized To Struggle As He Carried Her Over To The Broken Window And Dumped Her Unceremoniously Out Of It.

In All Gabriel’s Life He Could Not Remember His Brother Giving Even The Prettiest Of Shadowhunter Girls A Second Glance. Yet He Looked At This Scarred Mundane Servant As If She Were The Sun Rising. It Was Inexplicable, But It Was Also Undeniable. He Could See The Horror On His Brother’s Face As Sophie’s Good Opinion Of Him Shattered Before His Eyes.

Crying Wouldn't Help Anything Now.

My Mother Always Told Me If I Rode A Motorcycle With A Boy, She'd Kill Me." ... She Couldn't Hear Him Laugh, But She Felt His Body Shake. "she Wouldn't Say That If She Knew Me," He Called Back To Her Confidently. "i'm An Excellent Driver." -clary & Jace, Pg.289-

It Is A Very Strange Thing, To Be In Love. It Changes You.