She had always wanted a brother. And she had one now. Sebastian. It was like always wanting a puppy and being a hellhound instead.
Well, hello there, Mother,” Sebastian said in a voice like silk. “Surprised to see me?
What they had between them was still as fragile as flickering candle flame, as delicate as eggshell - and he knew that if it shattered, if he somehow let it break and be destroyed, something inside him would shatter too, something that could never be fixed.
Hello," Magnus said to the monkey. The monkey did not reply. "I shall call you Ragnor.
Hello?" Isabelle called from the other side. "Simon, is your diva moment over? I need to talk to Jace.
One does not greet the Queen of the Seelie Court with the barbarous human 'hello'...
There was something about Jace, though, that made her want to push him, crack that shell of cynicism and make him admit her believed something, felt something, cared about anythinng at all.