Magnus had been alive hundreds of years himself, and yet the simplest things could turn a day into a jewel, and a succession of days into a glittering chain that went on and on. Here...

You no longer need other people in your life once you have found your true love.

I want my people to be protected, strong, and not to be driven into corners until they either become killers or are killed!

She ought to be thrilled.

Eternity is a long time to spend alone, without others of your kind.

You left me. You made a pet out of me, and then you left me. If love were food, I would have starved on the bones you gave me.

She smiled. Her skin looked whiter than he recalled, and dark spidery veins were beginning to show beneath its surface. Her hair was still the color of spun silver and her eyes were still green...

But Alec is my future.