Cassandra Clare: "Gelap di ceruk, begitu gelap sehingga Jace hanyalah...

"Gelap di ceruk, begitu gelap sehingga Jace hanyalah garis besar bayangan dan emas. Tubuhnya menjepit tubuh Clary ke dinding. Tangannya meluncur turun di sepanjang tubuhnya dan mencapai ujung gaunnya, menariknya ke atas sepanjang kakinya. "Apa yang sedang kamu lakukan?" Dia berbisik. "Jace?" Dia menatapnya. Cahaya aneh di klub memalingkan matanya dari serangkaian warna yang retak. Senyumnya jahat. "Kau bisa memberitahuku untuk berhenti kapan pun kau mau," katanya. "Tapi kamu tidak akan."

--- Cassandra Clare

Versi Bahasa Inggris

It was dark in the alcove, so dark that Jace was only an outline of shadows and gold. His body pinned Clary's to the wall. His hands slid down along her body and reached the end of her dress, drawing it up along her legs. "What are you doing?" She whispered. "Jace?" He looked at her. The peculiar light in the club turned his eyes an array of fractured colors. His smile was wicked. "You can tell me to stop whenever you want," he said. "But you won't.