Cassandra Clare: "Pakaian tersebar di lantai dalam tumpukan, tas ranse...

"Pakaian tersebar di lantai dalam tumpukan, tas ransel terbuka di lantai seolah-olah itu meledak. Cambuk perak keemasan Isabelle tergantung di salah satu tiang ranjang, bra putih berenda dari yang lain. Simon mengalihkan pandangan. Tirai ditarik, lampu padam. Isabelle menjatuhkan diri ke tepi ranjang dan memandangnya dengan geli. "Vampir memerah. Siapa yang bisa menebak."

--- Cassandra Clare

Versi Bahasa Inggris

Clothes were scattered across the floor in piles, a duffel bag open on the floor as if it had exploded. Isabelle's bright silver-gold whip hung from one bedpost, a lacy white bra from another. Simon averted his eyes. The curtains were drawn, the lamps extinguished. Isabelle flopped down on the edge of the bed and looked at him with bitter amusement. "A blushing vampire. Who would have guessed.