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“You really believe in all that stuff?”
Izzy leveled a look back at him. “And you don’t? Not any of it? Not ghosts, or aliens, or magic? Not even miracles?"
Alec snorted. “I’m a homicide detective, Iz. No one else in the world could use a miracle or two as much as I could. But this?” he tapped the ream of papers in his hand. “This isn’t going to have a happy ending, Iz. Other people have been trying to solve it for years.”
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When journalist Isabelle Lightwood goes missing during an investigation for an upcoming article, her brother, detective Alec Lightwood, takes matters into his own hands. His search for his sister leads him to the mysterious Pandemonium nightclub -- a supposedly haunted venue that has been at the center of a series of disappearances spanning decades. Once inside, Alec attempts to wind his way through the crowds and various floors, only to realize that not only is the nightclub bigger on the inside than it is on the outside, but also that he is unable to leave. In order to find his sister and free himself and the others trapped inside, Alec must employ the help of Magnus Bane -- an elusive and alluring man whose own fate is deeply entangled with that of the club. -
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Izzy poked him in the rib. “C’mon, show us some tricks.”
“Ha-ha,” said Alec, pushing backwards on his skates. “Do you want to see the one where I fall on my ass, or the one where I crash into the side of the rink?”
“Hmm,” hummed Izzy, easily gliding along with him. Max stomped awkwardly on the ice next to her, his hand tightly clasped around her wrist for support. “How about the one where a dashing young man sweeps you off your feet?”
Alec frowned. “What--”
“Look out!”
Alec felt a body collide with his own for the second time of the evening, nearly knocking him off his feet. He staggered under the weight of a full grown man, hands instantly reaching to his assailant’s waist to steady the both of them. When neither of them went toppling down he let out a relieved sigh, breath white in the frigid air. He looked up to meet an inquisitive pair of brown eyes set into one of the most attractive faces Alec had ever seen. He nearly dropped the man.