“See, Jace never learned how to flirt properly, because he was raised by a murderous sociopath.”

Source: Shadowhunters and Downworlders: A Mortal Instruments Reader

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“See, Jace never learned how to flirt properly, because he was raised by a murderous sociopath.”

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