“At some of the worst and darkest times in my life, you have always known what to say to comfort me,” said Tessa. “I had one of my darkest moments when we were young, and we had only known each other a little while. You came to me and said words that I carried with me like a light. That was one of the moments that made me fall in love with you.” She lifted her hand to his face, her fingers tracing the scars there. Jem dropped a kiss on her wrist. “If my words comforted you, we are even,” he said. “Your voice is the music I love best in all the world.” “You see,” Alec muttered darkly to Lily.
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