Adam stepped into the room and stopped short, staring at the sight of Alec shirtless and wrestling with another boy their age—Jace? Adam barely noticed him. He hadn’t seen Alec in action since he’d been first rescued by the Shadowhunters, but at the time Adam had been distracted and Alec had been clothed. Alec looked over at him for a moment, and then he was on the floor and pinned, with Jace looking entirely too satisfied.

Adam didn’t like seeing Alec pinned like that, and Jace looked like he needed to be taught a lesson. His heart thudded at the sight of the two of them, with a confusing mixture of irritation and longing. With a breath and a thought, Adam let some of the ley line’s power pour into Alec.