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Alec had been dreading when one of his secrets would be revealed. Yet that day caught him by a surprise.
He was a careless idiot and forgot to lock the door. So Magnus was able to yank it open. The man went pale. “What… are you doing?”
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'Purgatory for the Innocent' chapter 2 is out
Quite soon it becomes clear that the case is much more complicated and darker than Alec and his team hoped. How deep does the Rabbit Hole go? Elsewhere Magnus struggles badly with Alec being in harm’s way.
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MALEC MONDAY MINI
“Hey.” Catarina Loss lay a comforting hand on his back. “Think about how unlikely it would be that…”
Magnus didn’t care about statistics with how unlucky he and his family had always been. He ran, as fast as he was able to, until he reached the ambulance entrance.
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SANDY'S SUNDAY SNIPPET
Alec approached the bed and lay down cautiously, pulled closer to Magnus.
More than half-asleep, Magnus shifted and opened his eyes halfway. “… came home…”
Alec’s heart ached and his eyes stung. “Of course. I’ll always do everything I can to make it back home.”
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SANDY'S SATURDAY SNIPPET
“Daddy is never here anymore. He cancelled vacation, too. Again.”
Magnus sighed, feeling exhausted to his bones. “He’s so sorry about that.”
Max looked straight into Magnus’ eyes. And asked the about last question he’d expected. “Does daddy not love us anymore?”
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'Driven' chapter 5 is now out.
After a breakdown Magnus looks after Alec. No matter how hard they fight against it, they grow closer as they learn more about each other. And fate seems eager to make them find their way back to each other.
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Jace squeezed Alec’s shoulder. “You’re doing your job.”
Alec worked his jaw. “That’s it. While my son is crying and begging me to come chase away the boogeyman, I’m running around trying to catch someone else’s boogeyman”
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It wasn’t enough. No distraction would ever be enough. He’d never be enough, no matter how much he’d change, hide and give up on. No one would ever truly believe in him. The realization was so overwhelming that Magnus started to scream.
Beside him Alec screamed, too.
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MALEC MONDAY MINI
Magnus and Alec ran side by side, each trying to outrace the other. There was palpable electricity in the air between and around them. True, they couldn’t run away from their problems and pains, but they finally had a functioning, remotely healthy distraction.
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SANDY'S SUNDAY SNIPPET
Something changed in Alec’s eyes. A wall could be seen being lowered, slowly and hesitantly, a wounded soul full of fear and agony. “I’m sorry”
“I’m sorry, too”
They were on the same page. Open, raw and exposed, understanding one another instead of assuming things.
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SANDY'S SATURDAY SNIPPET
“We have to catch this monster before…”
“I’m tired of having this same fight over and over again. I’ve gotta go.” On the last second Magnus murmured a few words before hanging up. “I love you.”
Alec’s closed eyes stung. “I love you, too”, he whispered to no one.
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'Driven' part 5 sneak peek
“I don’t know you at all, do I?” They both needed someone who knew them well enough to understand them. But would they ever manage to trust each other enough to reach that point?
Alec’s phone kept making noise incessantly.
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Magnus was two steps away from the door as, to both their shock, Alec lost control. “Do you imagine I like myself? That I enjoy being this way, living this way?” Alec’s breathing pattern and pale pallor were far from healthy. “I didn’t choose to become… this! I was molded!”
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MALEC MONDAY MINI
“I’m not your pet or a charity project, Magnus.”
Magnus groaned. “I can’t handle this anymore.” He cleared his throat after his voice broke. “Every time I imagine that I’m close to having you trust me a little you put up a new wall and push me away. And I… I’m done.”
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'Purgatory for the Innocent' chapter 1 is now out.
Detective Alec hunts down the worst of all monsters for a living. When a serial killer emerges Alec hopes to leave the case behind him swiftly. It turns out to be his most horrifying case ever.
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SANDY'S SUNDAY SNIPPET
“You keep going after those monsters. And there’s never any break from it. No vacations, apparently, no…”
“Magnus.” Alec caressed his face “You know that I’d do anything to make this city safer for you and the boys. And I promise to be as careful as I can doing it”
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SANDY'S SATURDAY SNIPPET
“It’s still really early, and the boys are asleep.”
Alec’s eyebrow bounced up. “Oh. And how do you propose we take advantage of that… situation?”
Magnus winked. “I’m about to show you. If you’re a really good boy.”
“You know I can never behave myself around you.”
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Magnus buried his face to his hands. This can’t be happening… “I was hoping that you’d tell me you’re joking. I can’t believe you’re doing this to us again.”
“Magnus, it’s my job”, Alec tried, as though that would’ve made it all better.
“And we’re your family!”
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'Purgatory for the Innocent' part 1 sneak peek
Alec could feel Jace watching him. “Are you okay?”
Alec nodded firmly. “When I took this job… I swore to myself that I’d fight for as long as I can to stop these monsters.” Now he’d have to figure out a way to explain his decision to Magnus.
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MALEC MONDAY MINI
Alec’s fingers froze above the scarring. Magnus shivered but didn’t give a negative reaction. Instead the man brushed a strand of hair off Alec’s forehead “What are you thinking about so hard?”
Alec swallowed “You’re amazing. To still shine that light, after everything”
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SANDY'S SUNDAY SNIPPET
Magnus groaned. “If something has an impact on how you act around me, and the boys…”
“I can’t talk about it”, Alec half-snapped, frustrated. “It’s confidential. And you three… You’re innocent. I want to keep you as far away from that ugly world as possible.”
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'Driven' chapter 4 is now out.
Alec is forced to reunite with an unpleasant ghost from the past. Magnus, who battles demons of his own, manages to help. But will Alec end up spiraling as the weight of the past intensifies?
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SANDY'S SATURDAY SNIPPET
Magnus’ eyes held a mixture of fire and tenderness. “You’re so tense from holding back and trying to stay in control you can barely breathe. I’m helping you let go and forget about everything for a moment”
Alec wanted to let go. And he especially wanted to forget
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Magnus arched an eyebrow. The man’s hurt was almost perfectly hidden. “What was that? Are you saying that you don’t want to?”
Alec licked his lips. “I do. Just… Not like usually.” How red was his face? “Softly.”
Understanding softened Magnus’ features beautifully. “I see.”
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MALEC MONDAY MINI
There, on the last possible moment, Alec decided that he couldn’t leave things the way they were. “It’s not about you, okay? If I let down the guard and… I don’t know if I can control myself. And I can’t let myself be in a situation where I’m unable to control myself.”
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SANDY'S SUNDAY SNIPPET
Despite intending to talk they didn’t speak a word. Alec offered Magnus a pair of old jeans and a shirt. He looked away instinctively, blushing, as Magnus started to get undressed.
Magnus sounded amused and fond. “You’ve seen me naked before.”
“This is different.”
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'Driven' part 4 sneak peek
“We have… a past.” Hodge fidgeted. “Thank you, for not saying anything.”
Suddenly Alec was entirely too aware of the fact that they were alone. “I have no idea what I was even supposed to say.”
“Your family… Do they know?”
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SANDY'S SATURDAY SNIPPET
Magnus groaned “You don’t trust me, and I don’t trust you. That’s how this is going to be?”
“This isn’t some romance of the century” Alec hadn’t meant to sound bitter “We’re not a couple. Just two people who…”
“However you planned to finish that sentence, don’t.”
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SANDY'S SURPRISE SNIPPET
“I don’t know what to say right now”
Alec snorted. “That’s a first.”
Izzy sighed. “There’s a child involved, now. And you don’t even know what you are to each other. What are you going to do?”
Alec swallowed. It was time to stop lying to himself. “I have no idea”
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Alec glared at the shadows around them. The walls he’d built to protect himself trembled and he loathed how exposed he’d been forced to be. “It’s not… She’s not something I want to talk about. Ever. So you and the press… You seriously have to stop pushing me.”
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