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Too Wise to Love- The faerie Nene, aunt of Helen and Mark Blackthorn, describes how she came to be Ash Morgenstern’s caregiver.

The Time of Two- Jace and Clary seek out Maryse’s brother, Max Trueblood. Many years ago, Max fell in love with a mundane and was stripped of his Shadowhunter marks when he chose to be with her. Maryse expressed that she missed her brother and wondered what became of him. Clary and Jace find him and he gives them an ancient Shadowhunter prophecy he has been trying to decipher.

Bred in the Bone-Julian and Emma face off against Thule Emma in a story that I think leads into The Wicked Powers upcoming trilogy . Otherwise the story doesn’t make that much sense right now.

A Surfeit of Anna’s-my least favorite story - Everyone is mad that Anna Lightwood is in a monogamous relationship so someone has copies of her running around that are making trouble.

The Judgement of King Kieran - Cristina and Mark join their love, King Kieran of the Unseelie Court in Faerie. Kieran must choose a new Knight of Storms and needs them to use their Shadowhunter expertise to pick the best candidate. As theirs is my favorite romantic relationship, and there is a mystery involved, I loved this story!

Zachary’s Day Out- Thomas and Alastair have a babysitting adventure when they take care of Alastair’s toddler brother Zachary.

Who the Wolf Loves- letter from Luke to Jocelyn while she is in a coma in the original Shadowhunter trilogy. He tells the story of his childhood, his friendship with Jocelyn, and his relationship with Valentine. He describes how things changed once Valentine and Jocelyn got involved, he became a werewolf and Valentine staged his uprising. What never changed was his love for Jocelyn.

The Beautiful Ajatara
The demon Ajatara tries to use Lucie’s manuscript of the Beautiful Cordelia to free herself from her prison. Cordelia and James get trapped in the manuscript and Lucie must write an ending to free them.

The Good Storm- Tessa and Will’s honeymoon is does not go as planned when a wish goes wrong.