SHAPESHIFTED (✓)

37. A deadly return.

!Warning: Mention of light smut and graphic depiction of violence.!

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"You think my family is buying it?" Alec asked as he kept stroking his mate's soft fur soothingly. It was a cold New York evening and the wind was howling, making its presence known, indicating it would soon turn into a storm.

It had been a few days since the confrontation with Magnus' Katasu form and Lexi. He had taken a few days off to spend time with them and to know them better. And he had slowly started to accept them in his life. Lexi visited them whenever she could, and they got to have a great family bonding time.

Right now, it was still his day off and Magnus decided to have a cuddle session with him in his katasu form, so he was curled up like a ball beside Alec as they lay on the bed wrapped up in a cozy blanket.

"Magnus?"

"Mew!"

"Oh, come on, Magnus, please. Stop meowing and talk properly." He did his legendary eye roll and scratched him between his eyes making him squint his already closed eyes.

•'Feels amazing, please keep doing it.'•

"You needy little devil!" Instead of keeping up with his actions, he pulled the blanket down a little, exposing his impish boyfriend to the cold wind as their windows were open.

Magnus started shivering as soon as the cold wind ran through his soft fur, and he nuzzled closer into Alec's chest.

•'Alexanderrrrr!'•

"That's what you get, now answer!"

•'Darling, you did tell your family that Marius ran out of your window one day and that I found him and because of our fight I never told you he is here, and now that you know, we decided to keep him in my place because I didn't want to let go of that glorious cat and also it will be safe for 'him' here than Institute. I don't think there's anything suspicious about it. Your family knows I love cats. Now stop with these stupid questions and let me cuddle with you. And pull the blanket up!'•

"Jeez! Magnus." Alec sighed and pulled the blanket up then placed his hand gently over Magnus' tiny body and that little devil leaned into his touch, making a tiny smile appear on his face. "Don't you think if any of them come here and ask for Marius, it would be awkward since I know it's you?" He spoke softly the last part and felt a warmness below his hand and the next thing he knew, he was being tickled by his boyfriend.

"Ma.... Hahhaha.... Magnus... Mag... Hehehe.... Stop! Stop!"

"You really had to ruin my peaceful cuddle time with your stupid questions!? Now that's what you get!"

"Okay, so... hahehahe... sorry... yieep! Stooop!"

"Fiiiine!" Magnus stopped tickling his boyfriend and fell on top of him, as he wrapped his arms around Alec's torso. "Stop with these questions, we'll see when something like that happens." He complained but noticed that the shadowhunter was looking at him with amusement in his eyes. "What?"

Alec reached out his hand and caressed the edge of his eyes softly with the back of his finger, making him blink slowly. "Beautiful..." He breathed out, still looking at him in a trance-like state.

As soon as Magnus realized his glamour had dropped, he blinked his eyes and quickly put the glamour again, making Alec frown.

"Why did you put them away? They're beautiful, Magnus. Is that your Warlock mark too?"

"You're the first one to call them beautiful, Alexander." Magnus smiled and dropped his glamour, revealing his cat eyes for the first time ever in front of him. "Yes, it's my main warlock mark. I have three warlock marks, this, my lack of belly button and..." He dropped the glamour on his nails revealing his fox-like claws in place of his nails, making the shadowhunter gasp loudly.