Alec Lightwood: acting head of the New York Institute. Samara Fray: a pain in his ass.

From the moment he was born, he had been cursed. His kingdom fell into desolation, his parents dead and gone. Magnus Bane has had a hard life, waiting for the prince who could break his curse. But curses never liked to be broken, and this one even more so. The road to true happiness never did run smooth.