"Don't tell me you don't want this Magnus. How can you deny what there is between us?" Alec asked. "We both know that this is meant to be. You can't fight it forever. We both know that we are mate..." "Don't... don't say it, Alexander," Magnus said with a wince. "You know we can't be together! Do you think I don't want this? That every cell of my entire body isn't fighting to get to you? That it doesn't rip my heart out to walk away from you, from what we could be? We... can't...we're from two different worlds." "Seriously? This is because I'm a warlock?" Alec growled. "No, it's because you're a warlock and I'm a shadowhunter. You know it's not allowed," Magnus said as he stared at the floor, unable to look his mate in the eye. "Then you should know, I will not give up," Alec said, staring his Alpha in the eye when Magnus' head snapped up. This work is not to be reposted anywhere else or translated without my permission. I'm reposting this after losing my old account. This work is not intended for anyone under the age of 18 as it contains mature themes. I will be editing the chapters as I go so I don't have a posting schedule. For those who have read this before, welcome back. For new readers, I've flipped the Shadow world on its head. I hope you enjoy it.