"Simon," Alex just sighed his name, hating how she felt like he put her on the defensive even when she'd not done anything wrong. "I do trust you." It was easier for her to admit than was probably to her liking, but she couldn't help but do it anyway. She did trust Simon, otherwise she wouldn't have gone to Turkey when he'd called and begged her to.

"But that's not fair. You're one of my priorities too. Especially when 99% of the time people who are talking about things I'm frightened up they always mean demons."