A girl clutched Magnus's sleeve and gazed up at him, her false lashes dusted with silver glitter. "Don't go in" she whispered "There's a monster in there."

I am a monster. And monsters are my specialty Magnus thought. What he said, "I don't believe you" releasing her hand from his arm from her. And he meant it. Magnus wouldn't believe the girl was a monster.

It was dark in the bar and there were still people inside. Squinting Magnus noticed smeared blood and then glanced at Alec.