CHAPTER 33

　　Alec taps his feet anxiously as Magnus, Yiselda, and the other witches approach the final door that keeps Alec imprisoned.

　　'Are you certain you want to proceed, Alpha Magnus? There is no going back once I remove the sigils,'

　　'Do it,' Magnus commands unequivocally.

　　Yiselda brushes her palm across the door, obscuring the symbols, and trudges down the steps miserably. Magnus follows closely behind Alec as they walk through the mirror and continue out the front entrance of Pandora's box.

　　Alec falls to his knees, touches the ground, and raises his eyes to the sky. 'I never imagined the day would come when I would be delighted to see the day,' he says.

　　'Doesn't the sun harm you?' Magnus asks.

　　'No, but we aren't fond of it either. Vampires appreciate just one type of light: moonlight. Otherwise,' Alec continues, 'We prefer to be out and about at night and inside during the day.’

　　Reaper pecks at the dirt near Alec's hands nonchalantly.

　　'Hmm, that's intriguing,' Magnus says.