"To repay you of course." He looked at me from over his shoulder, watching as I lifted the watering can to water the plants closest to me, "I did say I would." "And I told you that you didn't need to," I reminded him. "If you paid any attention to me over the last 5 years then you'd realise that I don't tend to do what I'm told."

Alec was tired of hating who he was, so he ran away. Or, Alec and Gabriel are besties, and Magnus is adorable when jealous.