i tore my gaze from the body and glared at the door , wishing i could shoot fire out of my eyes . if only he had n't done that stupid chant , things would be different . you 're bleeding and you keep sighing . `` give me one good reason why i should n't have you tossed in jail ? '' by the time alec dropped luis off at the nicholas house it was a few minutes after one in the morning . during business hours , of course , he added . the man had a square flat yellow face . 