alec shifted over to her and settled into a seated position on the edge of her glass-topped coffee table . victor 's death created a vacuum of power . `` it could have been anyone in his unit . he suffered it and looked up . `` you know , as well as i do , that good and bad is not black and white . so please , do n't think as this wedding as a love thing . '' snarling , she shoved him once more . 