call out if you want to ask anything . before he took her again , she wanted to take him , own him as he 'd owned her . `` you left me , '' she told him , voice husky , `` and i thought you were supposed to- '' cassie broke off , blinking . very glad , alec thought , knowing even his sword-master friend would n't stand much of a chance against whatever was making the entire length of lock core shake . he walked to one side of the machine and scanned it again with his eyes . 