he tried to control a power beyond human knowledge . he drew his hand back , gentle , insistent , tugging against tangling curls , long , slow . as much as i would enjoy seeing the two of you slash each other apart , i will inform you that he is telling the truth . kelly knows a bit about me , knows some of the people i used to run with . a whisper of sex in the darkness . my pulse leaps with the hope that it 's alec . 