M A L L O R Y Alistair had the ability to draw and pull me in just as effortlessly as a magnet does with ferrous objects. I could never quite describe the way he drew me in and made me feel connected to him, but it was almost like being magnetized to a very powerful magnet and I could never pull myself away from his charm and charisma. Just his existence was electrifying. The way his magnetic pull drew me in, almost as if I were made of iron, and the way that pull still does. Every time we were together, there seemed to be something about him that just seemed to draw me in, as if there was an irresistible force that I was totally powerless to resist. It was as if we were linked by an unbreakable thread. I would always get lightheaded and yearn for more — it was as though our bodies and t

