Kayla’s eyes clouded as her temper kicked in. “Stop pushing, Alec. No, it’s not the same, but I wouldn’t want it to be. Do you think I like not having control over myself when the energy thing kicks in? Call it instinct if you want, but it’s not me. At least with Carl, I have control over my choices. I choose to be with him. He may not be able to do the energy thing, but I love him.”
Alec closed his eyes and took a deep breath as though trying to steady himself. When he opened them again, Kayla knew he was trying to regain control of his emotions. “I know you do. You’ve openly said as much both to him and to me. But what you haven’t admitted to yourself is how you feel about me. I can sense it in your thoughts and feelings. When you were in my arms, begging me to claim you, I felt the dep
