I waited for his response, imagining Aela approaching, wrapping that curvaceous body around him as she had done so often with me. I could imagine the smile that was more in her eyes than on her lips. I could imagine that peculiar musky smell that had seemed to inflame my lust whenever she came close, and I knew that Alistair was reaching for her, his eyes wide, his nostrils dilated, and his breath harsh in his throat. I could nearly see the glaze on his face as he lost control, as if I was inside Aela's head, or she was inside mine.
I felt the surge of power even as I looked directly into Alistair's face.
I remembered again that it had been Aela who had put that enchantment on me, and that a small residue persisted, enough for a link to have formed between us, so when we came close I kne
