The migraine headache started to explode into a series of cluster headaches. Tessa for her part thought absolutely nothing again to Alisa. She knew precisely why this was happening.

Essex in his disguise looked rather annoyed for a moment but shrugged it off. "You don't look well ... perhaps calling a cab would be in order?" He knew exactly whom she was of course, as well as her rather notorious reputation. Sebastian would not be pleased if she were here, not that he particularly cared. Perhaps her slow, agonizing death would unwind some of the tension in the man. Or distract him from Sinister's own moves.