"I didn' tell you de full name o' de boy I'm datin' now. 'ow did you know?" She blinked a bit as she walked with Brooke. "An' I won' deny I carnally warmed Alistaire's bed. I jus' ... He was my first, you know? I spent my entire life workin' an' doin' whatever some ancient order told me to do, dat I never experienced such t'ings. In retrospect... I regret it. I foolishly believed dat maybe Alistaire could change an' he can' an' won' change for no one. He's turnin' into Sebastian Shaw an' it's makin' me sick!"

Alisa had a bit of a hurt look on her face. "He may 'ave saved me at the Soiree, sure. But what he told me dere, I want no part o' what he plans. I won' protect 'im from 'is foolishness. Besides, I don' like bein' treated like someone's "property". Ryan, he treats me wit' respect. Treats me better den anyone ever treated me."

"If it's worth anyt'ing to you, Brooke, I won' be goin' back to Alistaire Shaw. EVER. No amount o' honeyed words will make me go back wit' 'im." She shook her head once more as they walked.