She looked around the empty Alley for any other presence before she stepped out of the relative safety of the tavern's doorway. Satisfied that she wasn't likely to be accosted by a drunk or worse, she headed for the exit to the Alley. But she failed. Just steps past the tavern she felt the tug of a hand on her arm pulling her into a dark corner. Before she could even scream out, hungry lips pressed against hers. Terrified out of her mind at first, she knew within a couple of seconds that Rodolphus had been waiting for her in the shadows.