A smirk curved up Alpha's lips. "If I'm pathetic, you are too, and I'm surprised we're still here, having this conversation." His remark about running from whorehouses before amused her and she was able to suppress her temper for the time being in order to get this over with. "Which is why I will now take my leave." She emphasized this because of her initial failed attempt at leaving the alley, and she backed away, tucking her dagger in her belt but keeping one hand on its hilt just in case. Drawing her coat around her, she stepped into the glare of a streetlight behind her and had to blink to clear spots from her vision. The alley was still shadows, and she could barely see the stranger still there.