Maia doesn't see why everyone says she stinks all the time. She bathes quite regularly in the BLOOD of INNOCENTS.

Maia slips back into her copy of Melanie Beeby, and affects surprise. Of course she knows. It's his bloody Bella, whoever she might be. Some girl he wants to bone. Love is such a hard word for demons to learn. Maia can't even bear to hear it now, when it's directed at her.

'How is he now?' Maia takes a step forward, eyes chilly and composed. 'People don't change, not very much, not even here. And I'm worried, Alice--is he alright to be here with people who can't defend themselves?'