I nervously prepared for dinner with Mom and Gram. I shouldn't be so freaked out about a normal family dinner but had a feeling Gram would grill me about Galen. Not in the mood for the old vampirehate spiel tonight.

My cell blared The Devinyl's "I Touch Myself" just as I walked out the door. Seriously? How the hell.

I answered, "Detective Rose."

Malone's deep, masculine voice came across the line, "Hey, Annie. I need you downtown. We got another dead woman." ...