Malone pretty much ignored me for the next couple of days, unless it was necessary that he speak with me regarding work. Galen chose the opposite approach and worked on wooing me with vampire seduction at its finest.

He sent me flowers and chocolates at work, and to my home, he sent sexy shoes, lingerie, and notes telling me exactly how he would like to see me in the lingerie and what he planned to do to me while I wore it.

Wonderful, but talk was cheap. His fancy ...