Alexander followed Chloe back to a door marked 'Staff Only' at the back of her art gallery. The door slid open and the lights switched on to reveal a high-ceilinged room. Art covered every inch of the walls and up onto the ceiling, too. Most of it was hundreds of years old. A panel in the wall opened up, revealing a bar set and wine fridge filled with hanging bags of blood. "You have the look of someone who needs to get drunk for real, and I have some excellent options here," Chloe said to Alexander.
"Anything 'A positive' would be great, thanks." Alexander stretched his arms behind his back and sat down on one of the low couches in the middle of the room.
Chloe handed him a crystal glass filled with blood. "Cheers." She sipped deeply from her own glass. "I have an instinct about you and
