64. TERRITORY

~ Violet ~ - - - - - One Week Later - - - - - Damon Van Zandt is not the guy you want to mess with. Violet always knew that he was dangerous and cunning, but she never knew how much until that fateful New Year’s Day. Apparently, Damon had thought of everything, every move he made was done out of strict calculation. He purposefully let Hugo shoot one of his closest men to gain Victor’s trust. So when Hugo invited Victor to a ‘private’ New Year’s party at his yacht, Victor came with only his wounded consigliere by his side. The rest of Victor’s men were directed to ambush the Van Zandt estate because Hugo gave him false information that Damon left for Italy for the New Year.  Right as the clock struck midnight that night, Victor’s men came to the estate only to find the maids around the house. Elena was also instructed to call the cops ten minutes before midnight, so the cops arrived seconds after Victor’s men did. All those men were caught off guard by the police’s appearance. Some trie