22. NEGOTIATE

~ Damon ~ “What the hell is going on here?” Damon was absolutely furious. He wasn’t in a good mood to begin with. He just flew all the way from France after a failed meeting with Hugo DeSantis. Not only that, he was angry and upset at Violet for breaking the rule. He didn’t think he could be angrier, but when he got back to the estate and saw Violet hugging some other guy, he went berserk.  “Damon…” Violet quickly pulled away, but the other guy wasn’t letting her go too far, acting as if he was shielding her from Damon.  Damon narrowed his eyes at the guy and recognized his face from the photos. It was Lucas. Her friend from Texas. “Let her go,” Damon said in a commanding tone. He took a step forward to Lucas and Violet. Luke kept his hands firm on her as Violet tried to squirm. “No,” he replied challengingly. “She’s not your property. You can’t keep her here—“ * SMACK! * Damon couldn’t hold himself back any longer. His fist swung hard and he hit Lucas across the face. Luke staggered b