Chapter 19: Family Ties
(Damon's POV)
The night was destined to be restless. Scarlet said nothing. She just walked silently behind me into the main house of the Thorne estate.
Her back was straight, her posture rigid. Her eyes swept over the surroundings without emotion, like a cat that had been captured but was still looking for a place to sink its claws.
My private driver stepped forward and tapped respectfully on the car window. He kept his head low, afraid to meet my gaze.
"Mr. Thorne," he reported in a hushed voice. "Your father is waiting for you downstairs."
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My father, Zachary, had been waiting for half an hour.
I opened the passenger door of his sedan and slid in. The air inside was stale, heavy with the scent of his cologne.
"Why didn't you answer your phone?
