“No.”

“But your people did it automatically, because that’s how your world works. Someone threatens your control, so you bury them under lawyers.”

“I said stop.”

“And if you hadn’t seen my face, would you have stopped?”

Damon had no answer.

Cassandra’s fear turned into anger. “You came into their lives six hours ago. You don’t know what Luke eats when he’s sick. You don’t know Violet can’t sleep if Eleanor falls out of the bed.