Damon POV

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Something was off with Vivienne, and I felt it the moment I walked into the kitchen.

She looked up when I came in, smiled at me, easy and brief, and then she went back to Liam.

I poured my coffee and sat down.

“Sleep okay?” she asked, not looking up from whatever Liam was showing her.

“Yeah,” I said. “You?”

“Mm,” she said, and turned back to Liam.

Liam was telling her something about a boy at school, talking with his hands the way he always did when a ...