My order

I can swear that the entire world goes quiet when Damon steps out of the shadows to face his father.

"Free them." Damon orders him. It's been almost ten years since they saw each other, but you couldn't guess from his uninterested tone.

Then all hell breaks loose. Chaos wrapping everyone around it. Diana starts crying, mumbling something in between loud sobs. The rest of our friends either start shouting at Damon or try to break free from the chains. Brad begs them to calm down, looking around, scared out of his mind, while Caroline and her father take a few steps back and talk quietly with one another.

Damon and his father are the only ones frozen in their places, staring down at each other.

"If I knew you were foolish enough to come out of hiding just like this, I would have caught them a long time ago." His father finally breaks the silence and Damon laughs.

"That would have required you to know anything about me. Now free them." Even from here, even if I am not part of his pack, I