Before Allen and Damon first meeting: -

Head pounding, anxiety coursing through his veins, Damon felt as if he was standing outside his body. He could faintly hear his sister, jazz yelling at their mother, her voice sounding distressed, but it all sounded so far away. She had set up an arranged marriage between him and Omega, Allen Wood, to restore honor onto their family. The worst thing of all was the look of disgust projected across his mother, face, as if she couldn't bear to look at him, as if looking at him made her actions real.

Noises came back into focus and Isabelle was shouting. "You can't do...