Chapter 108: Lumen

Friday. Bluhm Family Home, Malibu, CA.

LUMEN HATED HAVING THE police in the house. Nabanita had done everything in her power to maintain as normal a routine as possible. The children were too little to understand, and it wasn't like there was anyone besides Lumen and Nabanita to take care of them while the police asked their questions. One small win was that Bethany had stopped by to pick something up and switched into damage control mode. But even with her there they all had their hands full.

Except Max.

Lumen glanced out the window despite her vow to stop looking.

Nabanita's two oldest were out in the sandbox with Max. He had such an animated, warm face as he reacted to something the kids were saying. He'd kept them both distracted all while the cops did their part.