Chapter 120: Max

Max braced himself for the answer.

"No," Lumen replied.

"Do we want to make one?"

She blew out a breath. "I just don't know what to do here. My job-our job-is to keep Nabanita and William safe. I just hate knowing what might be going on in there. Aspen would be the same age as Nabanita when she got pregnant."

"I didn't realize she was so young."

"She jokes about being an old soul. She also dresses older."

"How old is William?"

"Forty, though you wouldn't know it."

Max leaned forward. "What's going on?"

There was a lot of hand waving on both sides now. William had his hands on Nabanita's shoulders, holding her back. Even at a distance, Max could feel the tension.

Lumen shook her head. "This isn't going well. Shit."

"What's the fallout from this going to be?"