The Lumina Dilemma

Her words soothed something inside Beatrix, cooling her just enough for her chest to unclench.

Beatrix blinked up at her, looking pitiful and exhausted. "You're buying me coffee. I just rushed all the way back here and I swear I'm about to collapse."

"How's your case wrapping up?" Aria asked.

She knew Beatrix had been buried in a complicated financial investigation. For Beatrix it wasn't impossibl