The officer stepped inside.
Mrs. Cooper moved quietly to the side, hands clasped, reading the room the way she always did — sensing exactly when to disappear into the background.
Nobody spoke.
Kya stood in the center of her living room with her phone still in her hand, her eyes fixed on Sebastian. The word Luxe was still sitting in her chest like something swallowed wrong. She hadn't moved since he said it.
"Ma'am." The officer addressed her carefully. "I apologize for the intrusion. Mr. Hastings contacted us this morning and indicated he had information relevant to the Luxe investigation. He requested we take his statement here."
Kya turned her head slowly toward Sebastian. "You called them."
"Yes."
"To my house."
Sebastian held her gaze. "Technically I called Julian for help. I d
