Chapter47: Family Obligations

Chapter 47: Family Obligations  XENOIS The next morning came with a gray sky that matched my mood perfectly, because I wasn't feeling great at all. I'd barely slept, tossing and turning in our bed all night long while Lumina remained in the guest room and I couldn't hear anything from that room.  Every time I'd close my eyes and try to rest, I would see flashes of yesterday's chaos – Sophia's screams, the smell of burning flesh, Lumina's face that was filled with rage and satisfaction. I found myself in the kitchen earlier than usual, making coffee monotonously while my mind was going through everything that had happened.  The familiar routine of grinding beans and measuring water should have been soothing to me and calm me down but instead it only reminded me of where Lumina had attacked Sophia just twenty-four hours ago. "Daddy?" Ollie's small voice broke through my thoughts as I raised my head up surprised to see him there. It was barely 7am and he was already up and I didn't hear h