CHAPTER 20When Dr. Lantern entered the study, Mara jumped up from her seat and met him before he reached the seating area. Sliding his arm across her shoulders, he smiled and guided her back to her seat. As he took the wing chair next to hers, he frowned and sniffed the air.
“Do you guys smell something burning?” he asked.
Sam’s face reddened as he smiled at his sister’s glare. Mara shook her head and said, “I don’t think so.”
“I guess we’re safe since you aren’t down in the lab cooking something up,” he said. His expression shifted from lighthearted to serious. “I wanted to talk to you for a minute about Abby.”
“Is she okay?”
“There doesn’t appear to be anything wrong with her physically. However, psychologically, she’s suffering profound stress, trauma and guilt, and that has caused
