Kaden's voice faltered slightly as the connection went through.
A heavy tightness gripped his throat, making it nearly impossible to force the words out.
"My student, Rosalie Morley, the girl you put on the wanted list three years ago... She didn't run away with the poachers. She was murdered."
A brief silence hung over the line before a calm, authoritative male voice responded, "Professor Henderson, are you absolutely certain about this?"
"I am certain." Kaden's hand still shook as he clutched the rusted recorder.
"I have a recording, captured on the night of the incident three years ago. The killer's voice is on it. You will understand everything once you hear it."
Without another word, Kaden ended the call.
He stood in the quiet forest for a long moment, his gaze fixed on the
