NOAH'S POV
My heart still pounded from my encounter with Rex, but my eyes locked onto the desk. The document I had glimpsed wasn’t just some research paper, it was the investigation.
And professor Rex had made progress.
"It seems you've made progress with the investigation," I murmured, my fingers ghosting over the pages.
Scattered across the desk were notes, maps, and timestamps, every single detail meticulously recorded. Red circles marked specific locations, but one in particular was heavily underlined.
He had found a lead.
Behind me, I heard him sigh. When I turned, I caught him running a hand through his dark brown hair, the tension in his shoulders easing ever so slightly.
"Yes. I finally have a lead," he admitted, his deep voice calmer than before. There was relief there, li
