NOAH'S POV
The first thing I noticed when I opened my eyes was the faint glow of the bedside lamp, casting soft shadows around my room. I inhaled deeply, my muscles aching as I shifted. The scent in the air was familiar—home. My room.
Lucas must have came for me.
I sighed, rubbing my temples as memories from earlier flooded back. Professor Rex… He left me there. Just walked away as if I meant nothing. His lack of trust stung me more than I cared to admit. I had trusted him, even if just a little. I didn't for once doubted him.
Never again.
If he wasn’t going to trust me, I’d make him. I would prove to him that I wasn’t some clueless fool, that would betrayed him. But that meant I had to work on the evidence I have alone.
A loud boom of thunder shook the room, making me jolt upright.
