"I don't think we have to."
Everyone looked confused.
I pointed to the date on the form.
"It wasn't sealed."
"It wasn't expunged."
"It was processed."
Carson frowned.
"What does that mean?"
"It means someone entered this into a government system."
Mace's eyes lit up.
"And government systems leave trails."
I nodded.
"Exactly."
I looked around the room.
"Emily kept her promise."
"Now..."
"It's our turn to keep ours."
As if on cue, Max lifted his head.
His ears snapped forward.
A vehicle slowed outside the library.
Not driving past.
Stopping.
Every Ranger in the room instinctively turned toward the windows.
Wolf's voice dropped to a whisper.
"Nobody move."
Headlights swept across the front doors.
Then...
The engine shut off.
Someone had come to the library.
And this time...