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"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...