DAMIEN POV
As the door creaked open, Rex slowly stepped into the room. His furrowed brow and pensive gaze conveyed a mix of confusion and concern, as if he were shouldering the heavy burden of news he was about to deliver. His hesitant movements seemed to hang in the air, causing a knot to tighten in my stomach as I awaited his words.
"Any updates?" I asked, trying to keep the urgency out of my voice, but I could feel it creeping in. Rex glanced at me, his expression so bewildered that it made me wonder if something had gone terribly wrong.
"Rex, what's going on? Speak up," I pressed him again, feeling my impatience growing by the second.
He paused for a moment, taking in a deep breath, and his eyes locked onto mine as if silently asking for my approval to speak. After a moment of hesi
