Rex let out a long, exhausted breath and let himself sink back into the mattress. For a second, he just lay there, staring at the ceiling, his brain running on fumes. The night had been a rollercoaster, and now all he wanted was five minutes of peace before his neurons started firing again.
But the universe, as usual, had other plans.
Ding.
His eyes twitched.
Ding-ding.
Then another.
Ding-ding.
And another.
Ding-ding-ding.
Annoyed, he blinked and looked around. "What the hell…" trying to find his phone, but found nothing.
Ding-ding-ding.
The barrage of notification chimes came one after another, slicing through the silence like an annoying ringtone you forgot to shut off on weekends. He opened one eye, squinting at the ceiling, as if blaming it for the chaos.
"Where the hell is that coming from…?"
