Sydney's POV
He looked taken aback as his eyes took in my furious expression. "Sydney," he reiterated, and the sound of his voice repeating my name had seriously started to irritate me. Aria growled in my mind, her voice sharp and impatient. "Stop wasting time. Get to the point."
"Where is Joel?" I demanded, my voice cutting through the tension like a blade.
His lips seemed to wobble for a moment before he managed to speak. "How did you get here?" Then his brows creased, and his eyes softened as he took a step toward me. He pointed at the door behind me, his tone laced with suspicion. "For how long were you behind that door, Sydney?" His eyes searched mine, probing. "What did you hear just now?" He started to stride toward me after he asked the last question.
I raised my palm in the ai
