Aria's POV
Joshua looked at me. "We caught him."
My heart skipped. "Who?"
Joshua stepped aside. Two guards dragged a struggling man into the chamber. The moment I saw his face, recognition hit me. He was one of the old Council members. The very man whose name appeared in the communication records with the vampire elder.
"Get your hands off me!" he snapped, twisting against the guards' grip.
Joshua grabbed his shoulder and shoved him forward. "You are in no position to tell us what to do."
The councilor stumbled before straightening his clothes with an angry glare.
Joshua turned toward me. "We found him trying to flee."
The man's face hardened. "You have no authority to arrest me."
Joshua gave a bitter laugh. "Maybe not." He glanced at me. "But she does."
The councilor's eyes shif
