Fractured Lies (MAC Security 1)

“I’m here,” he said “I got you.”

“What’s so urgent?” Charlie asked as he pushed through the kitchen door.

I closed my eye and tried to control my breathing. Nothing bad would happen to me, not with Ty here.

“Err…Hey?” The voice said, I opened my eye and looked up at him.

He stood at the same height as Ty, but where Ty was all sharp lines and broody this guy screamed cocky. He had a badge clipped to his belt and what looked like a gun holster.

He looked from me to Ty, I could see the questions in his eyes.

“Hey,” Ty said and stood. He stayed beside me, his hand lay softly on my shoulder.

“Want a drink?” Ty asked and went to move away from me.

I moved to clutch his hand, I groaned my side screaming in pain.

However much I really wanted to tell Ty that he was out of order for calling his brother, I couldn’t bare for him to be away from me.

Not right now.

“Na, I’m good.” Charlie said and moved closer to the table, I squeezed Ty’s hand.

“So…” He pulled out a chair opposite me.

“Am I here as your brother or…”

Ty looked to me, I shook my head. There was no way that I would make an official statement. I knew

what happened to women who reported these things, there was never enough evidence and then they were worse off than they were if that had kept their mouths shut.

“My brother” Ty pulled the chair out next to me and kept my hand in his. My entire hand was encased in his long fingers, his calluses rough against the softness of my skin.

“Well?”

“I needed you to see Kaylee.”

“Ty?” I whispered.

“Sweetheart,” he started “If you want to make an official statement then Charlie can do that” I was already shaking my head. “You don’t want to press charges?”

“No.” I said with more force than I meant to.

His eyes flashed as they scanned me from head to toe. I still had the blanket wrapped round me and I knew from the look in his eyes that he didn’t agree with me.

“If you don’t want to make a statement,” he raised his brows, as if I’d change my mind if he repeated it. He huffed “Then at least let Charlie take something unofficial,” he scraped his hand down his face “Just in case.”

It was only now that I noticed the dark circles under his eyes. I hadn’t thought about what everyone else must be feeling. I felt bad now that I thought about it. I’d turned up like this and just expected them to help me.

“I’m sorry” I whispered.

“What?” Ty pulled back.

“I know your Corey’s friend and I just expected you to help me.” I looked down “I shouldn’t have done that”

“Hey” he said softly “I’m not doing this because of who your brother is”

I looked back at him, unsure. But those eyes told me all that I needed to know without any words being said. “I’m doing this because I care. For you.”