That snaps me back to the present. To one of the reasons that I called Ben in the first place. Then I say, “I’ll go to the station and get your brother out.”

“Mel…I can’t ask you to do that.”

“You’re not asking. I just know that it’s not a good idea for you to be going to the police station right now. Not when you’ve been arrested for a similar charge. And honestly, Grayson, I think I know what’s going on here.”

He frowns at me and says, “I don’t know what you mean.”

“I mean, you’re a guy who has never even had so much as a parking ticket. You have everything to lose if you face prison time for supplying drugs. Now your brother, who was there on the night you were arrested, is also sitting in a jail cell because he’s been arrested for drug possession. It doesn’t take a genius to figure it out.”

His expression tightens. “You can throw whatever you think you’ve uncovered out the window, because you’re wrong.”

“Grayson—”

“You’re wrong,” he says with determination. “Whatever theory you’ve conjured up is wrong. And I don’t need you to go get Tyler. I’ll go bail him out myself.”

Grayson turns to leave, but I touch his arm, stopping him. “Please…I’m on your side here. I quit my job because I’m that far on your side. I know you’re holding something back from me. You don’t have to tell me right now…but you should tell me, and soon. Now I’m going to help you by going to get your brother out of jail. Then maybe you’ll believe that you can trust me.”

He’s staring at me like I’ve grown another head.

I step forward, closer to him. “Let me help.”

“Okay.” He softly breathes out the word. “Thank you…for everything.” Then he leans close and presses a kiss to my cheek.

Chapter 17

I take a cab to the station. During the whole ride, my mind is working overtime. Why is Grayson taking the fall for his brother, who doesn’t have as much to lose? Tyler doesn’t have the media spotlight on him or the high-profile career that his brother has.

Sighing, I rest my head back against the seat. I really need to see Grayson’s brother’s rap sheet. If I can see that, then all my questions will probably be answered. I take my iPad out of my bag and log into the criminal database. I’m sure Ben hasn’t gotten my access removed this quickly. I see that I’m right as my login works and I’m in straightaway.

I type in “Tyler Knight” and wait for the results to load.

My screen fills with enough information to tell me that everything I was thinking is correct.

Tyler Knight has a rap sheet dating back to juvy. But nothing as an adult.

From inside the system, I can see that he’s been charged for small things like shoplifting, driving without a license, underage drinking, and criminal damage, but then for bigger things, like drug possession, as well. They were all things that Grayson could probably hide with his money. But if Tyler’s caught with drugs as an adult, and with the intent to sell, then he’ll be looking at serious jail time in an adult prison since he has a rap sheet like this.