I see fear in his eyes and a desperate need for support, so I give it to him. I push up to my feet and say, “He’s right, Grayson.”

Grayson looks at me and I see the moment he accepts the plan. Hurt fills his eyes and defeat slumps his shoulders. He pulls his eyes from me and back to Tyler. He takes Tyler’s face in his hands, looking him in the eye. “I’ll be there for you the whole way. I won’t let you down.”

“I know, Gray. I know. You never have.”

Then Grayson wraps his arms around his younger brother, and I turn away to look out the window and give them their moment. It also gives me the chance to discreetly wipe away the tear that decided to show up and escape from my eye.

I hear Tyler clear his throat. Then he says, “So what now?”

I turn back to the brothers. “Now we go see Matt Daughtry.”

Chapter 24

The three of us go to the police station. Grayson and I go in first, so he can give Matt his statement about what happened the night he was arrested. Next, it’s Tyler’s turn to give his statement. Then Matt brings Grayson back in and tells him that the charges against him are officially dropped.

I’ve got to say, even though I knew it was coming, it’s still a relief to hear. Matt tells Tyler that he should expect a call from Paulo Dresden within the hour, since the DEA agent will now be in charge of Tyler’s case.

Since Tyler is advised not to go back to his apartment, we decide that he’ll go to a safe house until the DEA gets in touch regarding the next step. That’s when they’ll collect the names of the key cartel players that they need, and then they can start making plans for their arrest.

Even though the cartel doesn’t know that Tyler is talking to the police or the DEA, there’s still a distinct possibility that they could find out about the missing drugs. Tyler’s apartment is definitely a dangerous place for him to be right now.

Matt walks us all out. Tyler is up ahead, Grayson is glued to my side, and Matt is on my other side, at a slight distance from me. I’m starting to get the distinct impression that Grayson knows that Matt and I have a history.

Grayson’s been off whenever he deals with Matt. I mean, I know the guy arrested Grayson once, but Matt has helped him today—and he’s helped his brother. Grayson should be grateful for that. But his snide comments and attitude haven’t shown that. When he made a crack about my “best friend Matt” to me, I cottoned on to the reason for his problem with the guy.

He was definitely jealous.

Superstar Grayson Knight was jealous of Matt Daughtry. All because of me.

I won’t deny that I got a little thrill from knowing that the green-eyed monster was at work on Grayson. Some things just make a woman happy.