Page 153 of Between Secrets and Obsession

Ty leads us through the house, and my erratic breathing and the hard pounding of my heart are all that can be heard. What did he do to Eric? Where are we going? What happens if we get caught?

He throws my bags inside, then opens the passenger door. “Buckle up. We’re about to race the fuck outta here.” Ty winks, then rushes around to the driver’s side.

“I see your mind’s spinning,” Ty says after five minutes. “I know this is a lot to take in, but since Victoria was about to send a replacement for me, I had to execute my plan a little earlier than anticipated.”

“And what was your plan exactly?” I ask nervously.

“Well, basically this, but I had hoped to get Eric on board. However, since the bastard’s head was so far up Victoria’s ass, I realized there was no way it would happen. So, I took matters into my own hands.”

I’m too afraid to ask him what he did, so I don’t. The less I know, the better in case this doesn’t work out. All I need to know is how we’re getting out of this.

“How do you know Liam?”

“I met him through Mason. I was his boxing trainer in Sacramento before I moved to Vegas and met Liam at the gym one day,” he explains, then something clicks in my head.

“I knew I never told you Mason’s name!” I point at him. “You slipped!”

We both laugh, but I feel better knowing I wasn’t going as crazy as I thought I was being stuck there.

“So, how’d you become one of Victoria’s guards anyway?”

He looks over, smirking. “Now that’s a story for another day. Right now, we need to get into a different car since this one has a GPS tracker.”

I nod. “Can you at least tell me why then?”

“I knew Liam was in trouble with the O’Learys, and when I offered to help, he told me to stay out of it.”

“Which clearly you didn’t.”

“Nah, not my style. I told him I’d figure out a way to help him but didn’t tell him what I was planning in the event they found out. That way he wouldn’t be forced to give up any information on me. I knew what Victoria wanted from him and how she was playing him. I fuckin’ hate them all, so I was ready to go undercover to get information that’d help Liam out of his fucked-up deal.”

“And did you?” I ask eagerly, staring at him in hope. “Get info that’ll help him?”

“Oh, I sure fucking did.” A wide grin splits his face. “I hadn’t expected this little detour assignment to Montana, and I sure as shit wasn’t expecting you.”

“You knew who I was then?”

“As soon as I heard your name was Maddie, I did. Playing hard ass while wanting to protect you wasn’t a walk in the park, and hell, you didn’t make it easy either, but I don’t regret it.”

“Wow…” I say in amazement, my heart softening for this man who’s so damn selfless. He risked his own life to help save not only Liam’s but also mine. “I don’t know how to thank you, Ty. I wish I’d known so I didn’t get you into trouble.”

“I’m not fucking concerned about Victoria, so don’t worry. She’ll be handled accordingly,” he reassures me.

Ty’s a fucking badass, and I have so much respect for him that I don’t know how to express it properly.

Twenty minutes later, we’re in a little town and switching into a different vehicle outside a brick building. It’s pitch black outside, and I can’t see a thing, but I trust Ty wholeheartedly.

After an hour passes, his phone rings, and we both see Victoria’s name flash on the screen. He previously mentioned he needed to deal with her, but I wasn’t sure what that meant.

“Don’t say a word,” he warns, then answers the call on speakerphone.

“Blackwood,” he says in a deep commanding voice.

“What’s going on with the generators? Eric isn’t answering his phone.”

Ty handed me Eric’s phone earlier before we switched cars and instructed me to throw it out the window.

“The generator’s out of fuel. I’m heading into town to fill up some gas tanks,” he answers. “Eric’s with Maddie, but if he’s not answering, I assume his phone died, and he can’t charge it until the power’s back on.”