Tyler's Undoing (Gloves Off #1)(25)

Before I could finish my question, he interrupted me, “Don’t ask questions, Kacey. Just listen to what I have to say. I don’t know why he targeted you, but I know who that f*cker is and what he’s all about. He’s an agent who represents my biggest nemesis.”

I stopped breathing. “And who would that be?”

“Kyle f*cking Andrews.”

The moment he said Kyle’s name, I felt bile rise in my throat, burning like acid. It was totally something he would do, and now it all made sense. Kyle had gotten Liam to spy on me, to find out what I’d been up to and how I was doing. That must have been who he was texting during dinner; giving him the play-by-play.

Tyler continued, “I thought Kyle was bad, but Liam is much worse. You do not want to be alone with him, Kacey. Do you see where I’m going with this?”

Oh my God, how could my brother want me around someone like that? I knew what Tyler was referring to and I got shivers thinking of how different this would be if it wasn’t for my brother telling Liam to keep me safe.

Swallowing hard, I licked my dry lips and cleared my throat. “Yes,” I murmured hesitantly. “I understand.”

“All right, Kacey. We’re about an hour away from Vegas. I’ll be there as soon as I can. If that cocksucker so much as touches you, I’m going to rip his f*cking dick off and shove it down his throat.” I could hear the venom dripping in his words.

“I’ll see you soon though. Be safe.”

“You too, Kacey.”

By the time we hung up the phone, I was no longer scared of the guy sitting beside me—I was furious. Liam knew who I was when he approached me at the bar. It was a set up. My brother had tried calling me for weeks, leaving me messages and asking how I was doing . . . and every single time I ignored him. So, of course, why wouldn’t he have a perv come take me out for a night on the town?

Finally, we pulled into my driveway and I hastily grabbed my purse, hand on the door ready to get out.

“Who were you talking to?” Liam asked, shutting off the ignition.

Snarling in disgust, I opened the car door and got out before storming up the front porch steps. “I don’t think that’s any of your business,” I snapped angrily, glaring at him over my shoulder. When I turned around to face him, he stopped on the bottom step and smiled up at me. What an arrogant ass.

Crossing my arms over my chest, I glared down at him. “Or are you just trying to find out so you can report it to my brother?”

Immediately, his smile faded. “How did you know about that?”

“I have my ways,” I retorted. “But right now, I want you off my property.”

Slowly, he walked backwards toward his car and opened his door. “All right, I’m leaving,” he said, holding up his hands in defeat. Before getting in, he peered up at me and winked. “I have to say it was definitely a pleasure, Kacey. It’s a shame we couldn’t have more time together.”

Gritting my teeth, I waited on him to leave before pulling out my phone. Kyle would be getting a lot more than just information from me this evening.





MY HANDS SHOOK with rage as I dialed Kyle’s number and waited on him to pick up. Over and over it rang, most likely because he was on the phone with Liam. Finally, after calling him five times, his amused voice came over the line. I could see him now, sitting in the living room of his three story mansion, in front of the movie theater-sized television.

Kyle was three years older than me and we were both born with the same color hair, but now he bleached his to look white. He looked like our mother, with the same permanent sneer that made him look evil. What really made him a scary were his eyes; one was so dark brown it looked black, and the other was a pale green. Thankfully, I took after our father, and inherited his sea green eyes.

“Before you get all pissed at me, you have to understand why I did it,” he greeted calmly.

“Are you serious?” I snapped. “How could you do this to me?”

“If you’d answer my calls, I wouldn’t have to take such measures. I figured it’d be easier to do it this way than come out there myself. How did you find out who Liam was anyway?”

“That doesn’t matter,” I growled. “In the end, I found out. Not to mention some vile things about his past.” I didn’t exactly know what he’d done, but I could guess. “How could you put me into a situation like that? What if he’d done something to me?”

“He knew not to touch you, Kacey. If he did, I would’ve killed him. I just wanted to know how you were doing. You’re my sister, and believe it or not I care about what happens to you.”

Incredulously, I burst out laughing. “You can’t be serious right now. Since when do you care about someone other than yourself?”

“Don’t be like this, Kacey,” he warned.

“If you don’t want to hear the truth, stop calling me, Kyle. After tonight, I have no desire to ever talk to you or see you again. Just stay away from me!”

As soon as I hung up the phone, I sat down on the steps and let the tears finally fall down my cheeks. Was I ever going to be free from my brother’s clutches? The simple answer was no. The guy who used to be my brother wasn’t there anymore.





“Kacey, are you okay?” Cindy asked, joining me on the front steps. “I take it from that phone call you were talking to your brother.”