Chapter 112

Ty's arms tightened around her and he gasped, the hot air from his mouth warming her ear. He meant to protect her from Perez, and she nearly laughed aloud at the absurdity. Perez had already done her plenty of harm, but he'd also saved her life.

Ty doesn't know that, she thought.

Eager to dispel the sense of impending danger in the room, albeit the sense Perez himself had created, she wrenched away from Ty's arms and spun to face him, placing herself between Ty and Perez.

The look of shock on Ty's face turned Mari's stomach, but she knew what had to be done to keep Ty from attacking Perez, and probably falling flat on his face when Perez dematerialized on him.

"Hold on, Ty. Don't freak out. There is an explanation for all of this."

Ty's expression lessened from shocked to baffled, and Mari knew she only had a short time to explain before he walked out of the house.