Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 39

Lowell had been itching to jump out of the car and rescue Elysia, but seeing Gage

knocked out cold, he chilled out.

Peering through the windshield at the disheveled Gage, he couldn’t help but say to Tarquin, That Gage is a real piece of work. I’m embarrassed to even know the guy. What a disgrace!”

Tarquin glanced outside with a flick of his eyelashes and said in a frosty tone,

“If he’s so fond of going au naturel, let him do a streak around Jindale City three times without a stitch on.”

Lowell’s lips twitched at the thought. In this freezing weather, to streak?

Exhilarating.

Serves him right.

If you’re a real man, you don’t mistreat women. What kind of skill is it to use force?

Lowell got out of the car to meet Elysia.

Just as Elysia pushed open the car door and jumped out, frantic to get away, she suddenly saw Lowell and froze.

Having just leaped out of Gage’s car, she was now being forced into Tarquin’s ride.

head for the back seat; she climbed right into the passenger side. She didn’t want to

mainly because he would lock

the car was eerily quiet with just the two of them. Elysia sat in the passenger seat, staring straight ahead, her spine rigid, her mind racing.

be after her for the money, but

would she do when he came

still go after her? Wasn’t he afraid of the Bradfords?

twitch flickered at the corner of Elysia’s mouth, her heart pounding.

from the enemy,

stayed silent as well. She could feel his gaze fixed on her unshifting since she had entered

stare, restless and uneasy. At this point, she was almost hoping he would say

worst, but say something!

didn’t get a word from Tarquin, but Lowell returned instead.

in the car

He hopes we can bring Ms. Thorne to the

looked urgently at Lowell and said, “The kid’s sick, don’t stress

doctors and nurses around, but the kid’s

to the

Tarquin, waiting for a nod before

Tarquin remained silent, but his gaze never left

oddly today. Not a word was

sharp, cold, and