Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 68

Gage made a grab for Elysia with his greasy hands, intent on pulling her into a hug.

Elysia quickly stepped back, her heart pounding. “Touch me again, and I’ll scream for help!”

“Scream? Go ahead,” Gage sneered, a leering grin spreading across his face. “I’d like to see who’d dare stop me. Tonight, if I don’t have my way with you, I’ll eat my hat!”

With those words, Gage lunged at Elysia like a predator.

But as fate would have it, his foot slipped, and he met the floor with a less–than–graceful

thud.

“Fuck!” Gage cursed, wincing in pain.

Seizing the moment, Elysia dashed towards the bathroom door to escape.

grabbed a bottle of hand soap, hurling it at the back of Elysia’s head. The soap was in a fancy white porcelain bottle, and had Elysia not dodged in

staring at the shattered white porcelain on the floor, gasping for breath as she faced Gage. His lustful demeanor was bad enough, but his violent

swear I’ll finish you,” Gage threatened, his voice laced with fury. He had

more unattainable she seemed, the more he wanted

Gage approached Elysia, looking at her as if she were his

staff, but the hallway was eerily deserted. She

to one of the private rooms

door shut behind her. She braced herself against it, panting, “Help! There’s an

turned to her showed surprise, then shock, and a hint of

countryside, she had the pure and unblemished look of a pristine gemstone, untouched by society’s harshness, invoking an almost instinctual desire to protect her.

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and puffing on a cigarette when Elysia burst in. He furrowed his brows.

seated beside him, and the moment he saw Elysia, his eyes narrowed into slits. As a notorious playboy, he was immediately

Keaton stood up and approached Elysia. What’s wrong, miss? What happened?”

up, but Keaton waved them off