Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 447

"Alright, next time the coach logs on, I'll ask him," I said, trying to sound casual about it.

The conversation drifted among us brothers for a while longer before we called it a night. After a marathon gaming session, it was definitely time to catch some sleep.

But Elijah couldn't sleep.

He took off his headset and looked out the window at the dimly lit sky, his brow furrowed with worry.

He was concerned about his dad.

Even though he wasn't sure of the mysterious person's ultimate goal, it was clear his dad was on the hit list!

The enemy was in the shadows, and his dad was in the open. Elijah was worried.

Half an hour later, Tarquin came back.

He figured Elijah hadn't slept yet and gently pushed the door to enter the room.

Elijah was still sitting by the window. Seeing Tarquin, he frowned even more.

Tarquin walked over to him, affectionately ruffled his hair, and then sat down to ask, "Can't sleep?"

looked at him

heard me talking to

"...Yeah."

"Worried about dad?"

lip, "Someone wants to kill

smiled softly, "Over the years, there have been plenty who've wanted to take dad down, but here I am, alive

even know who it is. How can you

know now doesn't mean we won't find out. Dad's no pushover. No one can just

I always keep my word. I promise you, as long as you're okay,

no one

and be there

came into it, wasn't

warrior, his forever rock. So, he had to do his best

father's determination, Elijah finally let out a breath. His tense nerves

real man keeps his promises. You need to stay safe. I

moved, "You too need to stay safe. Dad needs

need their parents, but parents need their kids just as much, if not

whom more is a

chuckled and pinched Elijah's cheek, "I'm jealous you've made such great friends so young. When I was your age, I only had Mr. Lowell and Uncle

scaredy-cat who cried at the drop of a hat. Far from taking care of me, I had

Uncle Axel? Ice-cold. He could go three days without saying a