Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 709

Tarquin frowned, "Who?"

"Declan."

Tarquin's eyes narrowed sharply!

He didn't speak, instead, he pocketed one hand and walked over to the smoking area, tucking his phone between his ear and shoulder as he lit up a cigarette.

Declan had been with him for a decade, mentored personally by Axel. He was one of his secondary bodyguards.

Axel was the only primary one.

Though there were several at the secondary level, those were his core team members.

And in his world, core team members meant brothers!

Declan's betrayal felt as if he had been stabbed in the back by his own brother.

Tarquin didn't explode in anger. Instead, he furrowed his brows deeper, taking half a cigarette's time before asking, "Why?"

"The other side threatened him with his ex-girlfriend and kid, forced him to betray you."

Tarquin clenched his jaw in surprise, "Declan has a kid?"

had no clue until someone spilled the beans to him a month ago. He secretly met the kid, ran a paternity test, and sure enough, the child was his. The ex admitted it

had to say. The rest was

of his cigarette in two quick drags and lighting another, Tarquin asked, "The

me as bait, set something up to get them

save them definitely means setting

to manipulate Declan,

have to concern Tarquin's life to be

worry about me; I

but he

devil, born cold-blooded and brutal without a shred of humanity. But deep down, he was just like

was the harsh realities of his upbringing that forged his current demeanor, the imprable armor he wore, built from past wounds and scars. His strength

a few seconds of silence, Axel asked, "What

flared at

and child are still in the hands of others! He can think about dying once they're safe! Then,

Tarquin adjusted his

remained that he had been betrayed

a reason

angry at Declan for the lack of

Declan wasn't in the wrong. If he were in the same situation, he might have

he couldn't vent his anger on