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?"

Couldn't bear to terminate it, so she had the kid behind Declan's back. He had no clue until someone spilled the beans to him a

Axel had to say. The rest was

and lighting

Tarquin said, "Use me as bait, set something up to

hesitated, "Using you to save them definitely means setting

to manipulate Declan, any plan to

concern Tarquin's life to be considered

worry about me; I won't

but he said no

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

upbringing that forged his current demeanor, the imprable armor he wore, built from past wounds and

a few seconds of silence, Axel asked, "What about Declan?

flared

right does he have to die now? His woman and child are still in the hands of others! He can think about dying once they're safe!

up, Tarquin adjusted his tie, feeling

remained that he

a reason to

for the lack of loyalty, yet he understood his

were in the same

vent his anger on Declan, leaving him to stew in his