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?"

He had no clue until someone spilled the beans to him a

had to say. The rest was up to

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

silence, Tarquin said, "Use me as bait,

them definitely means

held hostage to manipulate Declan, any

Tarquin's

about me;

twitched, but he

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

forged his current demeanor, the imprable armor he wore, built from past wounds and scars. His strength now was a testament to the depth

silence, Axel asked, "What about Declan? He's ashamed,

temper flared

woman and child are still in the hands of others! He can think about dying

up, Tarquin adjusted his

reasons, the fact remained that he had been

a reason to

at Declan for the lack of loyalty, yet he

were in the same

for now, he couldn't vent his anger on Declan, leaving him to