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?"

behind Declan's back. He had no clue until someone spilled

all Axel had to say. The rest was

drags and lighting another, Tarquin asked, "The kid and his mother, they're with

a brief silence, Tarquin said, "Use me as bait, set something up to get

save them definitely

manipulate Declan, any plan to demand their release would

have to concern Tarquin's

worry about me; I

lips twitched, but he said no

and brutal without a shred of humanity. But deep down, he was just like Elizabeth and Kendrick,

armor he wore, built from past wounds and scars. His strength now

a few seconds of silence, Axel asked, "What

temper flared at

right does he have to die now? His 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 betrayed by a

find a reason

was angry at Declan for the lack of loyalty,

were in the same situation, he

on