Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 843

Tarquin frowned, a moment of silence before he said,

"Tell them to stay on high alert, no need to dive in after him. We'll question him once he's ashore."

A flicker of surprise passed through Axel's eyes. It was somewhat unexpected.

Why not approach now, especially with that boat showing up near pier five at this hour? Highly suspicious.

Axel didn't press Tarquin for his thoughts, simply relayed the message and hung up.

The rain was pouring down, and Tarquin stood there, letting it drench him, not moving to take shelter or return to the car.

Axel stood beside him, quietly keeping him company.

Time seemed to stretch on until suddenly, there was movement not far from them.

Two figures emerged from the sea!

Keith: "How are you doing? Are you okay?"

Elysia didn't respond, instead she started to cough violently as she shed the heavy gear, having swallowed water.

taken aback, clearly not expecting Keith and

recover, Tarquin had

kicked him away from Elysia and wrapped his

Keith was taken aback!

spot, only he knew about

did Tarquin

cold look in his eyes, as he

over, grabbed his wrist, and flipped him over his

could catch his

last look before diving back into the sea

sea swallowed them

if he wanted to merge her into his very bones. "Elysia, it's

for Elysia to stop struggling and recognize him,

"Yeah, it's me!"

burst into tears, like a child who had finally found her family after feeling lost and scared. She stopped fighting him, instead clinging to Tarquin's

was so scared, Tarquin, I thought I was going to

terrified something

she'd never see him

and the pitch-black

She was scared, terrified!

telling