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.

aback, clearly not expecting

recover, Tarquin had already

from Elysia and

Keith was taken aback!

spot, only he knew about

Tarquin find

look in his eyes, as he

his wrist, and

as he hit the ground, and before he could catch his breath,

realizing the situation was dire. He gave Elysia one last look before diving back into the sea with a

swallowed them

no mind to Keith, holding Elysia tight as if he wanted to merge her into his very bones. "Elysia, it's me, it's okay now,

moment for Elysia to

"Yeah, it's me!"

then the next second, she burst into tears, like a child who had finally found her family after feeling lost and scared.

I was going to die,

was terrified something had happened

never

of the stormy night and the pitch-black depths of the

She was scared, terrified!

name, telling him all her fears, Tarquin's heart was