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 Elysia

could recover, Tarquin had already

chance to react, he kicked him away from Elysia and wrapped his arms around her, pulling her close,

Keith was taken aback!

only he knew about

did Tarquin find

cold look in his eyes, as he got up

over, grabbed his wrist, and flipped him

he hit the ground, and before he could catch his breath, Axel's fist was coming

last look before diving back into the sea with a splash. Without a second thought,

swallowed them both in an

but Tarquin paid no mind to Keith, holding Elysia tight as if he wanted to merge her into his very bones. "Elysia, it's

for Elysia to stop struggling and

"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 die,

something had happened to

never see him

the stormy night and the pitch-black

She was scared, terrified!

his name, telling him