Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 844

Elysia's voice broke mid-shout, suddenly going silent.

Exhausted and overwhelmed by her emotions, she fainted.

Tarquin, panicked, quickly scooped her up in his arms and hurried to his car.

Once they were in the car, he fired up the engine, cranking the heater up to full blast before wrapping her tightly in a blanket he grabbed from the trunk.

Then he rushed back to the driver's seat and drove her straight to the hospital.

He wasn't worried about Axel. Axel knew how to handle himself without getting into trouble.

As for settling scores with Keith, that could wait until Elysia was safe and sound. Right now, he'd love nothing more than to get his hands on Keith, but Elysia came first, always.

He arrived at the nearest hospital with Elysia, and it took nearly an hour to get her settled.

By the time Axel showed up, Elysia was already receiving IV fluids.

frown creasing her forehead, her breathing

beside her, cradling one of her hands in both of his, pressing it to his

clothes were still drenched, dripping water onto the

change. He could catch a cold. We've tried, but he won't listen. He won't leave his wife's side for

without saying a word

take a shower and change.

to him and

"He got away."

was heavy, the night pitch black, and the terrain unfamiliar to him, allowing Keith to slip

deepened, but he

around Elysia, stood up, and took the

leave Elysia's side, even for a moment. But with Axel there, he

dry clothes, Tarquin immediately returned

got a call from the guys near Route 5. They caught someone on a small boat, a mute, who admitted Keith had taken his boat out to sea before donning diving gear and disappearing underwater. Beyond that, he's not

his voice cold, "He was just a decoy, meant to distract

help asking, "How did