Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Verity's eyes were brimming with tears, her voice shaky and filled with panic,

"How can you guarantee that? You don't even know who he is, and my son's in his clutches! How can you possibly assure me?!"

Tarquin replied with an icy tone, "If I say I can keep him alive, then I can. It just depends on whether I want to or not."

He had extensive holdings in Alerasia, with a well-connectedwork. Karl Town was under Alerasia's jurisdiction, and even if it was the mysterious man's stronghold, ensuring someone's safety wasn't a challenge for him.

He could easily manipulate things through the local authorities!

Verity clearly didn't believe him, and Tarquin couldn't be bothered to explain further, instead issuing a stark warning,

"If you don't cooperate, I can't guarantee he'll make it through the week."

Verity's eyes widened in fear, and after a moment of stunned silence, she ventured,

"Can you really ensure his safety?"

Tarquin gave her a piercing look and remained silent, which was as good as a confirmation.

Swallowing hard, Verity frowned and said,

"If you promise to keep my son and me safe, I'll tell you everything I know."

darkened,

don't deserve to live! You killed my parents, you have

Verity gasped, shocked.

emphasizing each

best, I can promise you a quick death. Otherwise, I'll make you wish you were

down Verity's

Can't you just let me go? I admit, I was involved in that

who was?"

"It was... it was..."

was him,

was referring to. She glanced at him with tear-filled eyes,

expression

all started because of my father,

was the feud between him and

with Verity, orchestrating

meticulously planning for years, investing so much

"I don't know. All

She hesitated, stopping mid-sentence.

been

Verity's phone

tears, she tried to compose herself before

her burst into tears, her

was amiss, Tarquin snatched the phone