Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

"Cut you some slack, for your sake," he said with a smirk that was all too confident.

"What the heck did you do?!" I was flabbergasted.

The boss, wearing a smug grin, boasted, "Torturing folks? I'm leagues ahead of you in that game!"

Evan, puzzled, asked, "Why are you helping me?"

"Consider it a welcome gift from your new mentor!"

"What?!"

"Kid, you know the saying: 'Bite off more than you can chew, and you'll be eating out of someone's hand.' I helped you out, so now you owe me."

Evan blinked in disbelief. Owe him? What was this, some kind of trap?

"Hold up, I never asked for your help!"

But before Evan could further protest, his knees buckled suddenly, and before he knew it, he was kneeling on the ground with a thud.

The boss quickly pushed his head forward in a mock bow.

Evan shoved him away, hopping back to his feet, "What are you doing?!"

boss was

on, you're my apprentice! Forget about that

you out

and laughed heartily, "Haha, avoiding me won't save you. If you won't give me my revenge, I'll just steal your

at a loss for words.

gonna learn

you,

not, it's not up

boss moved swiftly, forcing

were fierce and unfamiliar, leaving Evan no choice but to defend

in the shadows, White watched from behind

spot, but this

Tarquin got wind

a penchant for trouble, he had assigned a highly skilled

be a match for Evan, but tracking the young

Forcing Evan into mentorship?!

contemplation, Tarquin decided to consult

old man is forcing Evan into

caught off-guard,

of the weird old man but

the news.

on winning Evan over

situation, but he wouldn't