Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

The four nodded and gestured for him to take a seat.

Charles dove straight into the matter at hand, "A few days ago, Elijah hit me up online, inquiring about a newspaper in Karl Town called Alerasia. You got any beef with them?"

Tarquin frowned, choosing honesty, "The murderer of my parents is likely connected to that newspaper. My mom used to work there."

"Do you know what your parents did for a living?"

"I always thought they were just ordinary writers."

The elders exchanged glances before Charles spoke up, "When Elijah asked me about it, I had no clue about your ties to the Hawkins family. I just warned him that the newspaper was no simple affair and it'd be best to steer clear."

"Yeah, Elijah mentioned that, but it's about my parents' death. I have to dig deeper!"

on the security system for that place, but I don't know much. Just that the newspaper is a front for something much bigger. There's a massive secret lab beneath it, with lots of scientists

tightened,

responsible for the newspaper's

military?! The severity of the situation was suddenly laid bare. Alerasia, a dominant superpower with a strong military-any lab tied

have

you the newspaper's staff

to the lab. That level of lab usually has scientists

many dealings with the Ministry

to the Ministry of National Security, just before your parents' incident,

it very seriously, immediately

a response. Not only were the armed forces alerted, but a special ops team was also dispatched

reach Alerasia, your parents were murdered

whatever secret they held that

turned grave. No wonder the mystery man had such extensive reach, alarming international