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!"

"I was the lead on the security system for that place, but I don't know much. Just that the newspaper is

brow tightened, "An underground

never been down there myself, and my team was only responsible for the newspaper's security. The lab's security is top-notch, designed by Alerasia's

a dominant superpower with a strong military-any

you have a list

get you the newspaper's staff list easily since we did

lab. That level of lab usually has scientists working under code names, not real names." Tarquin

many dealings with the Ministry of National Security. Before calling you here, I

National Security, just before your parents' incident,

very seriously, immediately reporting

notice, quickly coordinating a response. Not only were the armed forces alerted, but a special ops team was also dispatched to assist

could reach Alerasia, your parents were

no accident, but whatever secret they held that garnered so much attention from the government, I'm not clear

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