Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 1290

Tarquin was calm as ever. "Killing people's illegal. I don't kill."

"...So you're just gonna let them walk down the mountain?"

He shrugged. "No one's stopping them. If they make it out alive, well-that's up to fate."

Bernard shot him an approving look.

That's how a real man does it-tough when he needs to be, but never crossing the line.

"As long as you don't break the law, we're good."

"But what if someone actually makes it down? How can you be sure they won't blab?"

"I can."

"Oh yeah? How? Those guys were scared stiff, but you can't count on them to forget everything."

Tarquin shot back, "How did Gerald manage to stay in touch with the outside world?"

No cell service up here in the mountains. Phones were useless.

Howard's custom wristbands worked like walkie-talkies, but only inside the mountain. No contact with anyone offsite.

And yet, Gerald somehow kept supplies coming and always knew what was happening back home. That meant he had some way of getting messages out.

Bernard asked, "You need to reach someone on the outside?"

"Yeah, I do."

it. "You'll want the signal tower. It's got reception and a

"...Where's the signal tower?"

ridges over, not

"Can we go now?"

take you. Let's

been great, but once Tarquin set foot here, they'd counted him as one

kids had brought him,

led Tarquin through the woods. Pretty soon, Bernard

Tarquin just blinked.

was trained, sure—but to Bernard,

hold back the sarcasm. "You're slower than Evan, for

this mountain. Tarquin hadn't. Evan knew every rock and root. Tarquin was just trying

few pointers. "Here, watch me. Step like

followed along, eager to

the guy who'd once kicked seven rival dojos in a row? That was an

this to Elysia and Evan, no

of them made their way toward the signal tower, Bernard

a roaring waterfall. The water thundered down

"Is the

him a look. "What,

efine

this is a movie? Behind the waterfall's just

had

the river. You scared?" Bernard

his head. "Not at all. We