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."

want the signal tower. It's got reception and a phone

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

over,

"Can we go now?"

take you. Let's

once Tarquin set foot here, they'd counted him

had brought him,

the woods. Pretty soon, Bernard started griping. "Can you pick up

Tarquin just blinked.

trained, sure—but to Bernard, he

couldn't hold back the sarcasm. "You're slower than Evan, for crying out

Tarquin hadn't. Evan knew

teasing, Bernard gave him a few pointers. "Here, watch me. Step

along, eager

once kicked seven rival

to Elysia

of them made their way toward the signal tower, Bernard teaching as

a roaring waterfall. The water thundered down the rocks, filling the air with

the tower behind

him a look.

efine

a movie? Behind the waterfall's just solid rock. Where would you

had

river. You scared?"

"Not at all. We