Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 1316

Chapter 1316

Elliot, Emmett, and Elijah all caught it-they glanced at Tarquin, brows furrowed, waiting for him to explain.

Tarquin was quiet for a few seconds before he finally spoke up.

"It was an animal carcass. A bit gory. I didn't want you or Baby to get scared, so we kept you back."

All three kids instantly widened their eyes-yeah, right!

Tarquin shot them a look: Let it go. White lie.

The trio pursed their lips and looked down, deciding not to call him out.

Elysia squinted at him, suspicious. "An animal carcass?"

"Yeah."

"What kind of animal?"

"I couldn't tell, honestly. Looked like it got attacked by something bigger, half- eaten. Bit of a mess."

Elysia frowned. "So... are there other predators around? Is Evan in danger?" "He's fine. White and Bernard's apprentice are with him."

let out a sigh, buying the story. "Jeez, the way you guys acted, I thought you'd seen a freaking ghost or

piped up in her tiny voice, "Me too! I thought

Nature's tough. It's normal for animals to

you don't

not, sweetie. I mean, I'm a surgeon, remember? I've seen way worse than a dead animal. If I'd known it

"Mommy, you're amazing!"

be even braver than me

Tarquin and the boys listened quietly. Honestly, those two were the easiest to reassure in the

on for a bit, then found a clean patch of ground to stop and

clearly itching to talk about what

showed up, flanked

boys looked him over, hoping for some sign of what really happened, but

no one wanted

by Evan's calm though, it couldn't have been

any wild animals,

a half-eaten animal. She was just worried there might be more predators around, so she was worried about you

telling the whole truth and jumped in, "We didn't see anything else. Even if there were predators. Mom, you

I am

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