Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 1320

That afternoon, they finally reached the foot of the mountain.

They grabbed a quick bite-some sandwiches and coffee from a roadside diner- before hopping into a private car headed straight for the airport.

On the way, Tarquin glanced over and asked, "Those eight guys still behaving themselves?"

He was talking about the eight surviving poachers. Out of a group of over a hundred, they were the only ones who'd made it back down alive.

The wilderness out there was no joke—dangerous and unforgiving.

The driver, who was one of their own, replied, "Their heads are all messed up. Looks like the woods scared them senseless. One's rambling about seeing ghosts, another swears he saw Bigfoot..."

But no one mentioned the cabin. No one breathed a word about someone living deep in those woods.

Honestly, just making it out alive was miracle enough-their minds were shot to pieces. Remembering a random cabin? Not a chance.

Tarquin pressed on, "What about their partners on the outside? All caught?"

hunters, there'd be buyers. Those poachers definitely

a big operation-really slick, like a well-oiled machine. Everything they hunted up there-hides, antlers, you name it got shipped overseas. There's another

frowned. "And the officials?

we could identify

I don't want a single one

"And about developing this area the higher-ups gave the green light. Should be able to break ground in a week, if nothing comes

sure everything stays

"Understood."

who'd been quiet, finally spoke up, curiosity in her eyes.

If anyone shady tries to get up there again, we'll know

at the base wasn't really developed yet, but

allowed for hikers

the wild forest. Right now, there were just a couple

signposts-practically uselessl

a sense of adventure could