Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 1419

The stranger said, "I can give you information on Zane."

He leaned in, lowering his voice. "And I can help you make Axel disappear. He just went off to Mariana Land, right? All I need to do is pull a few strings, and he'll never come back. He'll die out there, and no one will ever know."

Tarquin's eyes narrowed, his expression going colder.

"News about Zane isn't worth trading for my intel," he said flatly. "And as for Axel..."

He leaned forward, his tone sharp. "Go ahead, try something. See if Axel gets hurt because of you. If anything does happen to him, I'll make sure you regret it."

"When I find the real eighth-generation virus, I'm handing it right over to the government. We have nothing more to discuss."

There was a long silence on the other end before the mysterious caller spoke again.

"Kidding, relax. Axel's not my problem-never was. Sorry for your loss, pal. But when you get your hands on that virus, I'll come see you myself."

The line went dead.

Tarquin listened to the dial tone, his brow furrowed in frustration.

Lowell was driving, glancing at Tarquin through the rearview mirror.

"Mystery man?" he asked.

"Yeah."

"Think he'll try to hurt Axel?"

not the ones begging for help- he's the one who needs

you know where the eighth-generation

"We'll find out

tried again. "Tarquin, is your suspect... who

eyes meeting in the

but the silence

with a look of sympathy. If it really was that person, how much would

silent, the tension thick. After what felt like ages, Tarquin's phone started to ring

time, it was someone

had never married. A respected general, tough as nails, but gentle when it came to

steadied himself

the hill. I want to go up to the chapel to spend

there, Tarquin had posted his

did you get back?" Tarquin

sounded tired. “Just now. As soon as theard you'd found your mothers ashes wanted

s

tomorrow. Once she's

knew how

his mother

family. Soren's devotion wash

make the call now,"

"Thank you."

the security team and

and Lowell arrived

now, except for cleaning staff. No one from the Bradfords lived there