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?"

dare. We're not the ones begging for help- he's the one who needs something

know where the eighth-generation virus

simple: "We'll find out when we open

again. "Tarquin, is your

up, their eyes meeting in the

answer, but the

frowned, glancing at Tarquin with a look of sympathy. If it really was

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

time, it

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

steadied himself

up to the chapel to spend some time with your mother. Let

Elizabeth's ashes were interred there, Tarquin had posted his most trusted people to keep

did you get back?" Tarquin

As soon as theard you'd found your mothers ashes wanted to come back but

s

buried with your father tomorrow. Once she's in that casket, I might never see

knew how

his

friendship part family. Soren's devotion wash any less than his father's.

the call now," Tarquin

"Thank you."

hanging up, Tarquin called the security team and told them to let Soren

half an hour later, he and Lowell arrived at the Hawkins

home was empty now, except for cleaning staff. No one from the Bradfords