Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 1257

These guys were clearly trouble, but before doing anything rash, they needed to figure out exactly who these people were and why they’d shown up here in the first place.

One of the men, clearly rattled, was already waving his shotgun at them. “Who the hell are you?!”

“Hey! Over here! There’s someone down here!”

He shouted up the hill to his buddies.

A group of men, seeing the look on his face and realizing he wasn’t kidding, scrambled down the muddy slope.

When they spotted Tarquin and the others, they all froze in shock—then immediately raised their rifles, aiming at the family.

Baby, never having experienced anything like this before, burst into tears on the spot.

She clung to Elysia, burying her face in her mother’s chest. “Mommy, I’m scared... I’m scared...”

Elysia hugged her daughter tightly, her own heart pounding in her chest. “Shh, it’s okay. It’s okay. Don’t be scared.”

Tarquin stepped in front, shielding Elysia and the kids behind him.

The man in charge barked, “Alright, talk. What the hell are you doing here?”

Tarquin lied without missing a beat. “Summer vacation. Just took the kids out for a little adventure.”

The man narrowed his eyes. “You brought kids out here? Into the middle of nowhere?”

“Yeah. They love exploring.”

He snorted. “There are a million safer places to take your kids. Do you even know where you are?”

Tarquin shrugged. “Not really. We got lost.”

The guy eyed their group—seven people, kids and women, clearly a family. After a moment, he relaxed a bit, lowering his gun just slightly.

But his gaze lingered on Elysia, running up and down her figure. He cleared his throat and snapped, “Alright, up the hill. You’re coming with us. Try anything funny and I’ll blow your heads off.”

A flash of cold anger flickered in Tarquin’s eyes, but he swallowed it down, keeping his cool. He turned back to Elysia and the kids. “Do as they say. Just follow them.”

So, the whole family trudged ahead, with the armed men in camo trailing behind, guns at the ready.

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