Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 818

Elysia suddenly burst into tears, screaming at the top of her lungs!

She clenched onto his shirt so tightly, her whole body shaking uncontrollably, overwhelmed with emotion.

Her eyes were shut tight, as if trapped in a nightmare.

Tarquin quickly called out to her, “Elysia!”

It took several shouts before Elysia finally snapped her eyes open, gasping for air, her breaths short and rapid.

“Having a nightmare?” Tarquin asked.

Elysia's eyes were glossy, staring blankly at him.

For a few seconds, she was in a daze before finally recognizing him and burst into tears, her words tumbling out incoherently,

“Tarquin, we have a daughter, and she’s been taken by a bad man, a man who wants to hurt her. She’s terrified, and I want to save her! But I can’t beat him, what do I do? I can’t protect our daughter, I can’t protect her, I’m such a failure of a mother, I’m so useless, oh why am I so useless…”

Elysia was heartbroken, blaming herself, while Tarquin's brow furrowed deeply, his heart aching for her.

He knew she would break down the moment she found out about their daughter!

“Elysia, don’t be scared, it was just a nightmare.”

But Elysia, as if not hearing him, cried even harder,

“Tarquin, please, you have to save her. I can’t, but you can, you’re so capable, you can surely bring our daughter back! Please, save her, hurry…”

Tarquin held her tight, “Elysia, our daughter is not in danger, don’t scare yourself.”

Elysia, her voice rising uncontrollably,

“She’s been kidnapped! She’s in danger! She’s so much younger than Elliot, Evan, and Elijah, how can she survive without us, you have to save her… oh…”

Tarquin gently pressed his lips against hers, silencing her cries in an attempt to calm her down.

Her emotions were so intense, as if she’d lost her mind; he needed to soothe her before things got worse.

After the kiss, Tarquin tenderly kissed away her tears and her forehead, pulling her head close to his chest.