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"If you come from a family where there is no struggle to outshine one another, give thanks to God."
~Michael Bassey Johnson

Quynn's POV

I feel like everything is falling apart before my very eyes and I cannot help pacing around and thinking about what I just did and said back there. I have no idea what in God's name came over me. Jumai has never been a fan of Anna and it wasn't news, but I should have held it together at least for Eli's sake. Now, I succeeded in proving what Jumai have always said about me is true pacing beside the car and when she sees me. I see Eli approaching me and I stops and walks up to him with apologetic eyes.

"I'm sorry I said all that to your mom, I just lost it and I don't make the wisest choices in my moments of anger. Just lately things are not going the way I expected and I'm losing it and I didn't mean for you to see that side of me."

He shakes his head, "It's all good, Anna, and you were right, and I'm sorry if I have been blinded to her scheme for so long."

I shake my head, I do not hope to bring division between Eli and his mother, not when she's right about everything, "No, you're being a good son, I don't want you having a fight or falling out with her because of me."

"Well too late, I did and she's no longer invited to our wedding."

My heart clenches in my chest, "Eli..."

"That's final!" He states in a flat tone, before taking my cold and shivering hands in his, "No one disrespects you and get away with it." He strokes my cheeks before leaning in and kissing my lips.

This is the first time we kissing since we got back from the Wilsons this morning and somehow it calms the raging storm within me and I let my walls down and kiss back.

The next day

"What do you think about this style?" I ask, showing Eli a wedding gown designs in the trendy wedding magazine. It is the simplest amongst the dozens of wedding gowns I've seen so far and I can't take my eyes off it.

He looks over at it from his study desk and smiles warmly, "It's okay, but we both know you don't like simplicity."

I groan and throw myself back on the bed, "Simplicity is so simple and this is elegant." moan with her eyes fluttering.

I feel the bed dip underneath me and as my eyes slowly open I see Eli getting on top of me and spreading his legs to each side of mine, trapping me. I frown and my eyes lock in his and I see a mischievous look on his face, one I've gotten to know for a while now and I bite my lips and I see the flare in his eyes in response to my small action.

"It's your choice though, you were supposed to get your wedding gown months ago, if you did then, you wouldn't be having so much problem now and you would just focus on your bachelorette party today."

My eyes display panic for a brief second and Eli sees it because his brows narrow, "I didn't get it then because there were so many probably like me gaining weight or losing weight and my dress not fitting me well so I believed a day or two to the wedding was the best option." I say the lamest argument I could probably come up with before adding, "I'm sorry, I'm not throwing a bachelorette party, Eli, I'm too tired and anxious to."

"You made plans for it."

I nod, "I also made plans to win your mom over before our wedding, that plan hasn't worked out either."

"That's not your fault."

"Agree to disagree," I pull my head up and place my entwined hands underneath it.

His eyes drop to my lips then back up to my eyes, "Amade suggested taking me out for my bachelor's night."

"What did you tell him?"

"I haven't given him an answer yet." He looks a little confused.

"But you were going to say yes."

"Yes, I was but that was before I found out you were scrapping off your bachelorette."

"Then say yes."

"Anna that's not how it works." He grumbles with a low voice.

I help myself up to my elbow so our faces are inches apart, "Then how does it work then?"

He stares at my face, down to my lips which is only an inch away now and he exhales sharply before looking back up at me, "Now you're just being manipulative."

I am happy he's learning and catching up, "I don't want you staying home and doing nothing, Eli, and he already made plans for the both of you so do that. Besides it's the eve of the wedding today, we are supposed to stay apart for good reasons."

"You sure about that?" He asks with his brow carefully raised as he stares into my eyes.

I nod, "Of course, I'm giving you the permission because I love you and also because I know you're mine. Just make sure you're back in one piece or Amade would have a lot of explaining to do."

"Fine," he laughs before leaning in and finally kissing my lips which we both know he's been longing to do ever since he got on top of me. The kiss is long but I don't let it last before pulling away.

"I'll have Gabriel take you to the wedding gown store, it would be better picking from the store than from the magazine and you can also try them on as well."

"You're right."

He gets up and walks to his briefcase on the desk when I speak again, rolling onto my side to properly look at him. "I need a favour."

"Anything."

"The prenup," I say and his head snaps towards me in a second that I almost stop talking,

The life in his eyes dimmed as he looked at me, "What about it?"

I properly sit down in bed so that he can realise how serious I am on the matter and not brush it aside, "I think you should include it in the documents we will be signing tomorrow."

"Why would you request that?"

"Because I love you, Eli," I confess, for the first time in the last four weeks actually meaning every word I say. I am in love with him and there's no fighting it anymore. I know my end is at hand and this only ends one way, but at least he gets to make the right decision about the prenup and secure what he owns. That's what you do when you love someone, you put them first "and your mom is right, if I wasn't marrying you for your money then I should be able to sign it without thinking twice and that's true."

The guilt of what I've done will not get any better but neither will my feeling to away, I am damned and I will remain so.

He gets up and walk over to me, kneeling before me when he gets close and he takes my hands, "You don't have to prove anything to her because you're not getting married to her and you don't have to prove anything to me because I know the truth."

I reach out and slowly stroke his face, "I'm doing this for me and that's what I want because I love you, not your money. I want to sign the prenup so please you should include it tomorrow with the rest of the marriage certificate and I will sign them."

He nods, not dragging the issue any further, "If that's what you want, sure I will do that."

"Thank you, Eli."

Something in my gut tells me Anna will be back today and though I have lost all forms of communication with her, I know she will find a way. But I am not going to let Eli make the mistake of not including the prenup. Anna would have no choice but to sign it when she sees it.

....

It took Oluchi and me approximately three hours to get the perfect gown one I knew Anna would definitely love, Oluchi going with a golden silk gown that displays her fine curves and figure in the most irresistible way, while Oluchi helped me find a perfect white gown. Long, firm and elegant and a silver heel to go with it.

After purchase we make our way over because being the last day before the wedding, Eli would be staying with Amade.

I'm barely out of the store when a hand takes and pulls me closer, there is a man with a blue face cap on which didn't let me properly get a glimpse of his face. I become scared and was about to raise alarm to draw the attention of Hassan and Oluchi towards us.

"Anna said to call her," he says with thick terrifying voice, handing over a piece of card to me which has numbers written on it.

"Tell Anna it's too late to be barking orders, she should be back here already." I bite out and yank my hand out of his grip.

"You will do as you're told," he tells me before walking away and I'm left staring at the paper in my hand which had Anna's number written on it.

My teeth clench and my fingers curled around the paper while my heart pounded fast in my heart.

This was Anna's plan from the very beginning, to keep me here trapped and I foolishly played her game. It's been a week and she didn't bother reaching out after missing her switch or returning for her wedding week and I've been trapped trying to clean up the mess I didn't create.

"Anna, are you okay?" Oluchi calls out and I snap out of my thoughts and turn to see her staring at me from not so far away.

I nod and slip the paper into the pocket of my coat before shrugging and walking towards her, "Yes, everything is fine."

Hassan calls in to inform me about the arrival of Anna's parents and asked where they would be accommodated. I instructed him to take them to Anna's residence that way they will be close by. Checking of the wedding venue was the next on the to-do list and at the Saint Mathew's Chapel where the event planner were already in place and then down to the Florence resort for the reception. I see the decorations all in preparation for tomorrow already on ground and the place although still in process of decorations, looks amazing, and I greet Martha and nod at the work being done.

All this has been done in anticipation of Anna being optimistic for her return, she has to return or they will be no wedding tomorrow and no one wants that.

I return home a few minutes past five p.m. and I showered and then I brought out the card which Anna's messenger had given me earlier and I dialed the number, waiting for Anna to pick up the call.

After dialing the number for the third time and there was still no response, I decided to give it a little more time before trying again. There comes a knock to my door and soon opens to reveal Rosalina with mixed emotions on her face as she looks at me and I know something was up.