"That's a very beautiful ring." Hope tore her gaze from her finger where the glittering cluster of sapphires and diamonds set on a pure platinum base winked and sparkled at her. She'd been hypnotized by the ring since the moment Daniel slipped it on her finger. It hadn't been elaborate and public as he'd threatened. It had been romantic and beautiful, just the two of them in a beautiful city, in an apartment that was almost as high as the clouds. They'd been drinking wine and admiring the night sky when he'd quietly knelt and slipped the ring on her finger. That was a few weeks ago, and after the engagement party, they were on holiday again, this time in the Bahamas. "Thank you," Hope replied the woman with a polite smile. "You …
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Chapter 19 – The Only One
It took a week to plan. The idea had been brewing in Hope's mind since the day in the conference room. Daniel had convinced her of how he felt about her, and she had no doubt as to the intensity of his feelings. And she was not going to allow him to have any doubts about hers. "Hey God!" Agnes exclaimed from beside her. "This is what they call risking it all. Are you sure we should go through with it?" "We?" Hope asked, amused. "I'm invested o." Agnes said. "Right now, I'm so tense. I feel as if I'm risking it all along with you." "Don't worry, you're not." Hope was tense too, with excitement and many other emotions she couldn't quite name. In a few moments, Daniel would emerge from the elevator. She'd told him to meet her …
Chapter 18 – The Only One
The next morning, with her eyes swollen from crying, Hope considered calling in sick and spending the whole day in bed, but she didn't want her mother hovering and asking questions, specifically, questions about Daniel, so she steeled herself and prepared for work. Trying to keep her face from betraying her feelings was the hardest thing she'd ever done. Her insides felt shattered. Thinking about Daniel wrecked her heart and yet, she couldn't stop. Everything reminded her of him. Everything hurt. Her skin where she lacked his touch. The thought of him in the same building. The idea that maybe she'd gone too far. The thought that their relationship could be over… She wanted to see him so badly, and yet she couldn't reconcile that …
Somi Ekhasomhi lives in Lagos and has been devouring books for as long as she can remember. In 2012, she started publishing the story that became Always Yours, as a blog serial at www.lagosromanceseries.com. It was later published as a novel. Her other books include Hidden Currents, the standalone sequel to Always Yours, as well as a short story, Jungle Justice.