CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY NINE – IT’S THEIR WEDDING DAY

Not when their love for each other had persevered through so much already and only grown stronger in the fires of adversity. If Barbara thought she and her ill-gotten funds could disrupt their wedding ceremony, the miserable witch was about to get a brutal reality check. A few covert phone calls from Ava mobilized the troops, assembling a small but elite battalion of Kayla and Lance's closest friends, confidants and even formidable family members who recognized Barbara's twisted games for the treacherous betrayals that they were.  From securing a virtual battalion of top-tier private security to cover every inch of the wedding venue and accommodations, to calling in powerful favors from indebted connections to lockdown all sensitive operational details, Ava and Lance rapidly implemented an air-tight, multi-layered counteroffensive designed to neutralize any disruptions Barbara's mercenary goons tried to unleash. The radiant summer morning dawned bright and clear, as if the heavens t