After running away from home seven years ago to escape a loveless arranged marriage, Kyra Wilder has finally mastered up the courage to be back in her small town of Ruthwell in Washington DC. She’s ready for a second chance with her parents and the people who used to be her friends back in high school and most of all, she’s ready to tell her parents that she’s about to become a bride.
But the small town she lived in hasn’t changed all that much in the past seven years and no one seems to have forgotten her betrayal, or seems anywhere near ready to forgive her for her past mistakes. Everywhere she goes, she’s met with hostility and anger and it’s thinning out her chances of redemption ever second. Now, how does she tell her parents and her friends that not only has she moved on in her life, further than anyone had ever anticipated, but she’s happy and successful in what she does? And amid all the truths and revelations, how does she tell everyone that she isn’t marrying a man, but the woman of her dreams?

The Bride GL

It wasn’t long before Gabby suddenly burst into my room one morning and told me to get ready, because we were going to meet her parents. 


It was a Sunday, usually the time when all her family gathered and spent quality time together. 


“Is it okay for me to visit randomly?” I asked, nervous as hell. After all, my experience with adults had been less than ideal up until this point in my life, so it was only natural for me to feel that I was going to be treated the same way my parents treated me. 


“Kyra, you need to stop comparing every adult to your parents, only then will you be able to overcome your fears.” Gabby reassured me, understanding the root cause of my hesitation without me even having to word it out. “Now, come on. My mom must have cooked up and entire feast for you.” 


Even though Gabby’s reassurance helped me immensely, the seeds of doubt still lingered. 


Chapter 23: Acceptance like no Other