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

I slipped into the ivory gown, the delicate fabric cascading around me like a cloud. It was everything I had ever dreamed of - elegant, timeless, and utterly perfect. 


As I gazed at my reflection in the mirror, I felt a lump form in my throat. 


This was it, the moment I had been waiting for my whole life. 


“Mom?” I asked my mother stood beside me, her eyes shimmering with unshed tears. “What do you think?” 


She reached out, her hands trembling slightly as she adjusted the veil on my head. "You look stunning, Kyra," she whispered, her voice thick with emotion. 


Tears welled up in my own eyes as I looked at her. 


"Thank you, Mom," I murmured, my heart overflowing with love for her. 


Chapter 51: Something Old, Something New