The Stand-In Bride

Twenty-two cows stood in the yard the morning my sister vanished from her own wedding. I spent the week helping Bulelwa prepare for her lavish lobola ceremony to wealthy Sandile, ignoring every hint that she was hiding a second man. Then she walked to the bathroom and never came back. Now the custom his uncle invokes is brutal and simple: the groom must marry me...

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  • Author: dog_eared_pages
  • Chapters: 5
  • Status: Ongoing

Twenty-two cows stood in the yard the morning my sister vanished from her own wedding. I spent the week helping Bulelwa prepare for her lavish lobola ceremony to wealthy Sandile, ignoring every hint that she was hiding a second man. Then she walked to the bathroom and never came back. Now the custom his uncle invokes is brutal and simple: the groom must marry me...