Hera was the most beautiful girl in Kanyamkago, but her heart only beat for one man — Ratego.But Ratego never loved her. He was chosen to marry Sulwe, the Chief's only daughter, and become the next Chief.Heartbroken, Hera settled for his best friend, Simba. His name meant Iron, but he was gentle with her. By the river, in secret, she gave herself to him before marriage.Then she got pregnant.Simba promised to marry her immediately, but on the day of Ratego's wedding to Sulwe, a wild bull broke loose and charged at Ratego. Simba jumped in and took the horn to save his friend. He was fatally wounded.With his last breath, he married Hera.Now Hera is a 19-year-old widow, pregnant with a dead man's child. And according to Luo custom, the man who must inherit her is Ratego — the man who never loved her, now Chief, now married to another woman.Will Ratego take her to honor his friend's sacrifice, or will he reject her a second time?