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I held it together and accepted the wig, too stunned to respond. But when Caleb came home, I broke. Sitting on the counter, I told him everything through tears.<\/p>\n

His jaw clenched, his face went pale, then red.\u00a0\u201cShe told you to wear a wig? To hide yourself?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

I nodded, crying harder.<\/p>\n

He paced like a caged animal.\u00a0\u201cShe told you\u2014the woman who fought for her life\u2014to disguise herself like you\u2019re some shameful secret? She thinks your bald head would ruin her pictures?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Then he froze. His voice dropped, calm but sharp.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlright. If she wants a show of appearances, we\u2019ll give her something she\u2019ll never forget.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t know what he meant, but I saw it in his eyes: she had gone too far.<\/p>\n

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The wedding was held at a lavish estate\u2014chandeliers, endless flowers, a string quartet. The invitation said \u201csemi-formal,\u201d but half the guests looked like they were at the Oscars.<\/p>\n

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I held it together and accepted the wig, too stunned to respond. But when Caleb came home, I broke. Sitting on the counter, I told him everything through tears. His jaw clenched, his face went pale, then red.\u00a0\u201cShe told you to wear a wig? To hide yourself?\u201d I nodded, crying harder. He paced like a…<\/p>\n

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