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He nodded.
Like he knew he deserved worse.
Then he kissed my forehead and walked away.
Later that night, back at the hotel, I carefully removed the veil.
The tear near the comb was still visible.
Small.
Almost invisible.
But there.
Brandon sat beside me.
“We can have it repaired.”
“I know.”
“It’ll still be yours.”
I smiled.
“Yeah.”
A month later, I had it restored.
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