The elegant bridal suite turned into a nightmare in a matter of seconds. The velvet box that should have held my custom wig—the one thing that had helped me feel protected after eighteen exhausting months of chemotherapy—was empty. Weddings
“You cannot walk out there like that, Valeria!” my mother cried, her face red with panic. “The press is outside. Do you want to shame this entire family?”
She hurried out to find the hotel manager, leaving me standing motionless in the middle of the room.
The door clicked shut.
A moment later, Chloe stepped out from behind the heavy wardrobe.
