I married a blind man so he’d never see my scars—on our wedding night, his 20-year secret changed everything I believed about him

and then met the raised, textured terrain of her cheekbone. Slowly, reverently, his hands traced the contour of her jaw, following the thick, corded scar tissue that swept down her throat and disappeared into the lace of her gown.

Merritt closed her eyes, bracing for the subtle recoil that had haunted her youth. It never came.

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