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EPILOGUE
ANYA
ONE MONTH LATER
I was incredibly excited today. I was finally going to become Anya Cassano. Since Vincenzo had asked me to marry him, I had been eagerly awaiting this day.
I didn't need to call a makeup artist; I already had a professional makeup artist as my best friend. Alessia didn't allow me to see what she was doing until she was finished.
"You can look at yourself now," she said with an excited tone. With a shaky smile, I turned to the mirror and stared at my reflection.
I gasped when I saw myself. I had never known that I could look this beautiful. One thing that stood out was my hair, which was packed into a low bun. White flowers were pinned around my hair, and an elegant crystal tiara graced my head.
I looked at my face; shimmery mascara accentuated my eyes. She hadn't used false lashes but had simply applied mascara.
The foundation matched my skin tone perfectly, and she had chosen a m
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