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Chapter 25 - The Horizon Beckons
Spring returned to Boston with a vibrant explosion of green grass, blooming magnolias, and salt-kissed ocean breezes that carried the promise of endless beginnings.
The Crown of Courage Foundation had grown from a passionate local studio into a nationally recognized organization, with satellite styling centers opening in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles. On Saturday mornings, our original Seaport loft was a sanctuary of joy, laughter, and unbreakable confidence.
On one particularly bright Saturday in May, I stood at the end of our mini-runway inside the studio, adjusting a sparkling sapphire-blue cranial prosthesis on a ten-year-old girl named Chloe Jr.—no relation to our former whistleblower, but
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