章節 31: Lost love, both past and present.

Zuri awoke that morning with a lingering emptiness in her heart. Her eyes were still swollen, the remnants of her tears over her fate and her love story. While Princess Elara's soul has found happiness and accepted her destiny in this new world thanks to Simon, who bears a striking resemblance to Axel, Zuri is faced with the shocking reality that Simon is far worse than she ever imagined. A manipulator who uses his modeling looks to lure innocent girls, then sells them to rich and depraved men, even government officials who want them.

Even though Liam had revealed all the evidence of Simon's crimes to Zuri, she was still crying. She had truly lost Axel, both in the past and in the present.

If only I didn't know the terrible things Simon did,' Zuri said, tears streaming down her face.

"Silly girl. Why do you cry over a bastard like Simon? Are your tears endless for something so stupid?