The Love He Missed, The Heart He Broke

Zeke Larson marries Sylvie Charon, seeing her only as a stand-in for his first love. He disregards her devotion, even sending her to prison after she is publicly humiliated. Crushed, Sylvie walks away and reclaims her true identity as a powerful heiress. Only then does Zeke realize she is the very girl he has spent years searching for—yet by the time the truth surfaces, her heart is already shattered beyond his reach.