Five , day#s-_\, before!/? [the =wedding, Princess Mina discovers that Alph\a King Lucie+n is only marryi@=n+g h=\e?r t=o seize the Moon Goddess/'s powe?+
r through he`r bloodlin.e. Onc e he succeeds, he will ,reject her and wed h(,\#er siste_#r%@*? Elise, his true love.  Heartb]/roken, Mina. s ecre?t) /l.y s
waps pla(ces^, wi $]th Elise and agrees to b ``ecom`e the Vampire !King.'s bride. @On the we;^]dd_ ing da- y ;, Luc=ien lifts the veil and finds Elise stan$ding in* Mi/*]n;a%'s ;pl@ace.+ In \` that crushing m _?om,,ent,@ ,] he finally realiz*-es that*
) Mi
na :is the one%
+ h\*e[ truly loves. But it [/is too late. +M]*i
(;^na is already sea#,led insid (e t (he`( ) vam %pire's-;* cof$]f=#)in, lost to him f;^]
orever.= He kneels in $ @the em\,pt_,y hall, scre%ami`\-]ng he]r name .[into the [.@!sil$?*ence. 
;No an] s/@=wer co=mes. Regre+]#
t drow[ns him, and\ the w)*@om-:an w ho gave him[ ;((=ever,.ything* is gone, never%$-^ to return.