Contemporary Romance Web Novels & Substitute Stories

Graham Morrison divorced Opal Bennett after believing she betrayed him, never knowing she was pregnant with his triplets. Years later, Opal returns with three children—and an engagement ring from Graham’s powerful father, Sebastian Morrison. But Sebastian knows the triplets are likely his grandchildren, and his engagement to Opal hides a dangerous plan: protect her while uncovering the person who framed her years ago. Now Graham must watch his ex-wife prepare to marry his father, unaware that the children beside her are his and that the betrayal that destroyed their marriage was built on a lie.

‘Never forget this, Mira. Never forget how they humiliated you.’ She repeated the words to herself through her tears, gripping the sand until it pressed painfully into her palms. She might have to endure this marriage for three years, but she would not allow herself to forget what those years had cost her.

They told her carrying her sister’s child was the only way to earn the right to breath. For seven month she was a prisoner. Carrying the baby of the same guy she loved from high school down to college… the same guy married to her sister. She lost the baby after a tragic incident leading to the loss of her womb. Then an accident dragging her to a coma. Waking up a year later she’s locked up in a villa. Owned by a billionaire who looks exactly like the ghost of her past. He claims he saved her from a murder attempt orchestrated by her own flesh and blood. But as Seraphina looks into his cold, possessive eyes, she realizes the man standing before her isn't just the ghost of her past. He is a ghost with a darker face, a deadlier agenda, and a secret that changes everything she knows about her bloodline, her trauma, and the monsters who raised her.

I agree to become a surrogate for one of New York’s most powerful couples, believing I know exactly what I’m getting myself into. Nine months later, I give birth to their son, expecting to hand him over and walk away with the money that could finally change my life. But everything changes when the doctor tells me the baby isn’t biologically Aurelia Veyne’s. He is mine. And his father is Lucien Veyne, the husband I was never supposed to have anything to do with beyond the walls of a hospital. Then Aurelia disappears. With his wife missing and a secret that could destroy his family, Lucien asks me to move into his mansion and care for the baby until she returns. I agree, believing I only need to stay long enough to do my job and collect my money. But living under the same roof changes everything. Days turn into weeks. Sleepless nights become shared moments. And somewhere between caring for our son and getting to know the cold billionaire behind the headlines, the boundaries between us begin to disappear. What was supposed to be an arrangement slowly becomes something neither of us expected. Then Aurelia comes back. She sees the bond between Lucien, me, and the child. And she sees that she is losing everything she thought belonged to her. Instead of letting me walk away, she decides to destroy me. But Aurelia makes one mistake. She thinks I’m still the desperate woman who agreed to carry her baby for money. She’s about to learn that I’m not.

Synopsis; Aurelia thought she had finally found love when Asher became her boyfriend. She gave him everything, even risking her life to donate part of her liver when a terrible accident left him fighting for his life. Three years later, Aurelia believed it was finally time for the one thing she had always wanted: a marriage with the man she loved. But Asher had other plans. “I can't marry you, Lia.” Those five words shattered everything she believed about their relationship. Aurelia soon discovers that the man she sacrificed everything for never truly loved her. He only substituted for his first love. Heartbroken, she returns to the family she left behind and reclaims the identity she once abandoned. The billionaire heiress is finally back.