Romans First-Person POV Werewolf & Histoires Substitute Bride

Vira Lynx was supposed to be invisible. Kept hidden by her family due to her plush curves and quiet nature, she never expected to be dragged to the altar in her runaway sister’s place. When Alpha King Gryfyn Black rips off her veil to find a soft stranger instead of the polished bride he was promised, he doesn't cancel the wedding—he turns it into an execution of her family's freedom. Taking Vira to the icy Northern Citadel as a political prisoner disguised as a wife, Gryfyn vows to treat her with cold discipline until her sister is hunted down. But he didn't count on the dangerous electric shock that paralyzes his chest whenever their skin touches. He didn't count on his inner wolf demanding he sink his teeth into her lush collarbone. Vira expects cold cellars and cruelty, but finds herself trapped in a high-stakes game of forced proximity with a broad, tattooed King who watches her every breath with burning, possessive eyes. As internal pack betrayals brew and the physical pull between them reaches a breaking point, Gryfyn must decide if he will ruin the substitute bride who lied to him—or destroy the world to keep her.

For years, Orlena was known as the Cursed Luna. She was blamed for the day her mate, Alpha Xavren, lost his wolf, even though she was the one who had risked everything to save his life. She carried his secret, endured the pack’s hatred, and stayed by his side because he promised that one day he would tell everyone the truth. But when Xavren finally regains his wolf, Orlena believes her suffering is finally over. Instead, he stands before the entire pack and announces another woman as his Luna. Then he calls Orlena cursed and orders her out. Heartbroken and with nowhere to go, Orlena returns to the forest where her life once changed forever. There, she finds another injured Alpha and saves his life, only to discover that he is Drayven, the powerful Alpha of a pack far greater than the one she left behind. Drayven should have been nothing more than a stranger she saved. But he has questions about the mysterious mark on her body, questions that even Orlena cannot answer. And when Orlena decides to stay in his territory, she never expects Drayven to place a marriage contract in front of her. A marriage to him could give her protection, a new life, and a chance to become stronger. But Drayven has his own reasons for choosing her. He doesn’t love her. He barely knows her. And the more he discovers about the woman everyone called cursed, the more he realizes that Orlena may be hiding a truth powerful enough to change everything. Xavren thought he had thrown away a cursed woman. He has no idea what he has truly lost.

Rudela thought she had a happy life with her Beta husband despite the severe poverty. Not until she discovered that her husband who was supposed to be unemployed for ages, had been earning more than average but never disclosed it. Despite being rich, he never helped her to enjoy her life. Heartbroken and disappointed, she had decided to dissolve her mate-bond with him. Whilst she was facing the worst betrayal of her life, an unexpected visitor appeared in her life. The ruthless Lycan King...

For five hundred years, the Alpha Kingdom of Moonfang has followed one unbreakable law...no Alpha King shall ever take a human as his queen. But after a devastating war leaves both humans and werewolves on the brink of ruin, peace comes at a terrible price. Princess Elena Ashford, the overlooked daughter of the Human Chancellor, is forced into a political marriage with the feared Alpha King, Kael Draven. She expects a loveless union. She never expects public humiliation. During their wedding ceremony, the Moon Goddess declares before the entire kingdom that Elena is not Kael's fated mate. As the outraged pack demands her execution, an ancient royal mark suddenly appears on Elena's skin. The Palace Oracle reveals a prophecy long buried in history...if the human queen dies, the Alpha King will die with her. Hated by the pack, hunted by assassins, and trapped in a kingdom that wants her gone, Elena struggles to survive while Kael reluctantly protects the wife he never wanted. As danger closes in, they uncover a hidden chamber beneath the royal palace where every Alpha Queen painted over the past thousand years bears Elena's exact face. The shocking discovery exposes a conspiracy that has manipulated both kingdoms for centuries. Someone has been murdering women who resemble Elena to prevent the return of the legendary First Queen, whose forgotten bloodline holds the power to unite humans and werewolves...or destroy them forever. As betrayal, forbidden love, and ancient secrets collide, Elena and Kael must choose whether to trust destiny or each other. Because the greatest threat to their kingdoms is not the war between humans and wolves...it is the truth that has been buried for a thousand years.

Warning: This book contains explicit sexual content, and scenes that may be disturbing to some readers, such as coercion. Reader discretion is strongly advised. **** I was thirteen years old when the most feared Alpha rode into our small village. My sister was fourteen, but already marked by destiny. The Alpha was sixteen, but whispered about in fearful tones by warriors twice his age. They described him as cruel, cold-blooded, and untouchable. He took my sister's hand, promising protection, loyalty, and a future bound in blood and power, bound by an old oath sworn between our fathers. Our father died many years ago, and the promise was all that kept us from ruin. But none of this would happen because two days after her eighteenth birthday, my sister's lifeless body was discovered in the depths of our favorite lake, broken and surrounded by unanswered questions. The village whispered murder while the Alpha offered no tears or answers, only silence. **** A year later, bound by the same promise, I stood at the altar, surrounded by wolves who bowed their heads in terror, forced to pledge forever to the same man who promised my sister the world, but there were no such promises for me, only loud, cold silence.