Ceo's Substitute Bride Novels & Stories

The hanging crystal chandelier mirrored the light that came from the moon outside, casting slivers of subtle colors around the bed. This almost felt romantic, but I knew better than to think like that. My childhood innocence and dreams had long been gone, taken away by the cruelty of my world. I knew there was something better somewhere. But I’d be too naive to think this marriage was going to give me that. After all, I was just a trade off for peace. I’m not even sure if I’m a worthy trade off. The lycans didn’t bargain for me. I was just the substitute bride.

" Mrs Walker gestured for Belle to sit opposite her. Dianna Walker carefully observed the girl before her eyes. "So, you are the substitute bride." Dianna did not remove her gaze from Belle, who was looking straight into her eyes with a cold face just like her son, Alaric. "You can call me to substitute bride, but the fact is that we were fated." Belle maintained her stoic face. "I heard that you marry my son with your own will, without anyone forcing you?" Dianna raised her eyebrow. "Well, yes. I agreed with my own will and happiness." Belle was straight in answering Dianna.

“I’ve taken care of everything else. But the dress… you have to choose yourself. After all, you only get married once.” His tone carried a note of certainty and anticipation that made Cecilia’s heart clench. Once? But this isn’t a real marriage… Is he… not thinking that way? She opened her mouth, almost blurting out, This is fake! Just then, a large electronic billboard flashed by outside the window. Financial news cycled through: SCA Group will welcome a new CEO. The inauguration ceremony is set for the 16th of this month… “Your boss is being replaced,” Cecilia remarked with forced lightness. “The sixteenth—that’s our wedding day. Perfect timing. Everyone at your company will be too busy wi

Beautiful yet entirely closed to her. He had not struck her. She had braced for it that first night after the forceful wedding, like he had threatened, and the night after, and the one after that. She had mapped exits in her mind, had slept lightly, cataloguing sounds. But Caleb Wren had not laid a hand on her. What he had done instead was something subtler, and in some ways more exhausting. He had looked through her. He had spoken to her the way one spoke to household staff — brief, functional, impersonal. He had said, plainly, on the third day of their marriage, that this arrangement existed to make her feel what she had made him feel. And he had kept that promise with a consistency that s

His voice was cold, and from the way his brows were furrowed, he was just as much confused as I was. "A wedding will be held today." He says in finality. My mother's eyes aren't the only one that goes wide. "B-but Kathrine isn't here," my mother stutters. "I am aware that your eldest daughter isn't here, Dorothy, but remember that before this was a love match, it was a business arrangement, and in order for the business arrangement to be fulfilled, your daughter must marry my son." Her eyes land on me, and my body goes rigid. He couldn't possibly mean…

Only a profound, chilling indifference. "You wanted a bride, Shen," Julian said, standing up. The light in the room seemed to bend toward him. "But you weren't strong enough to hold the Sun. Security will escort you out. You are barred from Sterling property, and your name has been erased from the Ashford registry." As the security team led the sobbing Lu family out, Julian felt the heavy weight of the "Substitute Bride" mantle finally fall away. Victor reached out, taking Julian’s hand and kissing his knuckles in front of the remaining board members. "Well played, my Emperor."

She said as she caress my cheek. Seeing her like this, I can't say or do anything other than a deep sigh that left my lip. "I'm aware that dad wants you to take over his empire and he has been pressuring you to get married before he does. I'm here now, that's why I'm here to help you take over the empire. I heard, becoming the owner means, you'll become the richest man in the whole world. No one can beat you, not even the president of this country. I'm aware of how much the empire means and is worth too, the stock is priceless. Once we get married, the price of the stock will rise because we're cou-"

“I swear the name sounds familiar but I don't really know.“ “Are you sure, can you remember where you heard the name?“ I asked. “Ummm. Umh umh I think I heard it when I had just started working for Mr CEO and I think it's not Tara, it's Taratina.“ “Really? Do you remember a thing about that name?“I asked and I saw her twitch her lips. “Um Tara, that name was mentioned when I just got the job. I really didn't know her because she'd left before I began working and it was sort of forbidden to speak about her but I heard she was the CEO'S Fiancee” she said, making my heart fly out from it's cage. “Really?“ “Yeah but why do you ask?“

“Ate, I know you always see me as a younger sister because you never had one and I thank you for that. I have been watching you since I was young and I’m not sure if you know but I aspire to be like you. I just couldn’t believe that I won’t be able to see you more because you are going to start your own family in the city. Thank you for being an Ate to me and I wish you a happy married life.” The others almost said the same things to her so she just smiled and thanked them. The last one to take the mic was Mina and she grinned when her best friend finally started to speak. “Girl, I really can’t believe that you will be marrying a freaking hot CEO. I pray that you will be happy in your marrie

Now someone had put him on my board without my knowledge. That was the part I hated most. Not Elliot. The fact that someone had made a decision inside my company without me knowing. We sat. The chairman, Mr. Sebastian, addressed the room. “It’s an honor to have you here, Mr. Hayes. As many of you know, the Hayes family has entered into a major partnership with Sterling Enterprises. We’ll be working closely with Mr. Hayes to meet the goals set for this year.” Applause rose. My eyes stayed fixed on Elliot. I wanted that smug expression gone.