Contract Marriage The Replacement Groom

Labeled the harbinger of calamity from birth, she was nameless, discarded, and hated by the kingdom. Yet, she moved through life, hoping to awaken her wolf and find her mate. It was her consolation, only to be slapped in the face with the brutal reality shortly after: she was wolfless and rejected by her mate for her twin sister, the darling of the kingdom. She awaited death, the brutal end of every Harbinger of Calamity who couldn't redeem themselves with a wolf or a mate. However, at the last minute, she was forced to take her twin sister's place, and become the bride of the Grand Preceptor/Tutor, an enigma who only left his legend but no face. Rumor said he was the oldest man in the kingdom, barely holding on to his last breath. "He is desperate for an heir," Her father, the Duke said, "Give him a child by all means. Everything he owns must belong to this family. If you can do that, I'll make sure you own land, properties, and titles." "Don't blame us for how we treated you all those years, it's your fault that you were born with a curse. So, don't let this opportunity to redeem yourself go." Her mother. "I could even take you as my concubine if you succeed," her ex-mate, the crown prince. But why is the man who was said to be old and feeble, and dying soon, looking younger and stronger than the crown prince himself? Why is the man who was said to be desperate for an heir telling her, "Put your clothes back on, you're not a vessel for my heir, you're my Luna."? And why does he look at her like she's the air he breathes? "We will make them pay," he kissed her tenderly.

Limang taon nang asawa si Dr. Vera Almonte ni Riley Garcia, ngunit sa buong panahon ng kanilang pagsasama, palagi siyang pangalawa. Sa bawat gabi at sa bawat katahimikan ng kanilang bahay, malinaw na may isang babaeng hindi niya kailanman kayang palitan—ang unang babaeng minahal ng kaniyang asawa, si Carla Mendoza. Sa mismong kaarawan ni Vera, nalaman niyang siya’y buntis. Inakala niyang iyon na ang magiging dahilan para sa wakas ay piliin siya ni Riley. Ngunit bago pa man niya maibahagi ang balita, isang mas masakit na katotohanan ang dumurog sa kaniya—buntis din si Carla, at iisa ang ama ng mga batang iyon. Doon niya napagtanto na kailanman ay hindi siya naging tunay na asawa, kundi isang pansamantalang kapalit lamang. Pinili ni Vera ang paglayo. Nag-file siya ng annulment at ipinadala iyon kay Riley, upang hindi na siya maging sagabal sa pagmamahalan ng dalawa. Nilihim niya ang sariling pagbubuntis upang protektahan ang sarili at ang anak na pilit niyang ipinaglaban. Ngunit hindi lahat ng lihim ay nananatiling ligtas. Sa takot na maagaw si Riley, sinira ni Carla ang tanging bagay na natitira kay Vera. Sinagasaan siya nito, at sa isang iglap, nawala ang batang nasa kaniyang sinapupunan. Nang magising si Vera sa loob ng ospital, isang lalaking hindi niya inaasahan ang nadatnan niyang nagbabantay sa kaniya—si Rico Garcia. Ang nakatatandang kapatid ni Riley. Isang makapangyarihan at walang-awang CEO na sanay kumuha ng gusto niya, at ngayon, ginamit niya ang kapangyarihan niya upang protektahan si Vera. Isang kontratang kasal ang inalok ni Rico. Kapalit ng proteksyon, si Vera ay magiging kanya—sa pangalan, sa buhay, at sa mundong hindi na niya maaaring talikuran. Ngunit sa isang kasal na itinayo sa galit at paghihiganti, hanggang saan hahantong ang lahat kapag minahal ka ng lalaking handang wasakin ang sarili niyang kapatid para sa ‘yo?

Thirteen years of my life were given to Ethan Cross. I believed in his music before anyone else did, stayed through the long nights when success was only a dream, and held on to every promise that I would be the woman by his side when it all finally came true. After eight years as his girlfriend and four more wearing his ring, he walked away. Seven months later, an invitation arrived. Ethan is getting married. And not to me. He is marrying my cousin sister. The wedding is set on a two week getaway meant for couples only. Ethan may think I will stay behind, broken and forgotten, but he is wrong. I will not be showing up alone. My date is Adrian Cole, Ethan’s powerful boss in the music industry, the man who holds his career in his hands and the one rival he never wanted near me. Ethan thought he left me behind. But this time I am not the girl he abandoned. I am stronger, I have found my own rhythm, and I am walking back into his world with the one man who can break him the way he broke me.

Rowena Pierce has lived a harsh life, and she faced mistreatment from the people whom she called family. She suffered all that in the hopes that one day the boy who promised her salvation would come and rescue her. When that day came, she was only met with rejection and disappointment. Rejected, Heartbroken, with no one to turn to. She agrees to mate with the mysterious Alpha of the Golden Pack. Lukan Gable has lived in fear all his life, constantly looking over his shoulder, all because he wasn't supposed to be born. He longs for the need to have a mate and share a future with someone, even when no one thinks it is possible. Lonely, desperate, with no choice. He agrees to make a deal with one despicable pack for a mate. They both live different lives, yearning for something different, but somehow, they fit together.

Isang malaking eskandalo ang kakaharapin ni Danerie, isang kilalang mayaman at CEO ng malalaking kompanya. Ang pagtakas niya sa kaniyang mismong kasal ang magiging simula ng kalbaryong kakaharapin niya sa kaniyang buhay at maglalagay sa alanganin sa lahat ng pinaghirapan niya. DISCLAIMER This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. All rights reserved | Adrasteia Zachry Plagiarism is a crime.

I became Mrs. Damon Sterling by accident. My sister ran. I stayed. Now I'm trapped in a contract marriage with a man who hates that I'm not her. He says I'm beneath him. A poor substitute. An obligation he's stuck with. Fine. But I'm done being invisible. If he wants me gone in twelve months, he'll have to survive me first. I'm not my sister. And I'm about to make damn sure he never forgets it.

Elena, betrayed by her husband and sister, dies filled with regret and hatred. Fate grants her a second chance when she wakes up three days before the wedding that ruined her life. Everyone expects her to plead for love again, but instead, she walks away from the groom and enters into a contract marriage with the cold, untouchable billionaire who has always been in her husband’s shadow. What starts as a calculated act of revenge evolves into something much more dangerous, protection, obsession, and an unexpected love. This time, she refuses to die quietly, and the right man will fall for the right woman.

After Jane ran away and refused to marry Edwardo her husband to be, Camilla her sister was forced to marry him... it happens that Edwardo wasn't ready to love her as she wasn't the person he fell in love with but what happens after all the pains she passes through in the hands of Edwardo becomes a blessing in disguise?

At my wedding, the giant screen that's supposed to show our photos suddenly switches to the groom's assistant's prenatal exam report. It clearly shows that he is the child's father. The assistant looks flustered and panicked as she rushes to apologize to me. The groom, on the other hand, stays perfectly calm and offers an explanation like it's no big deal. "I took pity on her because she got pregnant out of wedlock, so I went with her to the appointment and left my name. I'm going to be her kid's godfather, too." The day of her exam was also the day I went for my very first prenatal checkup. Everyone thinks I'll break down, but I simply reach up and tear off my veil. Then, I calmly schedule an abortion. "She really is pitiful, being pregnant without a partner by her side. She deserves this wedding more than I do." Then, I raise my champagne glass to congratulate him. "Congratulations to you both. May your shotgun wedding be a happy one, especially since it's happening with a bun in the oven."

It was no secret that Ryker Frost would burn the world for one person…his little sister, Summer. So when their rapacious father sold her off to Zarek Lachlan…a sadistic billionaire rumored to have buried his brides before dawn…Ryker did what no sane man would dare. He took her place. Now bound in a marriage meant to be a death sentence, Ryker finds himself face to face with a monster… one who watches him like prey instead of a sacrifice. Two S-class Alphas. Two predators forced into one cage. Ryker—twenty-four, F1 champion, tech prodigy, and a schemer to the bone. Zarek—twenty-eight, a man wrapped in blood and secrets. This was never meant to work. Because when two dragons meet, one doesn’t survive. On their wedding night, Ryker smirked victoriously. “Bet you didn’t see this coming.” Zarek only smiled. And suddenly… it didn’t feel like Ryker was the one in control. [Alternate title: married to my sister's fiancé]