From Substitute Bride To Beloved Wife Novels & Stories

"I, Caroline, take thee, William, to be my wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part, according to God's holy ordinance; and thereto I pledge thee my faith."Caroline said as the crowd clapped and cheered "I, William, take thee, Caroline, to be my wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part, according to God's holy ordinance; and thereto I pledge thee my faith." William said as the crowd clapped and cheered.

She had long been a gentle and loving wife to someone else. I smiled mockingly to myself. My heart was a whole trail of mixed feelings. I had no idea what I was holding on to for the past six years. Just then, Vernon stepped forth. “I have a child with Bridget. Love has never been about who came first. It’s about sincerity, and only with true devotion can it last. Now that we are at this point, I hope you can step back and return her to me. Will you? “My child can’t be without a mom.”

While Javior and the others were talking. They didn't realize that the substitute bride they mentioned had overheard all of their conversation. Her face was full of tears. He never thought that his father would do it. Especially his girlfriend. The man she thought would be her friend in old age turned out to be part of the plan. Not done with the surprise yet. She even finally found out that the man had become her stepsister's lover. It's really a terrible reality for him. Now starting to realize that love can not beat wealth.

I tried to stay strong, keeping my chin lifted and my spine straight even as my legs threatened to give out. The murmurs rippled through the hall—some pitying, most approving. "Finally," I heard one noble whisper. "The substitute was always a mistake. Seraphina is the right bride to make this union work. It was always supposed to be her. I am glad this mistake will be fixed today.” The words cut deep. I felt exposed, like the substitute every Varkas had always known I was. Cassian's announcement continued with details about the ceremony, the legal proceedings, the signing of the documents. . .I lost track of it all. I couldn't keep listening. It was too painful for me.

“Thought you'd be too busy keeping up with your Botox appointments.” Her smile thinned. “Oh, please, Lucia. Let’s not pretend you belong here. You may have gotten the title, but you and I both know this isn’t real. Just a cover-up marriage, isn’t it?” My fingers twitched around the clutch in my hand. She leaned in slightly, voice low. “You think this changes anything? You’re still just the substitute bride. The one they picked to take my place when I said no.” My jaw tightened, but I stayed still.

They told me to pit on my sister's wedding dress, to replace Anita, at the altar. There was no room for argument, nor was I given the choice to say no. I was to be the figurehead, the stand- in bride who would fufil the ceremony in Anita's absence. There were no word of blessings and no well wishes for a happy future. instead, what I recieved were instructions “to be a good wife”. This was how it all started.

Pain twisted inside me, betrayal burning through my veins. They gazed at each other like bonded wolves. Souls intertwined. And then he spoke words that shattered me completely. “How is my bride? Have those cold walls been unjust to you in any way?” Bride. His bride. The words echoed through the hall, through my bleeding heart, and through the hollow place where Mina should have been howling.

What a joke! He continued, “Well, I wanted to apologize for giving Sheila to you as a wife. The truth is she wasn’t your intended bride. Her beautiful lovely sister, Phoebe, was supposed to be your bride, but she got terribly ill and I didn't want to delay the marriage arrangement, that was why I sent Sheila in her stead.” “Oh really!” I replied coldly, unfazed by his blatant lie.

" I think there's a mix up somewhere because I'm only a stand in for your ex-fiancee , more like a substitute bride . And being wedded wasn't part of the arrangements, I only consented to it because you promised Rose's grandmother to marry her daughter. And because of me that precious granddaughter of hers is no more , so I'm making up for it by saying those lines ' I DO ' in her stead . So do not patronize me Liam by saying you're trying to fix things that weren't spoiled in the first place. "

He left at the wee hours of the morning when she still asleep to get her clean underwear and to also get breakfast but when he returned she was gone. *** sorry for the late update. The Substitute Bride is coming to an end soon and I want to say thank you to all my readers who have stuck with me from the beginning even though I couldn't update as often I'd like to. please hang in there and I hope you'll continue to support Rella and Stefan's journey.