From Substitute To Queen Novels & Stories

“I’ve got you.” I stepped forward, facing the room. “Nice to meet you all. I’m Adrianna Conti—my father’s only daughter, and the rightful heir to the Conti name.” Then I walked toward Bianca. “How does it feel?” I asked quietly. Her eyes narrowed, but she said nothing. I took another step closer. “How does it feel, Bianca? To have someone you trusted turn their back on you… and call you disposable?” Her lips parted. “You—this is your doing, isn’t it? What did you say to make Papa believe a disgusting orphan like you—”

But right now, the caption read, "Elena Nightbloom consorts with a Rogue. A defiled werewolf is unfit to be Luna Queen!" The thousands of werewolves in the audience instantly fell deathly silent before suddenly erupting into deafening roars. "Traitor!" "Shameless she-wolf!" "Such filth doesn't deserve to be our Luna Queen!" Lucas, dressed in the Alpha King's robes, looked down at me from his elevated position. "Everyone, while Elena Nightbloom is my fated mate, I cannot accept a tainted she-wolf as the Luna Queen. "For the honor of the Silvermoon Kingdom, I officially declare that I reject the bond with Elena Nightbloom and strip her of all titles!"

"Might I inquire as to your name, and why do you address me as 'your highness'?" The assistants exchanged a glance. Four individuals were present within the confines of the space. "My name is Joanne Inciong, Your Highness. We address you formally, for you are the beloved of the King. You," she said, her voice low and reverent, "are the Queen of the Vampires." Emaline gasped, her throat constricting as she struggled to swallow her own saliva upon hearing the assistant's words. The young girl lay motionless in her bed, unable to shift her position. The world around her ceased its dizzying rotation.

I look to one side of me and then the other as the Alphas that came with me all step forward and shift. “You see, a King must prove himself worthy of the King of Alpha’s position. The same goes for the Queen of Alpha’s unless she is the King’s true mate. So for you to become Queen, you must get me to step down, which will make Stella’s place as Queen null and void. However, you would then need to convince these fine powerful Alphas standing here in front of you that you deserve to take my place as their ruler..."

"I love you, My little female, please say you'll be my queen?" My eyes go wide as he continues. "Be my queen baby, Queen Megan of Altundral, my mate, my forever my everything, please say you'll be my Queen?" I smile as I think to myself me a Queen who'd have thought that!

Sebastian says warmly, and I smile at how easily he remembered her name. “In her sweet mind, being bonded to the future King made me Queen in her eyes, and I think she had a good idea.” “Queen has always meant a FEMALE sovereign though, and last I checked, you’re not a woman,” he argues. “Queen also used to be used as a word for prostitutes, but I’m not a prostitute either,” I counter. “Wait, what?” He shrieks in surprise.

“How dare you come to my pack... to my home and suggest your daughter replace my Laura?” Even the moon goddess couldn’t replace the late Queen in the Alpha King’s heart. To save myself from the hell I knew the Alpha King was about to invoke on the visiting Alpha, I stepped backward. My eyes lingered on Jodie, who was still in his arms, and I considered saving the baby as well, but before I could act on that thought, the visiting Alpha responded, a little shaky but quite confidently, “She is not replacing the late Queen, Alpha King. She will be the next Queen, joining the two Royal Families together and ending the strive between—”

I tried to pull back, but he held firm, and I could feel the heat of his gaze through the damn mask. "Poor baby," he said slowly. I gritted my teeth angrily. "You really love to dream a lot, don’t you? What part of the queen can’t stand you do you not understand?" He mocked. He released my legs to swirl me around once more. "Ok, I will explain it to you like a toddler that you obviously are. I heard the maids talking, and tonight would be a replacement night for you. The queen is planning on selecting the best woman who would be her son’s Luna," he stated.

Asher had difficulty forming the words he wanted to say as anger, disappointment, fear, disbelief, helplessness battled all at once! "Eric is one of us now, and I want you all to treat him with respect. Do I make myself clear?" ". . ." ". . ." "Yes," Asher said after a long silence. "Your wish . . . is my command . . ." D shivered upon hearing Asher's grudgingly gritting voice. It was ear piercing, spine cringing than the ones made by claws scratching against metal plates. He eyed the gorgeous lady beside him. This was the first time that their Queen defended someone to this extreme.

But then, watching the same people over and over again gets boring overtime. Diving into the book, I reopen to one of my favorite parts of the lycan battles. It is the chapter where the lycan king was brought to his knees by the queen, and makes she him beg her for his life. He wasn’t expecting her, or that she would even do something like that. It is what makes me like it more. I feel like I relate to the queen well. She has always been undermined and underrated, then she wound her full potential and—