Substituent Bride

Isabella Moretti has spent three years planning the perfect revenge. When ruthless billionaire Damien Blackwell needs a contract wife to secure his inheritance, she sees her chance. His family destroyed hers—his father's corporate takeover drove her father to suicide and left her family in ruins. Now she'll marry Damien, infiltrate his empire, and burn it all to the ground. But Damien Blackwell is more dangerous than she anticipated. Behind his cold exterior lies a man with his own scars, his own secrets, and an unsettling ability to see through her carefully constructed lies. As forced proximity ignites an obsessive attraction neither can control, Isabella discovers the truth about her family's destruction isn't what she thought. The real enemy has been watching them both, and her revenge plot may have made her a pawn in a far deadlier game. Now she must choose: complete her mission and destroy the man she's falling for, or trust him and risk losing everything—including her heart.

Before anything else could happen, I stood up from squatting in front of him and walked toward my work table. My hands were shaking, but I tried not to show it. "Now you have time to listen to my proposal," I said firmly, trying to sound confident even though my heart was racing. I picked up the document I had placed there earlier—a simple sheet of paper, but one that could change everything. I held it up for him to see. Yes, kidnapping him had been desperate. But what I was about to offer? Even more so. "You just have to sign this marriage contract," I told him. "If we get married, I can claim my inheritance, solve my problem, and then we’ll let you go." He raised an eyebrow, amused. “And what’s in it for me? I don’t gain anything here. Why should I let you manipulate my life like that?” I clenched my fists. "You’re my hostage! Your freedom depends on me. You have no choice but to do what I say!" I snapped, voice rising with frustration. As soon as I said it, regret washed over me. I sounded like a child throwing a tantrum, and I saw it in his eyes—disappointment. Disgust. “I already have a fiancée, Kourtney. We’re getting married soon. I can’t marry you,” he said with finality. Of course I knew. I knew everything about him. I kept tabs on his life not because I wanted to, but because I had to. “I love her,” he continued. “And if I ever get married, it’s going to be with the woman I love. That’s Kim.” I bit my lower lip to stop the trembling. I was humiliated… but worse, I was heartbroken.

On the day I miscarried and suffered from haemorrhage, my husband posted a photo of a newborn’s tiny feet on his Instagram Story. The caption read: “Welcome, little angel. Daddy will always protect you.” With trembling hands, I called him. “The baby’s gone. Can you come to the hospital?” On the other end, I heard a baby crying, followed by the man’s impatient voice. “In that case, take good care of yourself. Louise just gave birth and needs someone to care for her. I can’t leave. “Besides, the dead shouldn’t compete with the living for affection. Got it?” He hung up right after. I broke down alone on the hospital bed, and when I finally wiped away my tears, I dialed the number of his sworn enemy, Levi Snow. “Marry me, and the entire Wright Corporation will be my dowry. All I want is for you to bring Finn Yeaton down. Do we have a deal?”

Ella's father was in a car accident and needed a large sum of money for surgery. David Anthony - a young billionaire helped her pay for surgery on the condition that she become his wife within three years.

Today was supposed to be my wedding day. The D-day, the big day—whatever people liked to call it. For me, it was meant to be the happiest day of my life. Our life. But to the likes of me, happiness was nothing but a cruel illusion. The groom, Clyde Monroe, wasn’t waiting for me at the altar. Instead, the ruthless, calculating billionaire—known for his icy demeanor and unmatched power—was on one knee before someone else. Someone who was supposed to be dead. His ex-girlfriend. As the truth unraveled, so did the fragile threads of the life we were building. Betrayal, grief, humiliation—I felt it all. Clyde’s haunted past, one I had only glimpsed, was now ripping apart the fragile illusion of the bond I thought we shared. The truth? I was nothing more than a pawn, a random babymaker caught in a game I never signed up to play. My name is Margaux Olsen, and I am his unwanted bride.

how far will she go to reclaim her life? Even the devil was once an angel, and sometimes salvation comes from the darkest places. A haunting journey of loss, resilience, and the ultimate price of redemption.

Olivia thought her life was going to be perfect after she was adopted at a legal age by the Brookes couple, who were well-known businessmen in New York. She later found out that the reason for her adoption was only for a marriage agreement because the Brookes couple only had a male child and needed a female child to fulfil their end of the bargain. Things got worse for Olivia when she realized her fiance, Kellan hated her to the core and had another woman in his life, and she had no choice but to go through with the marriage. Will Olivia be able to survive all the troubles she would go through in the hands of Kellan and his girlfriend who would do anything to get rid of her?

‘‘Why did you kill him?’’ Andrei enunciated slowly, his face red with anger. He was finding it hard to control his mate. *** Andrei had already chased Euthalia from the palace under the accusation that she had killed his father. All evidence was pointed towards her. So why was he having men abduct her and bring her back to the palace? Was it just another part of his revenge? Or was he willing to forgive her? Euthalia on her part had custody of the one thing that Andrei had ever wanted- his child. Could she trust him? And would she be able to prove her innocence before it was too late?

" This is the price you have to pay for killing my fiancee ! " Liam said, with no emotions in his eyes" . Chloe was dumbstruck and tears fell from her hazel eyes. " this is what you owe Rose and I " he continued , " You're going to pay back for a lifetime." the sheer hatred and coldness in his voice didn't go unnoticed by Chloe. with this her last wall of defence crumbled. A plane crash made her a murderer , because of this she is to marry Liam Reigns in her best friend's place. Getting married was an easy part, but staying in the marriage was another thing entirely and Chloe wasn't happy with the immense filling she's having for Liam . Even fairytale has it's ups and down. When she thought she was ready to face whatever curveball their relationship is gonna throw her way all the lies , the deceit, the manipulation stared her right in the face . She found out she was just a pawn in his game . Whoever said failing in love was a piece of cake hasn't been prickled by its thorn . Chloe successfully found her way back into entertainment industry and it's one step from achieving her dreams and clearing her name . Then Rose, her former best friend and Liam's fiancee who was reportedly dead resurfaced again with a malicious intent of ruining everything the had.

“You will love me, I will make you love me. You will fall so hard, and maybe then I will not care about you anymore.” Ever heard of the RED STRING theory? So Romantic.  But a red string with a ruthless, possessive, mafia lord? Tough luck! There is no escape, the red string prevents you both from ever leaving each other.  On the day Primrose was set to marry her true love, fate struck and her jealous best friend managed to ruin the wedding. She suddenly finds herself on an adventure of fated love, obsession, s*x, violence, and billionaire luxury when she cluelessly marries Egan Alexakis, after her groom abandons her at the altar. The Mafia lord is now determined to keep this woman who he believes is his salvation, and fate is on his side.  Sunshine Prim was hooked by fate to cold-hearted Egan from birth, and it's their destiny to live and die by each other's side. Will Egan become a better man, or will Prim twist fate to bow to her own desires and get freedom from Egan?