Substitute

At the Davenport family dinner, I arrive wearing the same dress Tucker Davenport's true love once wore. His face darkens immediately. He glares at me coldly and orders that my dress be burned on the spot. "Damn it, Willow, can't you show a little self-awareness? Shelby might be too naive to notice, but there's no way I'm letting you appear like this in front of her." The intense heat rushes toward me as the flames consume the fabric. A sharp, burning pain shoots between my legs, crashing over me like a tidal wave. The pain drags me under, but I suddenly jolt awake, barely able to gasp a plea for mercy. Tucker doesn't spare me a glance. He simply turns away to help Shelby cut the cake. Days later, he finally remembers I exist. "As long as you behave and don't bother Shelby again, you'll still be Mrs. Davenport." I stare at the burns on my legs as my tears dry up. I refuse to beg any longer. I'm done being Mrs. Davenport.

“Have you ever imagine yourself loving me,even for once?’” Giselle asked hopefully, expecting a positive answer. He laughed. “Look Giselle, everything between us is purely business and pleasure, nothing more ,don’t ever forget that “ Her phone continued to ring as she walked through the court’s hallway. Definitely ,she knew it was her family members . They might have heard what she just did; terminated her arranged marriage . At the same time, Julian,a famous billionaire and longtime crush of Giselle, had also being abandoned by his fiancée at the altar for another man. Desperate to finally be with the love of her life, without thinking about the consequences of her actions, offered herself as a replacement bride to spare him from embarrassment. After Giselle endured a loveless and toxic marriage for three years, Giselle begs for a divorce after being framed by Mrs Walker and Gwen,ex-fiancé of Julian. She vowed to find another man who would love, cherish and worship her as the queen she is. This was her wish if she was to marry a second time. A year later, they meet again. Julian confronted Giselle, demanding, “Do not let other men touch you!” “And what if I do?”, I resorted indifferently, shocking Julian with my new attitude. “You don’t want to know”, he replied in a raged tone. “Look Mr. Walker, I never liked my experience living with you and in case you forgot I’m not your wife anymore”, I shot back faunting my naked ring finger in his face. “Now if you would excuse me”, I continued before disdainfully turning and walking away, leaving him behind.

After being disfigured by a fire, Annabelle Sanchez was kicked out by her parents. Twelve years later, she was brought back, not out of guilt but out of the need of a victim of an arranged marriage. What was worse, her fiancé, disdaining her looks, dumped her in public. In desperation, she married Kendrick Gregory, her ex-fiancé's brother. After marriage, Kendrick was surprised to find that Annabelle was incredibly gorgeous. She, on the other hand, realized Kendrick was actually a cunning fox.

Everyone believed Ethan Cross loved Isabella Winters to his core, but nobody knew he'd already found an Isabella look-alike to keep him company through the lonely nights. Even when Isabella recovered, he continued his affair. Little did he know that Isabella's recovery was temporary—within two months, she would lose every memory she'd ever made. After that, she would forget Ethan completely, and her love for him would be erased forever.

Beneath the dazzling lights of Celestia, a city brimming with power and intrigue, Liliana Lennox lives in the shadows of her dark past. Her marriage to Ethan Darnell, the Alpha heir to a business dynasty, which was supposed to save her family, has turned into a nightmare. In her fight for survival, Liliana faces betrayal, hatred, and secrets that slowly come to light. Meanwhile, Ethan, blinded by anger and feelings of betrayal, finds himself caught in an unexpected emotional turmoil when Liliana reappears in his life after three years of absence. Her return reignites a conflict he had long tried to bury, pulling them both into a vortex of revenge, love, and sacrifice. Amid external threats and their own internal struggles, can Liliana and Ethan find their way to the truth? Or will their relationship remain buried under an unforgivable past?

The day I watched him deny me completely after the night he had marked me as his mate, it broke my heart into a million pieces. I watched Andrew Kane, the ruthless Alpha of the Northwest Pack and my supposed mate. A night before he had whispered into my ears. “You're mine and mine alone, Elena.” But how could I have possibly thought that same man was going to be standing right in front of me and yelling “I reject her. She's not worthy to be my Luna.” We went from love to hate but I could never have thought fate was going to play tricks. Even if he didn't want me to be his Luna, he must, to carry out his assignment as an Alpha. Forced into a marriage with him, he only hated me the most and I wanted revenge so badly but what happens when the man who doesn't want anything to do with you begins to make you have second thoughts while he pampers you on his bed!

Rachel Larson was adamant about marrying me, and she spent ten years stealing my heart. On the night before our wedding, I overheard her conversation with her friend. "You're marrying Leonardo? What about your side piece?" A moment of silence later, Rachel answered, "That guy? He's just a cheap replacement. Leonardo's the real deal. Don't compare my side piece to him. If he stays put and keeps his mouth shut, I might let him stay around. Leonardo's a broad-minded man. He won't mind." The side piece did not stay put. In fact, he caused a scene at the wedding the next day. He shoved me off the stage, but the woman who was supposed to marry me darted over to his side instead. Why? He was holding a piece of broken glass against his throat. Gutturally, he roared, "Choose! Me or him?" Panicked, Rachel kicked me away despite my injuries, and she roared, "Get out of the way! I need to take him to the hospital! If anything happens to him, I'll kill you!" She didn't need to wait that long. My heart died right there and then. … That night, I bought a flight ticket that would take me abroad and left her.

After two years of being trapped in a loveless marriage, Celine thought she had nothing left to lose until a video surfaces and then shatters everything. She had been forced into marriage for power and image , She never asked for love but she had hoped for respect or at the the very least loyalty. But what she got was silence, distance and betrayal on a screen. Devastated, Celine walks away from Rowan Sinclair, the husband who never touched her heart, nor her body, only to return as a different Person. Now, Rowan wants her back, but love built on deception doesn't come easy, especially when the biggest lie of all is about to be exposed. What happens when the truth behind their separation comes out to light? Will Rowan be able to win her back? Will he be able to prove to Celine his true feelings despite the numerous oppositions thrown at them?

NOTE: This book is rated high is LSV (Language -- Sexual Situations -- Violence). It is rated MA and is intended for MATURE AUDIENCES. Hence, readers discretion is advised. *** Eighteen-year-old Elara’s world shatter when her stepmother poisons her father's heart and she is promised to Alpha King. The only way to avoid the forced marriage is to not be a virgin and she desperately needs to break her hymen. Unfortunately, her plan crashes when her father finds out. Thus, she is bound to prevent her from tearing her hymen. The Alpha King sent his son, the heir, the Alpha Prince. And when he tests her virginity, the touch reveals to both that they are mated to each other. Elara must choose between survival and a love that could rewrite the very fabric of her world. Will she succumb to the Alpha King's claim, or will she fight for a future with the Alpha Prince, even if it means defying ancient laws and risking death itself? Find out.

A car accident leaves me unconscious for a full three years. When I wake up, my family bursts into tears of joy. They care for me with the utmost attention. But from their behavior, I sense something is wrong. There are women's clothes in the house that don't fit me. My mother's shopping cart is filled with mysterious baby items. My father's friends send congratulatory messages about a new child, and my husband is always working overtime. When my husband once again leaves me alone under the pretext that there is something urgent at the company, I secretly follow him. Inside a warmly decorated house, my parents and husband sit around a table. A woman who looks almost exactly like me is holding a baby just a few months old, gently coaxing the child to call my husband "Daddy".