Novel & Cerita The Substitute

I have been the Donna of the Smith family for nine years— but only in name. I took my deceased twin sister Lily’s place, raised her daughter Emma as my own, and lived beside a husband, David, who never once looked at me with love. For nine long years, I gave everything. Emma, however, only saw me as the woman who “killed her mother,” never knowing it was Lily who stole my marriage, my identity, and the man who was supposed to be mine. She pushed me in public, screamed that I was a murderer, and even used the gun I gifted her to shoot the only thing that brought me comfort—a tiny bird I’d been nursing back to health. And David… David, the man I once loved with my whole heart, couldn’t hide the coldness in his eyes. Every time he looked at me, I could feel Lily’s shadow standing between us. So I made a decision. If this family wanted Lily so badly— then they could have her ghost. I would leave the Smith estate, the title of Donna, the child who hated me, and the man who never wanted me. But the night I packed my bags, David suddenly appeared in the doorway, blocking my path— his eyes no longer cold, but afraid. As if he had finally realized what losing me truly meant.

Tu n'es personne...juste une substitute.. Alessia Bianchi avait un cerveau qui valait des millions et un cœur qui valait encore moins aux yeux de Leonardo Conti. Personne ne savait ce qu'elle était vraiment. Aux yeux de tous, elle n'était que l'épouse discrète, sans histoire, sans ambition. Chercheuse en biotechnologies sur le point de déposer un brevet révolutionnaire, elle a cru que l'aimer suffirait. Elle a rangé ses dossiers, avalé ses « vitamines » en réalité des contraceptifs et s'est effacée. Cinq ans plus tard, Olivia Greco refait surface. Leonardo, sans un regard, lui annonce froidement : « Divorçons. Tu n'as jamais été autre chose que son substitut. » Elle part sans une larme, emportant ses données. Lui ne perd pas une seconde : il avait épousé la chercheuse, pas la femme. Des années après, Alessia signe un rachat à huit chiffres avec un laboratoire américain. Le monde découvre alors qui elle est vraiment. Mais un autre homme guette depuis l'ombre. Matteo De Luca, héritier d'un empire pharmaceutique, n'a jamais voulu seulement le brevet. Il la veut, elle. Plus riche, plus puissant, plus patient que Leonardo, il dépose une offre que personne n'oserait refuser : un mariage qui ferait d'elle la femme la plus influente du secteur. Leonardo, soudainement pris d'un désespoir très opportun, change de disque : « Divorcer ? Impossible. Tant que je n'ai pas signé, tu es ma femme. Pour la vie. » Mais entre un mari qui l'a trahie et un milliardaire qui la courtise, Alessia n'a plus besoin de choisir. Pour la première fois, c'est elle qu'on convoite. Et ça n'a pas de prix.

BLURB ."Ever have that feeling nothing you ever do matters?" This is Lila Vitale's story, being overshadowed by her elder sister all her life no matter the efforts she puts in. Finally, she is put in the spotlight when her elder sister, Lily, abandons her husband because he went blind, and she ( Lila) has to be the replacement by pretending to be her. Lila is not happy about this at first but steps up to the challenge as she is finally seen and relied on by those she cares about. Lucien, a year later regains his eyesight due to surgery. Lila, hopeful to be set free by the truth, gets disappointed when her sister Lily miraculously appears to take back the place she abandoned and the man Lila had grown to love. To make matters worse, Lila realizes she was just a pawn being used all along and overhears death plots about her unborn child. As the betrayal deepens, Lila tries reaching out to Lucien who treats her like a pest, hurting and giving her no choice but to disappear. Not too long after, Lucien figures out the truth and seeks out for her but isn't he too late? Will Lila ever want to let him back into her life again, especially when she is hell-bent on revenge?

I gave Caius everything—my loyalty, my body, my devotion. I was his substitute Luna, but when his true Luna returned, I was discarded like a mistake. I told him I was carrying his child. He called me a liar. What followed was not rejection—it was brutality. Left broken, abused, and murdered by the woman I replaced, I thought death was the end. I was wrong. Azrael—Caius’s half-brother, a feared hybrid who bends black magic to his will—offered me a second chance. In return, I must free his wolf. Desperate to make everyone who wronged me pay, I struck a deal with the hybrid who wields forbidden sorcery…a darkness that will either consume me or forge me into someone feared.

I'd never forget how cold the icy waters of the Sandford River were. In my previous life, I was Dalia Valentino, the future Donna of the Rossi family that they'd already acknowledged. But later on, I got betrayed by my fiance, Marco Rossi, and my cousin, Alice Palermo. They stole my betrothal contract away and took over my family's resources. In the end, they used me as a human shield and got me killed during a crossfire between our families. The moment I felt a bullet penetrating my chest, I saw Marco protecting Alice. As for my childhood friend, Riccardo Corleone, who had always watched me from behind, rushed over to me like a madman. He scooped my cooling corpse into his arms before letting out an anguished roar. That was why after I got reborn, I didn't hesitate to kick Marco to the curb and marry Riccardo, resulting in me becoming the Donna of the Corleone family. I thought Riccardo was my savior. Little did I know that fate was just playing a crueler prank on me. Both men had always been in love with the same woman this whole time. In this case, I decided to quit this game of romance and deceit.

It had been four years since Alice Pricilla Oliver and Morgan Alexander got married, but there was no love between them. Morgan used to be very kind and always adored Alice, but he never touched her even though they slept in the same bed. On their fourth wedding anniversary, Morgan brought another woman to their home, he gave Alice divorce papers. No one knew that Alice and Morgan were married for these four years as their marriage was kept a secret. Alice found out that she was just a surrogate wife who was not loved by her husband. Actually, Morgan married Alice because she received a donor heart from Morgan's fiancée who passed away 5 years ago. Will Morgan ever return to Alice?

Lisa and Lena are twins. Lena was originally about to marry Jack for the sake of the two families. But before the wedding, Lena disappeared without a trace. So Lisa had to replace her sister, and she married Jack. Initially, it was only for profit, but Lisa fell in love with Jack. But Jack only loved Lena. After Lena returns, Lisa wants a divorce, but Jack holds her back. Can the tears that have spilled out of the glass be saved? Where will this love triangle go?

"I don't love her. Maybe I'm still with her out of pity," Tessa heard Aaron admitting to not loving her. Something she dreaded the most. Her world shattered. What she heard was a constant reminder that she's just a stand-in, a substitute for Aaron and her feelings didn't matter to him. Heartbroken and devastated, she did the only thing that came to her mind. "Run" Her reality came knocking. She wasn't a nobody. She's the long-lost child of Lorenzo Vargas. She left to embrace her new found identity and vowed to move on from her past but how could she, when she has his seed growing in her?

I was preparing a gift for our six-year anniversary when my best friend sent me a photo of my Alpha boyfriend kissing another she-wolf. "Wait, when did you get to Chicago?" The she-wolf in the picture looked a lot like me, but it wasn't me. That's when I found out that my boyfriend of six years had been searching for replacements for his dead childhood sweetheart the whole time. I was number 5. The she-wolf in the photo was number 18. I rushed to Chicago and tracked down Lucas using his phone's location. "Dude, this number 18 really looks like Ally, even more than Sophia does!" "Nah man, Sophia still looks more like her. She's number 5 after all - if she didn't look so much like Ally, why would Lucas have stuck with her for six years?" Lucas flicked his cigarette ash, looking completely relaxed: "They both look pretty similar, but number 18's way better in bed. Sophia's too uptight." "I heard you had someone pick out a diamond ring. You planning to propose? To Sophia or this new chick?" Lucas leaned back into the couch with a cocky grin: "Haven't decided yet. Why don't you guys choose for me?" I turned around, my whole body shaking as a chill ran from my head to my toes. After calming down, I texted my best friend: "Your Alpha cousin, the one who had a crush on me and waited four years - is he still single?"

Twenty two year old Ethan Cannon never expected to be thrust into a political marriage. When his older brother runs away on the wedding day, Ethan is forced to take his place and marry Lucas Sebastian,the cold, tyrannical Alpha CEO who rules both the business world and the most powerful pack in the city. What begins as a simple one year contract marriage quickly turns into something far more dangerous. In public, they must act as the perfect loving couple. In private, Lucas’s overwhelming pheromones and dominant nature push Ethan into inescapable heats. Before long, Lucas claims Ethan with a deep mating bite, marking him as his own. However, Ethan carries a deadly secret. He is not an ordinary low grade Omega,he is a Moonshadow Omega, a rare and feared bloodline said to hold the power to strengthen or weaken any Alpha. As the full moon draws near and his abilities begin to awaken, Ethan’s carefully hidden truth is exposed. Now caught between two powerful Alphas ,the possessive Lucas who wants to control him and rival Victor Kane who wants to use him ,Ethan must navigate dangerous desire, painful betrayal, and his own awakening powers. Will Ethan submit to Lucas’s obsessive love and become the ultimate weapon at his side? Or will he risk everything to break free from the contract that has bound his body, heart, and fate?