Cold Alpha’s Substitute Bride

“All right… I give up. I give up…” I whispered as I slowly sank onto my knees, my remaining strength finally giving out. I couldn’t struggle anymore. I had run until my legs could barely carry me, fought until my body had nothing left to give, and frightened myself enough to the point where I no longer knew what was real. If he wanted me dead, perhaps it was time to stop frightening myself with the inevitable and simply accept whatever was going to happen.” Ooh… my dear sweet Paw Paw, I like you like this…” His voice echoed through the room as his presence shifted toward the back of the bars, and the amusement in his tone made my skin crawl. I took a shaky breath before forcing myself to speak. “How about we talk like two civilized people? Like two grown-ups?”” Yeah, sure…” His voice came again, carrying that same unsettling amusement. “How about you give me an heir?” I stared into the darkness, stunned by the demand. “An heir? How is that possible when I have only four months left to live? And besides, you don’t want to make your bloodline impure. The baby I would give birth to would be inferior… defective.” There was a brief silence before his voice returned, colder than before. “I can extend your life for a few more months until you give birth. If the child is defective, you will be buried in the same hole. I’ll make sure of that.” My fingers curled against the carpet as I tried to process his words. “Don’t you think that would be unfair? If I already know my current situation and still go ahead with something like that, knowing there is a possibility I won’t survive it?” For a moment, there was complete silence. Then his voice came from the darkness again.” Who said my genes can be defective?” I didn’t have an answer for that. Before I could even gather my thoughts, the oppressive presence that had filled the room seemed to fade away, leaving behind a strange emptiness. I remained on the floor, too exhausted to move, staring toward the door as I tried to understand where he had gone and what exactly he intended to do with me.” Damn it! I shouldn’t have tried to run away.” I pressed my back against the floor, completely exhausted from everything that had happened. ——–SYNOPSISFrida Mills, a twenty-year-old illegitimate daughter, has spent her entire life under the control of an oppressive father who treats her as nothing more than a burden and a stain on his family’s reputation. When she finally decides to fight back, she discovers that she has only six months left to live. Before she can find a way to escape her miserable life, her half-sister, Sylvia, the woman chosen by the mysterious sovereign Alpha Torren, suddenly falls into a coma. With the wedding already arranged and Torren refusing to delay his plans, Frida is forced to take Sylvia’s place. She enters the capital knowing that this marriage was never meant for her, and Torren makes one thing painfully clear: he doesn’t want a wife. He wants an heir. But how can Frida give him a child when she has only six months left to live? With her life running out, a ruthless Alpha demanding an heir, and a family that has already sacrificed her once, Frida must find a way to survive inside a palace where nobody knows the truth about her. She came to the capital seeking freedom. Instead, she may have walked straight into the greatest secret of her life. And when the six months are over, will Frida leave behind nothing but a child… or will she uncover the reason Alpha Torren wanted Sylvia in the first place? — Description from novelcodex.orgFull novel: Cold Alpha’s Substitute Bride — read the rest free on N​o⁠v​e⁠l​C⁠o​d⁠e​x⁠.​o⁠r​g⁠