The Alpha’s Substitute Love

Emerald was once a wild, free-spirited rogue wolf, until her pack was destroyed in a brutal invasion. Captured and sold into slavery, it seemed like her spirit would be crushed forever. But then Alpha Joel bought her—not to free her, but to make her fill the role of his lost love, Lena. “You’re not here to live freely,” Joel told her coldly. “You’re here to replace Lena. You look just like her. Maybe she’s the reason you’re alive.” Emerald was forced to live as someone else—haunted by Lena’s memory and trapped by Joel’s obsession. But as time passes, the lines between the past and present begin to blur. Emerald can feel Joel’s attraction to her, even though he’s still tied to the ghost of Lena. “Why can’t you just let her go?” Emerald snapped one night. “I’m not her.” “I know,” Joel replied quietly, his eyes dark. “But every time I look at you, it’s like I’m seeing her all over again.” As secrets unravel and their worlds collide, Emerald must decide whether she’ll stay trapped in the past or risk everything for the chance to break free from the life Joel has trapped her in. Can love save them both, or will it destroy everything?