"If he ever comes back... you'll leave this house without a word." The Alpha's voice was cold enough to break hearts. The Beta only smiled and agreed, knowing this marriage was never truly his - never expecting his own heart to be the one destroyed. When the Omega heir disappears before an arranged marriage, his quiet Beta cousin is forced to marry the coldest Alpha in the region to protect both families from humiliation. To everyone else, he is merely a replacement. A stand-in. A substitute waiting to be discarded. The Alpha keeps his distance, treating the marriage like a temporary contract while constantly reminding the Beta that none of it is real. But fate has always loved cruel games. Because the Alpha who once treated him like a burden slowly finds himself watching, protecting... and wanting the Beta more than he ever should. What was supposed to be temporary soon turns dangerous when feelings begin to grow in the silence between them. And by the time the Alpha realizes the "substitute" has become his entire world... the Omega finally returns. Now the Alpha must make a choice: ⭐️Will he let go of the Beta husband he was never supposed to love... or will he choose the Omega he was meant to marry from the very beginning? 🌙