Spencer Page is chosen because she’s expendable.
Poor. Quiet. Replaceable.
A dying woman offers her a role no one should want—to become a substitute wife for her husband while the world believes nothing has changed. Contracts enforce silence. Money ensures obedience. Power eliminates refusal.
Marques Parson doesn’t pretend this is romantic.
He pretends it’s necessary.
As Spencer is reshaped, tested, and claimed by a system designed to erase her agency, she must decide whether survival is worth the cost—or if losing herself is the real danger.
This is not a love story.
It’s a negotiation.

"His Substitute Wife... My Best Friend"

by Sylvia Hubbard