A Substitute for Love

Language: English
10 episodes
Added Oct 30, 2026

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Episodes: 10 (1–10 free here)
Audio: English
Added: Oct 30, 2026
Last checked: Oct 30, 2026

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In short: 10 episodes, in English, original audio — episodes 1–10 play right here.

Vera overheard her fiancé Julian planning her destruction. He was sleeping with her stepsister Isabella. He was going to swap her at the altar and send her to Lorenzo, a crippled tyrant who collected broken things. Vera did not cry. She dropped her engagement ring into acid. Then she made a deal: she would marry Lorenzo herself, on one condition—no one would know. She walked into the Harrington estate and met the monster everyone feared. On their wedding night, Lorenzo's nerve pain nearly destroyed him. Vera used her own formula to stop it. She became the only person who could calm him.

He became the only person who saw her. Julian grew jealous. He tried to kill Lorenzo. Lorenzo was ready. The trap killed Julian's men. Julian ended up in Vera's basement, a test subject for her experiments. The Carter family fell. Lorenzo took back the underworld. Vera stood beside him, his black rose, his equal, his cure.

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A Substitute for Love — how many episodes in total?: A Substitute for Love has 10 episodes in total. Short-drama episodes usually run one to three minutes, so the whole series takes under an hour from start to finish. Episodes 1–10 can be previewed on this site.
Which language is A Substitute for Love available in?: A Substitute for Love is available in English and is filed under our English reading list. We also keep Hindi and Filipino reading lists, but this title is listed in English only.
Which episodes of A Substitute for Love are free?: Episodes 1 to 10 of A Substitute for Love can be previewed on this site.
Where do I continue after episode 10?: Tap episode 11 in the checklist above (or the yellow button under the cover). You will be taken to the official app, where episodes 11–10 are available under the app’s own terms.