I Loved Her Wrong, Then Lost Her

He loved her—just not me. On the night of our fourth anniversary, I watched Carter Langley slip further away, his heart claimed by another while our marriage became nothing but a headline. I was supposed to smile, play the perfect wife, and pretend not to notice the pitying looks or the silence that suffocated our home. But pain demands a witness. When betrayal cuts deeper than bone, how far will a woman go to make her absence felt? Carter’s indifference is legendary—until my final act leaves him with a haunting question and a secret he can never bury. If love is dead, what’s left for the living to regret?

Some heartbreaks go viral. When Ellie stumbles upon a brutal online confession from the 'other girl,' she realizes her boyfriend Noah—the boy who once crossed continents for her—might not be hers anymore. A promise ring tossed in the trash, a hometown gym filled with whispers, and a new girl glowing in his orbit: Ellie is forced to watch the life she built unravel in real time. But as she retraces every stolen glance and summer vow, she’s haunted by one question: Did she lose Noah to fate—or to the girl who showed up too late? In a world where love can vanish with a single post, can Ellie reclaim her ending, or will she always be the girl who came first—and lost anyway?

He was always supposed to be the boy who protected me—but on the night I finally confessed, I learned just how fragile love can be. When Noah, my childhood fiancé, betrays me with the prom queen, my world shatters overnight. Forced to break our engagement and leave everything behind, I vow never to look back. But fate—and one stolen cat—pulls me into a final showdown I never wanted. Now, with heartbreak and hope warring inside me, I have to decide: can I ever trust him again, or is this goodbye forever? When the person you love most is the one who hurts you deepest, is a second chance ever worth the risk?

Natalie gave up everything—even her Olympic dreams—to protect Caleb, only to discover years later that he never loved her, only repaid a debt. Betrayed by the boy she trusted most and humiliated by his cruel friends, she finally reads the journal that shatters her last hope. Now, with his first love back in town, Natalie must choose: cling to the ghost of his gratitude, or walk away and reclaim her pride before she loses herself forever.

First love isn’t always a fairytale—sometimes, it’s the storm that ruins everything. I was supposed to go to Stanford with Autumn Reyes; we were childhood sweethearts, inseparable, until the day she chose the school’s new heartthrob and left me in the shadows. Her wild love story with Mason burned through our town, leaving rumors, heartbreak, and broken promises in its wake. I tried to save her—tried to save us—but my loyalty only led to betrayal. When Autumn’s trust shattered and my dreams were locked away, I was left with a question I can’t stop asking: how do you forgive the person who turned your first love into your deepest wound?

He looked like the boy I lost, so I let him break my heart. Rachel Serrano built her empire from nothing, but she can’t let go of the past—or the face that keeps haunting her. When a violent night ties her fate to Grant Whitaker, Chicago’s golden heir, the world sees obsession, but only Rachel knows the truth: Grant is just a stand-in for the boy she could never save. As old wounds reopen and his fiancée returns, Rachel must choose—cling to the ghost of first love, or finally break free from a cycle of longing and loss. But when secrets spill and hearts shatter, who’s really using whom? Is loving a memory better than risking her heart again?

Some endings are silent, but the ache never is. I thought Eli and I were forever—until a single betrayal tore us apart, leaving me clutching memories and a cheap county fair kite. Years later, I’m called back to his side as his emergency contact, thrown into a whirlwind of old wounds and unfinished business. He’s surrounded by new admirers, but the past still claws at both of us. I want closure, maybe even forgiveness, but Eli only offers distance. My friends say I’m a fool for loving him, but they never saw the sacrifices he made, the debts unpaid. Now, as I watch him slip away for the last time, I’m haunted by one question: Was I the one holding him back—or was he always running from something he could never name? If love is letting go, why does it hurt so much to set him free?

Love isn’t supposed to come with a reset button—or a ten-year time jump. When Savannah wakes up in her old high school, her memories are sharper than ever: heartbreaks, betrayals, and the night Eli Whitaker lost everything chasing someone else. Now, with her marriage in ruins and her heart still tied to a boy she never confessed to, Savannah faces the wildest chance of all—to rewrite the ending. But in a world where every glance is gossip, and rivals lurk behind perfect smiles, can she risk her heart again? Or will history repeat itself, breaking her all over? What if your second chance at love means risking the only friendship you’ve ever known?

Love should heal, not destroy—but Chris learns the difference too late. On the night he hopes to share life-changing news with Ethan, betrayal shatters everything: a devastating accident, a truth that cuts deeper than any wound, and a loss that leaves him hollow. Five years of devotion collapse in a single moment, forcing Chris to burn every bridge and rewrite his future. But when a chance encounter with a mysterious, wounded pianist sparks something unexpected, Chris must decide if hope is worth the risk—or if he’s too broken to try again. Can a heart that’s been used and discarded ever truly trust again? Or is Chris destined to haunt the ruins of his past, while love plays on without him?

A single act of mercy binds Lila, an ordinary fisher girl, to the world of Maple Heights’ most powerful family. Haunted by fragments of another life—and a love that left her in the shadows—she finds herself thrust into a battle of inheritance, secrets, and whispered betrayals. As the new heir ascends and old wounds resurface, Lila faces an impossible choice: reach for the love that destroyed her once before, or settle for safety in a world that never wanted her to belong. When survival means giving up her heart, will Lila finally break the cycle—or be forced to relive her heartbreak again?

Love doesn’t end when someone leaves—it lingers in the empty spaces, the silences, the things unsaid. For Maya, Adam was more than an ex-boyfriend—he was half her history, the echo in every memory, the ache she couldn’t shake. When news of his sudden death reaches her, Maya is pulled back to Maple Heights and into the orbit of his grieving family, forced to navigate the blurry line between ex and almost, between old wounds and what might have been. As she sorts through the pieces of their on-again, off-again love, Maya must confront the envy, regret, and longing that kept them entangled—and decide what it means to remember, and to let go. But when every goodbye feels unfinished, can you ever truly move on? Or does some part of you always belong to the past?

For seven years, Natalie loved Caleb—a brilliant, deaf scholarship boy who always kept her at arm’s length, no matter how hard she tried to bridge the silence. Humiliated at reunions, left out of weddings, and ignored by the man she thought was her forever, Natalie discovers the ring he never gave her and the secret he always hid: he was never sure he deserved her love. Now, standing on the edge of heartbreak, Natalie must decide if love can survive when the words are never spoken.