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    The Wife He Forgot to Love by PrncssMlynJy
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Five years ago, Marco lost the woman he thought he would spend the rest of his life with. A week after being forced apart by her family, Camille married another man abroad-leaving Marco drowning in heartbreak, bitterness, and anger. In one reckless night, he found comfort in Ashley, the complete opposite of the woman he lost: loud where Camille was reserved, warm where Camille was distant, alive in ways that made him forget his pain for just a moment. The next morning, still shattered and drunk on grief, Marco asked Ashley to marry him. She said yes, well, eventually. What began as a marriage built from spite slowly became a life. A home. A family. Ashley gave him a son, gave up her career, and loved him with a devotion so quiet that Marco mistook it for permanence. But even after five years of marriage, part of him remained trapped in the past-haunted by the woman he never truly let go. Then Camille returns. Old feelings resurface. One mistake turns into an affair, and the fragile foundation of Marco and Ashley's marriage begins to collapse. When the truth finally comes out, Marco is forced to confront the cruelest realization of all: the woman he loved first was not the woman he could not bear to lose. Now, with his wife turning colder by the day and another man slowly stepping into the spaces he once took for granted, Marco must fight for the family he nearly destroyed-or risk losing Ashley forever. Because sometimes, love does not arrive at the beginning. Sometimes, it comes years too late.
Faithless by PrncssMlynJy
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Marriage did not break Aeries. It eroded her slowly. Five years ago, she married Mateo out of obligation after one reckless night left her pregnant with twins. What began as duty became routine, and routine became survival. Mateo provided everything a woman was supposed to want: a beautiful home, financial security, a complete family. Except fidelity. Aeries spent years swallowing lipstick stains, unfamiliar perfume, late-night excuses, and the humiliation of being loved only when Mateo feared losing her. Every betrayal ended the same way-flowers, vacations, apologies whispered against her skin, and promises that never lasted long enough to matter. Until one day, she stopped crying. And that terrified Mateo more than her tears ever did. As Aeries grows colder and more distant, an old childhood friend returns and reminds her of the woman she used to be before marriage reduced her to merely surviving. For the first time in years, she begins to wonder if love is supposed to feel this lonely. But when she finally leaves, Mateo realizes too late that the wife he took for granted was the only person who ever truly loved him. Now, after destroying the woman who stayed through everything, Mateo is left with a painful truth: Sometimes love does not die all at once. Sometimes it disappears quietly. And sometimes, the cruelest thing in the world is realizing someone stopped loving you long before they walked away.
The Golden Mending by CikaWrites
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For seven years of marriage, Lala was nothing more than a "Ghost Wife" in her own home. Her husband, Roy, brought home a baby and a mistress, claiming it was for the sake of the family's secret legacy. Lala was shattered, but she chose silence. Not out of weakness, but because she was busy stitching her wounds with golden thread. When the dark secret about Maya is finally revealed, Roy's house of cards collapses. Lala walks away, rebuilding her life as a successful artist in Jakarta, and finds Adrian-a man ready to give her the world. But when success is in her hands and a new love offers a perfect future, Lala's heart leads her back to an old house in Jogja. Back to the man who once broke her, yet knows every inch of her soul better than anyone. "Because sometimes, the home we miss the most is the place that once destroyed us."
The Ruins of Us by cleofarlyn
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Mia and Kade met in college. What started as something unexpected turned into everything. The kind of connection people don't believe in until it's already swallowed them whole. They got married. Young, fast, fully. Two years in, their life looked like a dream-intense, passionate, untouchable. They weren't just in love; they were each other's entire world. Until one night destroyed it all. One photo. Doctored, planted, and completely false-landed in Kade's hands. Without asking a single question or giving Mia a chance to speak, he made a decision that would change everything. Convinced she had betrayed him, he threw her out of their home without explanation. But Mia never betrayed him. The evidence was a lie. The truth was something Kade never gave her the chance to say. And by the time he learns what really happened, it may be too late to fix what he destroyed. Because trust is easy to break. And not everything broken can be rebuilt.
The Billionaire Who Lost His Wife by Gunj40
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Julian Blackwood has everything - power, wealth, influence. Except the one woman who stood beside him when nothing else mattered. Mira never wanted his empire. She wanted his presence. When she walks away without drama or accusation, Julian realises too late that love doesn't disappear loudly. It disappears when it is taken for granted. As secrets unravel and truths surface, Julian is forced to confront his past, his failures, and the woman he allowed to feel replaceable. This is not a story of winning her back. It's a story of becoming worthy of her
The Girl Who Chose Them by Tara_luve
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Aria has always been the one who saves everyone else. When her best friend Lena fell apart, Aria held her together. When her boyfriend Evan lost his way, she became his compass. And when her own world started to crumble, she smiled through it - because that's what the strong ones do. But strength means nothing when the people you'd die for are the ones holding the knife. One ordinary night, Aria walks into Lena's house and finds the truth - raw, devastating, and unforgettable. The two people who defined her life are entwined in a betrayal that shatters everything she believed about love, friendship, and loyalty. As Aria's world collapses, she must face the hardest truth of all: she's spent her whole life choosing others. Now, she has to learn how to choose herself. Told with lyrical intensity and aching honesty, The Girl Who Chose Them is a story of heartbreak, rage, and rebirth - a journey through the wreckage of betrayal toward the quiet power of self-worth.
The Woman He Lost Too Late ( Now available on Gumroad and Selar ) by BenjaminVelvet
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For six years, she was the perfect wife to Daniel Chase-loyal, patient, invisible. While she built their home, he kept his heart locked on the woman who once abandoned him at the altar. When Alessia Vane returns with a story of kidnapping and tragedy, Daniel believes her without hesitation... and slowly erases his wife in favor of a past he never healed from. Humiliated, broken, and dismissed, she walks away from everything. But she doesn't fall apart. She rebuilds. Stronger. Smarter. Impossible to ignore. Years later, when the truth about Alessia finally surfaces, Daniel Chase learns what it means to lose a woman who once loved him quietly... and now refuses to look back. Because the woman he took for granted is no longer the woman he can reclaim.
 Love Wasn't Enough  by Gunj40
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Alexander didn't cheat. He just gave someone else his attention, his laughter, and the smiles that used to belong to his wife. And she watched him drift, not to another woman's bed, but to her presence. Her laugh. The way she made him feel seen in a room full of people. Everything he found in someone else - Zara had been giving him all along. Eight years of marriage. One little boy who loved them both. And Zara standing in the middle of it all - wondering when she became the woman he stopped choosing. She warned him. Three times. The first - he dismissed her. The second - he called her jealous. The third - he called her insecure. So she stopped warning him altogether. And stopped waiting. Love wasn't enough... and now it might be too late.
The Crippled Husband's Guilt by pensnprose
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He blames himself for the accident. For the baby they lost. For the legs that no longer work. So he does the only thing he thinks will save her... he pushes her away. Jemima Reed is not leaving. Even if he makes it impossible to stay.
Choosing Us by Whoops61
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Melody and Micah Whitley have built a life together in the small town of Valley Falls. They fell in love in college, where Micah was a star baseball pitcher-until a shoulder injury ended his dreams of the major leagues. Melody is used to standing beside the people she loves, adjusting when plans change. She and her sister grew up in foster care, and when Dana passed away, Melody stepped into motherhood when they adopted her niece, Daisy. When Micah agrees to help his childhood friend's sister, Audra, and her young son, Ben, he sees it as an opportunity to pay back an old debt. Micah invests deeply in Ben's life, but as his attention shifts, Melody and Daisy are pushed aside, and the marriage begins to strain under the weight of unspoken grief, unmet needs, and blurred boundaries. Note: There are mentions of infertility, adoption, foster care, grief, addiction/self-harm and death of a non-main character. There is no physical cheating, but there is some OW drama and emotional betrayal/infidelity. Christian and faith themes woven throughout.