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Shattered Trust (Now Available on Gumroad and Selar) by BenjaminVelvet
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She trusted her with everything. That was her first mistake. Mara Bennett thought she knew heartbreak until the day she discovered her husband wasn't just unfaithful. He was sleeping with the one person she trusted more than anyone: her best friend since childhood, Celeste. For three years, Celeste held Mara while she cried about her crumbling marriage. She listened to every fear, every suspicion, every moment of doubt and then walked straight into the arms of Mara's husband, bringing those secrets with her like twisted pillow talk. But this isn't just a story about betrayal. It's about a woman who refused to break. As Mara unravels the lies and discovers just how deep the deception runs, she must decide: Does she let this destroy her or does she rebuild herself into someone they'll never see coming? Because when trust shatters, revenge doesn't always look like fire and fury. Sometimes, it looks like a woman who finally learns her own worth. A gripping, emotional psychological drama about friendship, betrayal, and the quiet strength it takes to walk away from everything you thought you knew.
BROKEN VOWS  by EmmanuelCyline
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Sophia thought she married the perfect man. But on their wedding night, one message destroyed everything. Secrets, betrayal, heartbreak, and love collide in a story about broken trust, painful truths, forgiveness, and second chances. Can love survive after the truth destroys it?
𝐴𝓈 𝒾𝓉 𝓌𝒶𝓈 by RavenAfterDark
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Iris Mercer was never meant to be loved. Not in that marriage. Not by a man like Elliot Graves. It was supposed to be an arrangement. It became a year of shared silence that was never empty, of touches that were careful not to want too much, and a love that grew anyway, stubborn and deep. Then Elliot forgot her. The accident took the year that belonged to her. It left Elliot with memories of another woman, a different life. A life before Iris. He remembers nothing of the marriage that changed him. Iris remembers it all. She watches her husband move through their home in a body that knows her but a mind that does not. She hears Elliot's voice form another man's words. She grieves for a love that existed only in a single, stolen year, because some kinds of love are not repeated. They are built once, and lost forever. This story contains explicit intimacy, strong language, emotional trauma, and themes of memory loss, manipulation, and familial abuse. Intended for mature readers only.
Heard It All Before by heather2485
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Lina and her husband Mark are stunned when she gives birth months early while visiting her parents, and she's forced to stay behind with her fragile newborn while he returns home to work. It appears that they've made the best of a terrible situation, but when she and the baby can finally return home, everything feels wrong. Her job has shifted out from under her, parenting turns her marriage inside out, and her gifted parrot has learned some mimics that she can't make heads of tails of. As Lina struggles to navigate the complexities of being a mother outside the NICU, she begins to suspect that while she was absent someone stepped into the space that was supposed to be hers alone. She tackles the mystery one step at a time while trying to focus on her baby's changing needs with the help of a calm and helpful mentor the hospital assigned to them. One by one, the things people tell her and her parrot's insistent voice fill her life with doubt, until the only voice that still feels real is hundreds of miles away.
Damn you.love by Ariesrealm
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"Loved Deeply, Hurt Brutally". She loved him for years, endured his indifference, and forgave every wound he left on her heart. But some betrayals cut too deep-some sins can never be forgiven. When the truth shatters her world, love is no longer an option. Hate takes its place. And this time, it's not just about walking away-it's about making sure he feels every ounce of the pain he inflicted. Because some mistakes don't deserve second chances. Some destroy everything. "Years of Love, Seconds of Destruction".
Twisted Blood by cleofarlyn
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For two years, Lia has built a life she never thought she'd have: quiet mornings, a man who feels like safety, and a love that doesn't hurt. Xavier Steel is everything she was never meant to trust, yet somehow, he becomes the only place she feels at home. But the past does not disappear just because she escaped it. When the truth of who she is comes to light, the man she loves stops seeing her as his future and starts seeing her as a threat. And when he sends her back to the man she escaped, he has no idea he has just delivered her to the one person who will use her to destroy him.
he Destroyed the girl who loved him  by Vandana03
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He destroyed her once. Piece by piece... he turned love into pain, trust into silence, and her heart into something that no longer knew how to feel. But she didn't leave. She stayed. Through the hurt. Through the silence. Through everything he put her through. And now... He sees it. The damage. The girl he broke. The love he almost lost. This time, he doesn't want to hurt her- he wants to fix what he ruined. But healing isn't easy. And forgiveness? Even harder. Because some wounds don't fade... they stay. So the question is- Can the man who destroyed her... become the one who heals her? Or will love break her all over again? - A story of pain, redemption, and a love that refuses to let go. Season 2 of He Destroyed The Girl Who Loved Him She survived him. Now he has to face what's left. 👉 "Read Season 1 before this." 5# toxiclove in 5.42k storys 3#romancedrama 15#loveandpain
8 Years gone to waste by AnisaOliviaa
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It's hard being me. I work, I have twins and I have a husband who hardly comes home. I don't know if he's actually working or just avoiding his own family. We argue and fight and I don't think I can take this any longer. Maybe I've wasted eight years of my life with the wrong man...
"Blissfully Yours". (Book 2)(Very Mature Content!!. 18+)(TRIGGER WARNING). by ValForget
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(Book 2 of Shattered series) VERY MATURE CONTENT 18+ TRIGGER WARNING!!. What happen's when you find out after a year of dating that the love of your life has been cheating on you, for how long? You are unaware of. "Adam, what is this?". "Baby, it's not what you think, I swear!". (That's what a person hear's right before they get the bad news). I stiffen up and brace myself for my hole world to crumble. "Then you better speak and explain yourself Adam, because THIS little piece of paper in my hand does NOT make you look like the good guy". I wave the paper with a name and room number on it in his face. "Well?". He whisper's low to me. "You won't believe me even if I told you the truth". "Try me Adam!". Can their relationship really survive when brought together by a friend's tragedy. Will their love withstand the downfalls?. Or will the lies, deceit and betrayal be to much for either of them to come back from. Only time will tell if their relationship will last or if they will be torn apart for good. 18+ (MATURE CONTENT)-(TRIGGER SCENE'S) (BOOK 2 OF SHATTERED SERIES ONGOING).
When The Dust Settles by NiningGay1978
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He chased her for four years before she said yes. She endured his family for three years before she broke. He was faithful for a year of separation before he wasn't. Marco and Elena loved each other the way people love when they mean it - completely, expensively, at cost. But love inside a war zone gets ugly. And when the war is your own family, there is no ceasefire. This is not a story about a perfect love. This is a story about what happens after the damage - whether what's left is worth rebuilding, and whether two people who broke each other can become something that holds. Some dust settles. Some of it you carry. #infidelity #secondchance #slowburn #marriedlife #heartbreak