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FIGHTING FOR US - A Short Story by SloaneFranklin
SloaneFranklin
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For Noah and Maeve Wilson, Six years of forever was supposed to be just the beginning . Their marriage was full of laughter and whispered promises until the headaches began.
False Comfort by NovelsbyDalia
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Ophelia thought she knew her husband. Two years later she realises she has been sleeping beside a stranger, a man she never really knew at all. Unravelling the truth breaks her heart and costs her marriage, but sometimes letting go is the only way to save yourself.
Just Dani by NiningGay1978
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Dani Osei has been married to Rhett for ten years. She thought they were solid. She was wrong. Just Dani is not a story about a woman who handles betrayal well. It is a story about a woman who handles it badly - who falls completely apart, who defends the wrong person, who stays too long in the rubble because she doesn't know yet who she is without it.
The Choices He Made by nooshebati
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Gabriella showed up for him when it mattered most, believing she knew exactly where her life was going, until everything unraveled in a single moment she couldn't unsee. Walking away wasn't something she had planned, but it became the only choice she could live with. With nowhere else to turn, she leaves behind everything familiar and starts over in a quiet town that doesn't quite feel like home, trying to hold on to the part of herself that still feels like her. She tells herself it was the right decision, that some things can't be undone and are better left behind. But distance doesn't always bring clarity, and no matter how far she goes, the past has a way of following. Because some choices don't stay in the past, and some stories don't end just because you walk away. Updates weekly ✦
Fractured Bonds  by EbbyWritings
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Emma, a high powered attorney is always on the move too busy to see her marriage slipping through her fingers. Eric , her patient but frustrated husband is left feeling invisible. When Emma's best friend , Diana is thrown out by her own husband , Emma opens her home without hesitation . But what starts as a gesture of loyalty turns into a test of trust , desire and betrayal. Can a marriage survive when an unexpected guest crosses the line ?
Reclamation  by PrncssMlynJy
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We thought we were unbreakable. Turns out, we just hadn't found the right hammer. Eight years of marriage. High school sweethearts. First loves, first touches, and the only people we had ever known. But eight years breeds routine, and routine breeds a dull, suffocating silence. So, we made a deal. One night. Other people. No emotions, no callbacks, and absolutely no second meets. The rules were supposed to save our dying marriage. Instead, the jealousy sparked an addictive, volatile fire that brought us back to life. For a moment, the high was intoxicating. But when you play with fire, someone always gets burned. When the smoke finally cleared, I realized he hadn't just bent our sacred rules-he had completely shattered them. Now, with the sound of breaking glass still echoing in my ears and divorce papers resting on the counter, I'm forced to face the ultimate question: Can you ever really rebuild an empire once you've burned it to the ground? (The plots of my stories are originally mine, but I had help with AI in writing the prose. This is just experimental and for fun. I have another account where I actually do it traditionally)
Unfaithful Promise ( sequel to Unfaithful Heart) by Gunj40
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I was the woman he loved. She was the woman he could never refuse. I stopped competing with Veronica the day I understood the truth: Adrian hadn't just let her into our lives, he'd built her a home inside the spaces meant for me. For two years, I was Claire Monroe. The safe and steady one. The woman Adrian Cole never had to worry about because she never made a scene, raised her voice, or asked for more than he was willing to give. Understanding. Patient. Reliable. I wore those words like armor, never realizing they were the very reasons he felt free to look away. And while I stayed quiet, Veronica Steele, the grieving family friend, the woman who wielded her sorrow like a blade, quietly took everything that should have been mine. Not his heart. No. Something worse. His presence. His attention. Every late-night conversation, every cancelled dinner, every moment he chose to be somewhere I wasn't. I learned the cost of that choice on the kitchen floor of our apartment, my body folding in on itself, my appendix rupturing as I whispered his name into a voicemail he wouldn't hear until it was too late. Adrian. Please. I need you. He was with her. Of course he was with her. I survived the surgery. But lying in that hospital bed, staring at the empty chair beside me, I finally understood something I should have known all along: There was no reason left to stay. So I stopped waiting. And only then, only when the door had already closed, did Adrian finally see the truth. But seeing and losing never happen in the right order. "Unfaithful Promise" is the story of a man who realized what he had only after he had nothing left to hold, and a woman who finally decided she would never again be someone's second choice. Some people don't recognize love until they're standing in the ruins of it.
Writer's Block  (A short story) by RubyMica
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When I started posting my stories online, I didn't expect much traction. It was a fun outlet for the ideas I had swirling around my head. My husband supported my crazy storylines and listened to me narrate out loud the silly plots I planned to write. When a publisher contacted me to see if I would be interested in releasing one of my stories, I thought I was dreaming. I soon discovered it was all a prank and my favourite hobby turned my world into a real life storyline of betrayal and heartbreak. TW: - Online abuse/bullying - Betrayal by H (no cheating)
The three of us by VitaLogina
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"We thought we were ready for anything." Aurora and Liam have loved each other since high school. After five years of marriage and a year of trying for a baby, they believe their relationship is built on complete trust. One night. One decision. One unexpected consequence. When their closest friend Stephanie reveals she's pregnant, the life they carefully built together begins to unravel. There was no affair. No betrayal. No secrets. Just a choice that none of them can take back. Now they must face judgment from family, whispers from friends, and the painful reality that sometimes love alone isn't enough. Or is it? A heartbreaking emotional drama about marriage, friendship, jealousy, forgiveness, and finding a way forward when life doesn't go according to plan.
The Girl Who Stayed By Khieyn by BraveByKhieyn
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He never cheated on her. He just loved everyone else first. Liana was the girl who stayed - through every breakup, every 2AM call, every "I think she's the one." "You're my home," he once told her. But he never moved in. She memorized his sadness. He memorized other girls. She stayed when others left. She loved when others walked away. He thought she would always be there. He never asked if staying was breaking her. Until one day... she stopped answering.