Second-chances Stories

Married to brilliant surgeon Ciaran Wilson, the man who once stood in pouring rain just to drive her home, Leah spends her nights with cold dinners and broken promises while he saves lives at the hospital. Leah faces a heartbreaking question: how long can Madame keep waiting for a husband who no longer chooses her?

Eight years ago, Bailey ran from the small town that broke her heart. She left behind a love that once felt unbreakable, a boy who chose rumors over trust, and a town that turned its back on her when lies painted her as a sinner. Now she's back-pulled home by a will she never expected and a past she tried to forget. Ashton, the mayor's golden son, has moved on. He's successful. Respected. And engaged to the best friend who betrayed her. What no one knows is the secret Bailey carried with her when she left. A child. Ashton's child. In a town where gossip never dies and forgiveness comes at a cost, Bailey must face old wounds, buried truths, and the question she's been avoiding for years. Can first love survive betrayal... or is some damage permanent? Some love stories don't end...they wait.

Haider khan, who lost his first love in a car accident and hid this secret with himself deep in his heart. Izza khan who loves him in the shadows without letting him know. But one night changes everything in their life and he had to marry her despite knowing that he didn't forget his first love. Yun ilzam na laga meri mohabbat par, Meine tho bas mohabbat ki hai koi gunah nahi.

Get branded as a villain Wait for a brutal death? No, To save myself I have to seduce my final hope. I have to seduce The Knight Commander

We were reborn, the four of us. Me. My older sister, Olivia. My fiancé, Ethan. Her fiancé, Ryan. In our first lives, Ethan adored Olivia like she was made of gold. Olivia worshiped beauty and success and scorned Ryan as boring, strict, and cold. When fate gave us a second chance, they didn't hesitate. They ran to each other. Together, they created a scandal that ruined reputations and futures just to snatch each other away from their original partners. Olivia married Ethan. I married Ryan. But Olivia never learned the truth-Ethan needed someone to steady him, someone to fix the code he couldn't debug and save the pitch decks he ruined. Without me, his "genius" was useless. And Ethan never learned how Olivia once betrayed Ryan-leaking his confidential documents, almost destroying his company and pushing it into a hostile takeover. Now reborn, the four of us are tangled again. But this time... I'm not the naive girl they all underestimated. This time, I remember everything.

Wrongly blamed for his brother's "suicide," billionaire Christian Holt forces Melody Evans into a revenge marriage and cruelly rips away their newborn daughter after divorcing her. Tormented to breaking point by his ruthless mother and scheming ex-girlfriend, Melody vanishes. She returns as an untouchable powerhouse CEO. Cold and unbreakable. Now Christian must face the truth and grovel like never before to reclaim the woman he destroyed.

[Mind reading + system + group pet + traveling through a book + pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger] Qiao Jiaojiao had too many merits in her previous life, so the old King of Hell allowed her to reincarnate with her memories, and also gave her a golden finger for the merit mall. Qiao Jiaojiao was happily preparing to welcome a new life, but she found out that she was not reincarnated but traveled through a book! She was reincarnated into a passerby in an old romance novel who died at the age of three and had so few scenes that she only had one sentence. And her whole family of loyal ministers were cannon fodder, and all of them died a miserable death! [Dad, you are a great hero who is dedicated to the country and the people, but in the end you became a victim of political struggle and were beheaded at the Meridian Gate! ] [Mom, you were calculated by people with ulterior motives, and you became alienated from Dad. In the end, you died of depression due to excessive thinking.

Lunara Norton died and reincarnated into the Twilight story as Lunara swan. with powers and money after her parents died in a car crash and Charlie her uncle takes her in.

Ellie spent years rebuilding her life after public humiliation, loss, and betrayal at the hands of Renzo Bellavere - the golden boy who destroyed her family and never looked back. Now fate has bound them together. In a world where mates are sacred and refusal is taboo, Ellie must navigate a bond she never consented to, a society that demands compliance, and a man who believes destiny absolves everything he's done. This is not a story about instant forgiveness. It's about autonomy. About survival. And about what it takes to reclaim yourself when even fate is against you. FYI: this story explores mating bonds in an everyday world very similar to ours. They are not werewolves or vampires. Just humans with mating bonds!

I was thirty years of age when my life met its sorry end once a simple married woman, my world shattered the moment I found my husband entangled in another's embrace. I died there, on the cold floor of the home we had built together, in a manner far more pitiful than I ever imagined for myself. And yet... I awaken. Breathing. Living. Reborn as the stepmother of a boy destined to become a villain- a child fated to meet the same miserable end as I once did. I failed once as a mother. So, what shall become of this second chance at motherhood? • Note: updates every Thursday Owner of the cover X\@irt_5433

I only gave him one night. One night to prove I wasn't just the human maid cleaning his mansion floors. And by dawn, the Alpha shattered me. He rejected me, humiliated me, and chose another to wear the crown at his side. He never knew that night left me with more than scars. It left me with a son. Two years later, I'm not the weak girl who cried when he cast me aside. And I'm back not for him, but for my child. Kael thinks he can ignore the past. He thinks he can demand my forgiveness. But I don't care about his crown, or his throne, or the Luna who clings to him like she's untouchable. All I care about is protecting my son. And if the Alpha thinks he can claim us now... he'll learn that nothing is fiercer than a mother who refuses to be erased. #rejectedmate #forbiddenbon #onenightstand #Alpha

This is the story of Shraddha, a plus-size girl with dusky skin who has never felt accepted by her family. From the moment she was born-coinciding with the death of her grandfather-she was unfairly blamed and treated with indifference. The only person who showed her genuine love and care was her mother. While her two elder brothers and sister were cherished by the family, Shraddha grew up feeling like an outsider. Amid this emotional neglect, she falls into a one-sided love with her neighbor. The story follows her emotional journey as she seeks love, acceptance, and a sense of belonging.

Eva Hartmann gave Nathan Ashford everything in college her time, her devotion, her heart. But when tragedy struck, he chose ambition over her, shattering her trust. Six years later, Eva is a successful architect with no intention of looking back. Until Nathan returns, ruthless, relentless, and obsessed with winning her back. He'll block every escape, sabotage every chance, and even force her into marriage to keep her. What begins as a war of wills becomes a dangerous game of love and obsession, where the line between possession and redemption blurs. All That Remains book by SS Sahoo

"Don't contact me if you're dying." When Keith Ingram utters those cruel words to his new wife, he doesn't know how much he'll come to regret them. For years, Ella Bryce has loved Keith from afar. When a contract marriage gives her one chance at happiness, she vows to make him see her-even though the scars of her past make her efforts fraught with pain. But just as her devotion begins breaking through his guarded heart, devastating lies shatter their fragile bond. Broken and discarded, Ella rebuilds her life from the ashes, determined to live on her own terms. She is no longer the unseen girl he left behind. Years later, Keith storms back into her life-colder, harder, and more ruthless than ever. He thinks he knows the truth about their past. He is wrong. Now, Keith must face the reality of what he destroyed. Fate has given him a second chance to see the woman he was blind to, but the road to redemption is paved with secrets. Will he make the same mistake twice... or can he win back the wife he so carelessly threw away? Trigger warning: Trigger warning: This story contains emotional abuse, gaslighting, and family abuse.

For four years, she lived as a forgotten wife in her own marriage. She had entered it young and patient, believing understanding could fill the spaces where love was missing. She waited. She adjusted. She faded. Days passed without words, nights without warmth, and slowly she realized she was no longer living-only enduring. The day her patience broke was quiet. No arguments, no tears-just clarity. Staying meant losing herself completely. So she chose freedom. Leaving gave her a second chance at life, at happiness, at becoming whole again. But the past does not release its hold so easily. Memories linger, scars ache, and broken love has a way of following you. She was ready to live again. But would her past let her?

My Alpha mate's growl cut through the thunder. "You're just my bitch for release. Lavinia 's different." I am Lavinia . The "different" one. Alpha Noah's mate. And I stood frozen outside our bedroom as he fucked another woman-in our bed. For six years, I had bled myself dry for him, for our son Luke. I sacrificed my health, my wolf, my very identity to be the perfect Luna for Alpha Noah. All of it shattered by a single, gut-wrenching sentence. But the blow that truly killed me came from my own pup. "Mom, I'll buy Chloe more jewelry in the future. If you forgive Chloe today, I'll buy some for you too afterward," Luke's small voice pleaded, siding with her. He chose her over me. In that hollowed-out moment, the loyal Luna died. My fingers, trembling with a fury I'd long forgotten, found the number I swore I'd never use. One call. That was all it would take to burn their world to the ground. I wonder, will they even notice the smoke before the fire consumes them?

I cradled him tenderly against my chest, his tears falling into the gentle folds of my kurta's neckline. "Nayan," I whispered. He only tightened his grasp on my waist, his silence speaking volumes. The thought of revealing my knowledge of his love, the woman who had long held my husband's heart, felt suffocating. But I remained silent, savoring the warmth of our first tender touch, our first embrace, as I held him to his vulnerability.

Five years ago, Hudson Walker left without a goodbye. No calls. No letters. No explanation. He just disappeared, leaving Tully to pick up the pieces on the ranch they grew up on, the place where they were inseparable, where storms were chased and promises were made under open skies. Now he's back. Back with regret in his eyes, ghosts in his past, and a history neither of them knows how to talk about. Tully doesn't trust him. Hudson doesn't trust himself. And the space between them feels just as dangerous as the storms rolling in. But some bonds don't break cleanly. Between rain-soaked nights, stolen glances, and the quiet pull of everything they used to be, Tully and Hudson are forced to face the one question neither of them wants to ask: Can you fall in love again with the person who once shattered you?

Five years into the apocalypse, humanity has lost all sense of compassion. Lara didn't die at the jaws of the zombies-yet she fell victim to the greed of those she once called comrades. When she opens her eyes again, she's six years in the past-before the world collapsed, before the people she loved perished because of her mistakes. This time, she swears: she will rise from the ashes, no longer the pawn, never the prey. She will do whatever it takes to protect herself... and the ones she truly cares about. But just when she starts reclaiming her life, a persistent senior-charming, irritating, and utterly shameless-shows up, begging to join her side, begging for protection, begging to be kept close. How will Lara handle him... without losing herself again?

After miraculously waking from a year-long coma-caused when her husband, Luke, saved his ex-lover Lydia instead of her-Hailey is served divorce papers. Her mind, however, has fabricated a protective amnesia: she believes she is happily in love with a man named Ethan, forgetting Luke completely.