Ray had always been the quiet one-the girl who followed the rules, stayed in her lane, and never made waves. She believed in keeping the peace, in trusting the people she loved. But one moment changed everything.
The betrayal came from someone she never expected, someone who was supposed to protect her, not hurt her. She kept it a secret, burying the pain beneath silence, convincing herself she could move on without anyone ever knowing.
But secrets don't stay buried forever.
When the day comes that she has no choice but to face the truth, Ray is forced to confront not only the person who hurt her but also the version of herself she lost along the way. As she struggles to reclaim her voice, she wonders: *If only she had spoken up sooner. If only she had seen the signs. If only things had been different.*
A powerful and emotional story about resilience, healing, and the weight of unspoken pain, If Only is a raw look at the moment when silence can no longer protect you-and the strength it takes to finally speak the truth.
After enduring years of neglect and cruelty from her mother and stepfather, Ariana's life changes drastically when tragedy brings her under the guardianship of five brothers she's never met and they never even knew they had a sister.
For her brothers, learning they have a sister is an unwelcome surprise. Suspicious and reluctant, her brothers see Aria as an outsider, a stranger disrupting the fragile balance of their lives.
For Aria, their home is both a new beginning and a constant reminder of the family that left her behind.
Haunted by the pain of her past, Aria struggles to adjust, her every action guarded and her trust hard to earn.
As her brothers try to understand her, they begin to glimpse the scars she hides and the strength she carries. Little by little, resentment turns to empathy, and the walls between them start to crumble. But just as the siblings begin to find common ground, the secrets and trauma of Aria's old life threaten to tear them apart. Together, they must decide whether they can overcome the shadows of the past to forge a family and whether Aria can finally find a place to belong.