The Love I Outgrew
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He was her first in almost everything. She just never imagined she'd have to learn how to live without him.
Mariah Laurent was fifteen when Eli Cole walked into her life with a ridiculous question about African movies.
What started as an innocent teenage connection became eight years of firsts-first love, first heartbreak, first home, first child, and the first future Mariah ever believed would last forever.
Eli promised they'd grow old together, and Mariah believed him. Through motherhood, betrayal, broken promises, and a relationship that became harder to recognize, she kept holding on to the family she thought they were supposed to be.
Until one day, Eli said something that changed the way she saw all eight years.
Mariah had spent so long believing she could never stop loving him.
She was wrong.
Some love stories aren't meant to last. They're meant to change you.
The Love I Outgrew is a raw story about first love, attachment, motherhood, betrayal, and finally becoming someone who no longer needs the love she once couldn't imagine living without.
A work of fiction inspired by real emotions and experiences. Names, characters, events, locations, and identifying details have been fictionalized.
Written by Talienne ♡
All Rights Reserved
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