Goodbye, First Love

Caleb promised me forever, but when success called, he took our son and his first love—leaving me with nothing but broken vows and a silent house. In my last life, I waited years for a family that never came back; this time, I’ll walk away before they can shut the door on me again. He chose ambition and another woman—now I choose myself, no matter how much it hurts.

First love isn’t always a fairytale—sometimes, it’s the storm that ruins everything. I was supposed to go to Stanford with Autumn Reyes; we were childhood sweethearts, inseparable, until the day she chose the school’s new heartthrob and left me in the shadows. Her wild love story with Mason burned through our town, leaving rumors, heartbreak, and broken promises in its wake. I tried to save her—tried to save us—but my loyalty only led to betrayal. When Autumn’s trust shattered and my dreams were locked away, I was left with a question I can’t stop asking: how do you forgive the person who turned your first love into your deepest wound?

He was New York's golden prince. I was the first love he could never forget—and the scandal everyone wanted to see crash and burn. When I returned to the city, Mason Whitmore had already replaced me with a lookalike, showering her with everything I once had. But one viral video, one desperate plea, and suddenly the lines between past and present blur. As old wounds reopen, rivalries ignite, and secrets unravel, I'm forced to choose: fight for my own future, or let the man who broke my heart back in. In a city where love is currency and betrayal is news, can a girl with nothing left lose her heart twice? Or will I finally claim the ending they all said I’d never get?

Some endings are silent, but the ache never is. I thought Eli and I were forever—until a single betrayal tore us apart, leaving me clutching memories and a cheap county fair kite. Years later, I’m called back to his side as his emergency contact, thrown into a whirlwind of old wounds and unfinished business. He’s surrounded by new admirers, but the past still claws at both of us. I want closure, maybe even forgiveness, but Eli only offers distance. My friends say I’m a fool for loving him, but they never saw the sacrifices he made, the debts unpaid. Now, as I watch him slip away for the last time, I’m haunted by one question: Was I the one holding him back—or was he always running from something he could never name? If love is letting go, why does it hurt so much to set him free?

After being betrayed by the girl he once saved, Derek's world spirals into tragedy and poverty. Years later, when fate throws Natalie back into his life, old wounds bleed and new temptations threaten to destroy what little is left of his soul. He must choose between revenge, forgiveness, and a shot at reclaiming his stolen future.

A young woman quietly comes to terms with the end of a long, tangled love, finding freedom and self-acceptance as she finally lets go of her first love and the shadows of her past.

Love doesn’t end when someone leaves—it lingers in the empty spaces, the silences, the things unsaid. For Maya, Adam was more than an ex-boyfriend—he was half her history, the echo in every memory, the ache she couldn’t shake. When news of his sudden death reaches her, Maya is pulled back to Maple Heights and into the orbit of his grieving family, forced to navigate the blurry line between ex and almost, between old wounds and what might have been. As she sorts through the pieces of their on-again, off-again love, Maya must confront the envy, regret, and longing that kept them entangled—and decide what it means to remember, and to let go. But when every goodbye feels unfinished, can you ever truly move on? Or does some part of you always belong to the past?

Everyone in Maple Heights knew Caleb Hart never kept a girl for long—and I was no exception. I thought I was different, until I learned I was just a stand-in for his first love, the girl he never let go. When she returns, I have to decide: stay and be second best, or walk away before I lose myself completely.

Megan spent three years playing the villain in Caleb’s life, but just as she’s told to become his tragic first love, fate gives her a death sentence. As her illness threatens to steal everything, she must decide whether to finally let Caleb go—or fight for one last, unforgettable love story. The clock is ticking, and every secret could shatter what little time they have left.

Natalie is given a second chance at life—only to have her childhood sweetheart, Caleb, publicly reject her at the moment of their fate. Humiliated before the whole town and pressured into a new match, she must choose: cling to the past, or fight for a future on her own terms. But as old secrets surface and a new suitor challenges tradition, Natalie realizes second chances don’t always mean second endings.

Melissa’s only comfort—her empathy doll—goes missing, stolen by her childhood nemesis Derek, reopening old wounds and forbidden desires. As their tangled past resurfaces, Melissa is forced to confront betrayal, family ruin, and a love she’s tried to bury. But when secrets and shame push her to the edge, one violent act will change everything forever.

Eight years together, and Marcus erases me with a single word—'childhood friend.' At our friend’s wedding, I watch him give my favorite plush and his heart to another, while the crowd cheers for their new romance. Betrayed and humiliated, I open our hotel room door to hear him with her—and realize the man I loved is gone forever.