I Lost Him, But Not My Memories

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?

He looked like the boy I lost, so I let him break my heart. Rachel Serrano built her empire from nothing, but she can’t let go of the past—or the face that keeps haunting her. When a violent night ties her fate to Grant Whitaker, Chicago’s golden heir, the world sees obsession, but only Rachel knows the truth: Grant is just a stand-in for the boy she could never save. As old wounds reopen and his fiancée returns, Rachel must choose—cling to the ghost of first love, or finally break free from a cycle of longing and loss. But when secrets spill and hearts shatter, who’s really using whom? Is loving a memory better than risking her heart again?

Death didn’t end my story—it set the stakes. I woke as a ghost, memories erased, bound to the man I once loved: Dr. Harrison, the forensic pathologist tasked with unraveling my brutal murder. As he examines my ruined body, I drift helplessly beside him, piecing together the truth of my death—and the life we almost shared. But the clock is ticking: seven days to reclaim my memories or disappear forever. Each revelation brings heartbreak, rage, and the aching hope that love might survive even death. When Harrison is abducted by my killer, I must make an unthinkable sacrifice—trading my own afterlife for a chance to save him. Will justice or love win, or will I vanish before I can say goodbye?

Natalie gave up everything—even her Olympic dreams—to protect Caleb, only to discover years later that he never loved her, only repaid a debt. Betrayed by the boy she trusted most and humiliated by his cruel friends, she finally reads the journal that shatters her last hope. Now, with his first love back in town, Natalie must choose: cling to the ghost of his gratitude, or walk away and reclaim her pride before she loses herself forever.

After a traumatic accident wipes her memory, Riley struggles to decipher the distance and strange tenderness from her supposed husband, Mason. As she uncovers hidden notes and overhears secret calls, her emotional journey swings from suspicion and heartbreak to a fierce rediscovery of trust and desire. With her identity and marriage on the line, Riley must decide whether to let go or fight for the love that feels both achingly familiar and dangerously new.

He broke my heart on my birthday—and made it public. When Mason, my childhood sweetheart, showed up at my twenty-fifth with another woman on his arm, the world I’d built around his promises shattered in front of everyone who ever believed in us. I was the girl who lost her sight to save him, the one his late mother wanted as a daughter-in-law, but tonight, that wasn’t enough. Betrayed and humiliated, I’m left clinging to the last shreds of dignity—until Ryan Whitaker, my once-forgotten childhood protector, steps in to defend me and offers a glimmer of hope I thought I’d lost forever. But as secrets unravel and my chance at healing resurfaces, I have to wonder: can I learn to love again—or will the scars Mason left behind blind me to my own second chance?

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.

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?

In the afterlife, you expect peace—not paperwork. But when I, Lila, finally pass the Underworld’s civil service exam, I earn the right to visit the living and maybe find answers about my own mysterious death. My first stop? Carter—the love I left behind, who’s haunted by secrets, guilt, and a new girl with a familiar face. As I chase down lost memories, rumors swirl, betrayals surface, and the truth behind my suicide threatens to unravel everything I thought I knew. With the lines between love and vengeance blurring, Carter spirals toward his own breaking point, determined to make those who destroyed me pay. But can we find forgiveness, or will the past drag us both under—forever? When love and grief meet at the edge of the afterlife, is there any way back, or are some wounds too deep to heal?

He was supposed to be my forever—until he walked in with someone new on my birthday. Blinded by the accident that saved his life, I thought Mason would always be my anchor. But tonight, he shattered our unbreakable promise in front of everyone, leaving me exposed, humiliated, and forced to let go of the only love I’ve ever known. Just as my world collapses, Carter Hayes—the boy next door turned protector—returns, holding out hope, secrets, and maybe something more. When a chance at sight—and a second chance at love—appears, will I risk my heart and trust again, or is some darkness too deep to escape? When loyalty becomes betrayal, who will help me see the truth?

He was my childhood friend, my secret crush—and, eventually, my husband in a marriage built on regret. They called us the punchline couple, a running joke among the rich, but no one saw the scars beneath our bickering. When fate throws me back to high school, I swear this time I’ll confess my feelings before tragedy can claim his future. But as old crushes return and Lucas’s secrets unravel, I’m caught between the boy I lost and the man I married. If the past and present collide, will I finally get my happy ending—or break both our hearts all over again?