The Middle Child No One Chose

Betrayal tastes bitter when it’s family. When Casey learns she’s the only one who can save her sister’s life, she tests her family’s love with a single devastating lie. But in her parents’ home, loyalty is a one-way street—and Casey is about to be cast out for good. Surrounded by indifference and favoritism, she faces a choice between saving herself or sacrificing everything for those who never chose her. As secrets unravel and accusations fly, Casey must decide: will she cling to the hope of belonging, or finally walk away to protect the new life growing inside her? When blood is just another weapon, can she survive the cut?

Natalie has always been the invisible one—the plain, overlooked child in a family obsessed with beauty and success. Her parents dote on her glamorous sister and golden brother, while Natalie endures backhanded comments, smaller allowances, and crushing isolation. But when a viral modeling job puts her in the spotlight—and a stalker’s crosshairs—Natalie must fight to claim her own worth, even as her family turns against her.

A car ride was all it took to shatter twenty years of sacrifice. When I, a devoted single mother, dared to sit beside my son, his girlfriend unleashed accusations that turned my world upside down—and my own child sided with her. I’d saved, planned, and dreamed for his future, only to be cast out and humiliated. As family lines blur and loyalty is tested, I’m forced to make a choice: cling to the son who betrayed me, or finally put myself first. Will my heartbreak become my freedom, or will the past pull me back in? When love turns to war, who gets the front seat in your life?

Sometimes, the only way to find home is to walk away from the one that broke you. When Ellie Brooks returns to her wealthy birth family after years in the shadows, she’s desperate for a place to belong—but all she finds is a perfect house built on cold shoulders and invisible walls. Her sister Savannah wears the crown, her brother Carter guards the door, and her parents are masters of polite indifference. This time, Ellie won’t beg for scraps of love. Instead, she claims the smallest room, hides her pain, and quietly plans her escape. But as family secrets unravel and old betrayals come roaring back, Ellie must choose: fight for the family that never wanted her, or finally fight for herself? If survival means walking away, can she leave the past—and their twisted love—behind for good?

After my birth family finds me, the girl who stole my life walks into the sea—and everyone blames me. Beaten, shunned, and framed by my own blood, I’m cast out and forced to choose between begging for love or building my own future. But when fate rewinds and gives me a second chance, I pick the one person who truly wants me—my outcast Grandpa—and vow never to crawl for their affection again.

Emily returns to the wealthy Carter mansion, only to find her 'real' family treating her like an outsider and forcing her to choose between fake kindness and open humiliation. Trapped in a web of favoritism and guilt, she exposes their double standards and refuses to beg for a place she was never truly offered. When she walks out, suitcase in hand, the Carters must finally confront the truth: the daughter they abandoned may be the only one brave enough to call them out.

Jenna spent high school invisible, mocked for her weight and crushed when her secret crush chose her perfect sister. Eight years later, Jenna returns to her hometown—transformed and married—only to confront old betrayals, family jealousy, and the man who once broke her heart. But revenge tastes sweeter when the tables turn and a new love steps out of the shadows.

Natalie has always played second fiddle to Aubrey—the girl her parents brought home instead of her. When Aubrey's desperate act exposes the family's true loyalties, Natalie faces the ultimate betrayal: she's the one they're pushing out. With her future and her heart on the line, Natalie must choose between clinging to a family that never wanted her or daring to find freedom on her own.

Forced to choose between his future and his brother’s, Danny draws the long straw—then spends his life paying the price for his family’s favoritism. When fate gives him a second shot, he refuses to sacrifice himself again, risking everything to break free. But with every door slammed in his face, Danny must fight for his own survival—or lose himself all over again.

Natalie always believed her childhood love with Derek would last forever—until a wild outsider named Aubrey crashes into their lives, stealing his affection and her family's loyalty. Betrayed and replaced, Natalie must fight for her place in a small town where secrets, jealousy, and heartbreak simmer beneath the surface. She’s about to prove she’s nobody’s backup plan.

Rachel always played the part of the cold, perfect student—never the main character, always the villain in someone else’s story. But when the new transfer heartthrob declares he came for her, the entire school—and her so-called childhood friend—turn on her, hungry for drama. Now she’s caught in a viral love triangle, hated by the heroine, hunted by jealous rivals, and forced to choose: play the villain, or finally take the lead.

Ethan was chosen by the untouchable senior girls—only to be discarded and replaced. When fate gives him a second chance, he’ll do anything to escape their toxic grip, even if it means shattering his family’s dreams. But as the girls beg for forgiveness, Ethan must decide if he’ll risk heartbreak all over again or finally put himself first.