Rejected Twice by My Real Family

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.

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.

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.

Anna’s heart shatters when her lifelong crush, Alex Lane, makes it clear he loves someone else. Humiliated and branded a villain by everyone—including the mysterious voices only she can see—Anna turns to Jason Carter, the loyal soldier who’s always watched from the sidelines. But as Anna tries to reclaim her dignity, will she discover the real love she’s been overlooking, or will her family’s demands destroy her chance at happiness?

They called me the family’s disappointment, the invisible middle child lost in the shadow of my golden siblings. Every dinner table dig and silent birthday taught me to shrink myself—until college, where I finally tasted freedom, hunger, and kindness. From hustling as a hostess to surviving betrayal and claiming my voice on stage, I learned what family truly means—and what it doesn’t. But when old wounds resurface and my parents come begging, will I finally break free or be pulled back into their web of guilt and regret? In a world that never wanted me to shine, what will I risk for my own place in the light?

I died a nobody and woke up in a trash can, only to be adopted by Chicago’s coldest, most broken heirs. Everyone thinks the Harris twins are destined for heartbreak, used and discarded by the main couple—but I refuse to let their story end in tragedy. If I have to cry, scheme, and outshine the leads as a baby, I’ll rewrite fate and steal the family I always dreamed of—no matter who I have to outwit.

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.

Family never lets go—even after betrayal, even after death. When Colin’s half-brother’s accident throws his life into chaos, a single desperate phone call drags him into a twisted inheritance plot and a custody battle with a cunning niece and a manipulative stepmother. Every decision is haunted by the echoing voice of a cosmic comment section, warning of schemes, traps, and a future where he’s the one destroyed. But this time, Colin remembers everything—and he’s not playing by their script. Will he outsmart the family that ruined him once, or is he doomed to repeat the same nightmare? What if the real enemy is the one smiling right at him?

After nine humiliating confessions and a lifetime of loving Ethan Miller, Anna finally swears she’s done chasing him. But just as she finds freedom from heartbreak, Ethan—haunted by pride and a secret debt to her family—begs for a tenth chance. This time, Anna holds the power, and the boy who once turned her away must fight for a girl who’s finally learned to walk away.

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?

Lisa devoted her life to raising her stepdaughter Natalie, only to be branded a homewrecker and publicly cut off after Natalie’s academic triumph. Betrayed by the family she built, Lisa faces humiliation, heartbreak, and a life-altering accident—until she wakes up years earlier, determined not to be destroyed again. But as old wounds resurface and new choices beckon, can she finally break free from the chains of the past?

My parents tried to save us by marrying me off to one of the boys I grew up with—but they humiliated me, rejecting me at the dinner table like I was nothing. When I was kidnapped by the same kids who once called me family, only Marcus—the one who hurt me most—came to my rescue, drawing me into a cruel game of fake love and brutal betrayal. I thought he wanted to heal me, but it was all a bet—my heart was just another prize for the boys who broke me.