A Love Once Lost

Welcome to the official, fully revised edition of A Love Once Lost! Before you dive into the journey, please take a moment to read through this author’s note, content advisory, and legal disclosure regarding the history and official distribution of this work.

About the Story and Publication History: This book holds a deeply special place in my heart. I first began drafting and creating this concept back in 2019, making it my very first original story. For roughly 6 to 7 years, early drafts and various iterations of this story existed on W*****d under a different title (Lost Love). Over those years, the plot underwent continuous development—it was edited, rewritten, unpublished, and republished as my craft evolved.

Please note the following regarding its background and availability:

Previous Availability: It was previously shared on W*****d purely as an unmonetized draft for free reading.

W*****d Withdrawal: To prepare for a fresh, professionally polished launch, I have completely withdrawn and unpublished all previous versions from W*****d, leaving only a few sample chapters.

Official Multi-Platform Availability: This story is now being published as an authorized, non-exclusive release across select official pay-to-read platforms. The text presented here is the definitive, fully rewritten edition. Any uploads, copies, or external versions outside of my official author accounts on authorized platforms are strictly unauthorized.

Content & Reader Disclosures

Mature Themes: This narrative includes mature themes, intense emotional conflicts, and strong language. A specific content advisory will appear at the beginning of individual chapters containing age-sensitive material. Please proceed with discretion.

Character Behavior: The story explores complex human emotions, including severe conflict, jealousy, and morally grey choices. These actions are written strictly for dramatic storytelling—please refrain from replicating any negative or toxic behaviors portrayed by the characters.

Fictional Context: Scenarios, dramatic choices, and plot progressions within the story are designed purely for reader engagement and dramatic tension. They are not intended as literal or realistic depictions of real-world practices or professionals.

Standard Disclaimer: This book is a work of fiction. All names, characters, organizations, locations, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

Media, Visuals & Audio Disclosures

AI & Visual Media Usage: Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology was utilized strictly and exclusively for generating visual imagery (such as book cover design, character concept art, and promotional banners). AI was not used in any capacity to write, generate, or assist in drafting the plot, prose, text, or dialogue of this story.

Image Rights: All images used alongside this work are either original AI-generated graphics, royalty-free stock assets, or publicly available media. No copyright infringement is intended. All rights remain with their respective original creators or platforms. If you are the copyright holder of any visual asset used and wish for credit or removal, please contact me directly for immediate resolution.

Song Lyrics & Music: For any song lyrics, musical quotes, or references mentioned within the text, full credit belongs to the original songwriters, artists, and music publishers. No copyright infringement is intended.

Copyright & Copyright Theft Warning

Copyright © 2026 Shreya Roy. All Rights Reserved.

THIS STORY IS MY ORIGINAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. DO NOT COPY, TRANSLATE, RE-UPLOAD, OR PLAGIARIZE THIS WORK.

Unauthorized reproduction, distribution, adaptation, or transmission of this work—by any means, including electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or uploading to third-party sites or AI scrapers—is strictly prohibited. Any unauthorized upload outside of my official platform accounts will be met with immediate legal notice, DMCA takedowns, and platform bans.

Thank you for supporting an independent author's rights, hard work, and creativity! Enjoy the reading experience.

☞︎︎︎ WARNING:

  This is a slow-burn novel. So if you’re into fast-paced stories with instant one night stands, marriage/divorce or kids without any real character depth or development, then this is not for you. My characters have actual personalities, they don’t exist just for the story. The characters will evolve over time and grow with the plot, it won’t be instant. So if it seems boring to you at some point, you can drop the story, unless you don’t wanna miss the grand climax.