I Was the Star. They Chose Her

The day my family left for Hawaii, I discovered they had a secret group chat without me. My younger sister, Isabela, had always been the favorite, but I never imagined my own family would deliberately leave me behind. Then I discovered my boyfriend Santiago had secretly gone to Hawaii with her. When I uncovered the truth behind years of strange incidents, including my sister drugging my milk to ruin my SAT score and keep me out of the family portrait, I finally stopped begging for their love. I left California for New York, changed my college plans, and decided to build a life where I would never have to compete for a place in anyone's heart. But leaving was only the beginning. As secrets unravel and the people who abandoned me begin to realize what they lost, they will have to face the consequences of choosing her over me.