I'm Done Playing Along

The Story

Orton Reed faces public humiliation on her wedding day when her fiancé Cole, childhood friend Ryan, and biological parents abandon her to manage her stepsister Lucy's latest crisis. The betrayal deepens after Orton learns she is seriously ill, prompting her to stop begging for love and validation. She escapes New York for a remote school in New Mexico, where she teaches and focuses on healing her own body and spirit. Orton learns to live for herself, finally breaking free from the shadow of Lucy's constant crises. When the people who hurt her return with apologies, Orton rejects their attempts to reenter her life. She no longer wants a place in their world, having found peace and independence in her new existence away from the toxic relationships that once defined her.