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I neeed help please.

i need a replacement for 'but to.'

for example I had no choice but to kill my only love.

'but to' just sounds so very crappy.

I could only
I had to


I'm not sure, that is all I could come up with for that sentence. Sorry if I was no help.

except?

maybe if it had a colon in it or something?
like "I had no choice: I would have to kill my only love" ... ?

I like Brigid's It's good.

if you're really needing something try to redo the whole sentence. of corse you may need those exact words and if so my apologies for useless advice.

"there was no choice, my only love had to die beneath my own hand."

That's not bad either, but if you're changing the whole thing;

"I had no choice, my only love had to die." or I prefer using the love's name if it fits.

"I had no choice, (Bob,Bill,Miguel) had to die."

BUt I still like Brigid's, it's keeping the words similar enough therefore keeping your voice as the author.

I was forced to kill my love (or, (which I reccomend, as it is active rather than passive voice) Fate (or something else) forced me to kill me love)

Renee wrote: "That's not bad either, but if you're changing the whole thing;

"I had no choice, my only love had to die." or I prefer using the love's name if it fits.

"I had no choice, (Bob,Bill,Miguel) h..."


well his name hasnt actually been introduced at this time and i like it better not to say his name

thank you, all of you for helping me.

Okay, I can understand that. It doesn't fit if you're keeping it under wraps, setting up the story. Could you simply say, "I had no choice, he had to die." It leaves it open to a ton of questions. Who? A stranger? Did she know him? Her father? her boyfriend? her brother? her uncle?
I think you see where I'm going. Would that fit with the rest of it?

the point is. she has to kill him but she loves him and the reader doesnt know who exactly it is that she is killing

i am so thankfull for you helping me