Elara Dawn

For seven years, Elara Thorne lived in the shadow of her own marriage. While her tech mogul husband Damien showered attention on his mistress, Elara played the perfect corporate wife—making his coffee, organizing his schedule, and watching her six-year-old daughter Cora grow closer to the other woman.

The other woman who happened to be her half-sister.

Vivienne Dubois had everything Elara didn't—Damien's heart, Cora's adoration, and the respect of everyone at Thorne Industries. When Elara flew home hoping to celebrate her birthday with her family, she found them planning a surprise party for Vivienne instead. When little Cora innocently asked if Vivienne could be her mommy, something inside Elara finally snapped.

Elara had been a brilliant AI researcher before marriage stole her ambitions. She'd co-founded YodaVision Technologies, only to abandon it all for a man who never loved her back. But now Julian Croft, her former partner, wants her to return as Chief Innovation Officer. The tech world that forgot her exists is about to remember why she was once called a visionary.

Walking away seems impossible when it means leaving Cora behind. But staying means accepting a life where she's invisible in her own home, humiliated at her own workplace, and competing with her half-sister for scraps of attention from her own family.

Damien thinks his wife will quietly accept whatever he gives her, the way she always has. He's about to discover that seven years of silence doesn't mean surrender—it means she's been planning her comeback. And when Elara Vance reclaims her name, her career, and her power, the tech world won't be the only thing shaken.

Some women bend. Others break. But the smart ones? They rebuild themselves stronger than before.

My Coldhearted Husband’s Regret

After Beck's awkward phone call with Lucas, the atmosphere turned chilly—and not just from the mountain air.


"You're going to freeze," Beck said, approaching Elara with a thick woolen coat. "Here, take this."


Elara hesitated before accepting it. "Thank you."


Beck handed another smaller coat to Shanice, who was bouncing excitedly beside them. "The bonfire's starting soon. We should head down."


As they walked toward the glowing light in the distance, Elara wrapped the coat tighter around herself. The weight of it felt comforting, though she'd never admit it.


"Look! It's huge!" Shanice pointed at the roaring bonfire that illuminated the small clearing where other campers had gathered.


The three of them found a spot on one of the logs arranged in a circle around the fire. Shanice sat between Elara and Beck, her eyes wide with wonder at the dancing flames.


"You three make such a beautiful family," an elderly woman commented from across the fire.


A Tentative Truce, A Lingering Gaze