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

"Dad, can I give Ms. Elara these?" Shanice held up a small bundle of pinecones she had collected.


Beck looked over at Elara standing a few yards away, her breath creating small clouds in the crisp winter air. "I'm sure she'd love that, sweetheart."


Shanice rushed over to Elara, pine cones clutched carefully in her mittened hands. Beck watched as Elara bent down to accept the offering, her face lighting up with a smile that reached her eyes.


"Thank you, Shanice. These are beautiful," Elara said. "What should we do with them?"


"We could decorate our snowman!" Shanice suggested, pointing to the small lump of snow they had started shaping together.


Beck observed from a distance as Elara knelt beside Shanice in the snow, helping her press the pine cones into what was becoming the snowman's face. The sight stirred something in him. It had been a snap decision to invite Elara along on this trip, but seeing how quickly she had connected with Shanice, he knew it had been the right call.


Winter Bonds and an Urgent Call