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

"Mom! Mom!" Cora's excited voice echoed through the study doorway seconds before she burst into the room.


Elara turned just in time to catch her daughter as she launched herself forward, small arms wrapping tightly around her waist. The force of Cora's enthusiasm nearly knocked her backward.


"Hello, sweetheart," Elara said, bending down to kiss the top of Cora's head. The familiar scent of her daughter's strawberry shampoo brought an unexpected lump to her throat.


"We went to the aquarium! They had this huge octopus that changed colors right in front of us!" Cora's words tumbled out in a breathless rush. "And we saw sharks being fed and touched starfish and—"


"Sounds like you had quite an adventure," Elara smiled, absorbing her daughter's excitement while her eyes darted to the doorway, anticipating Damien's arrival.


"It was the best day ever! And yesterday we went to the park and had ice cream and Vivi taught me how to skip rocks on the pond!"


An Unexpected Agreement