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

Elara's first day at YodaVision was nothing like her years at Thorne Industries. Here, the whispers weren't about her marriage or her husband. They were about her capabilities, her qualifications—or perceived lack thereof.


She sat alone during lunch, perfectly content with her solitude. The other employees kept a polite distance, casting curious glances her way. She didn't mind. She wasn't here to make friends. She was here to reclaim her passion, her purpose beyond being Damien Thorne's wife.


At her workstation, Elara immersed herself in code. The complex AI neural network problem that Julian had assigned her felt like a puzzle waiting to be solved. Her fingers flew across the keyboard, her mind working through algorithms and solutions with a precision that surprised even herself.


"How's it coming along?" Yandel asked, stopping by her desk late in the afternoon.


Elara looked up and smiled. "I'm almost done."


Yandel's eyebrows shot up. "Done? That's a ten-day project."


Beyond Expectations, Beneath Scrutiny