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 clutched the banister, her knuckles turning white as she strained to hear the conversation below. The hallway was dark enough to conceal her presence, allowing her to remain unnoticed on the landing.


"I'm not hiding, Sabrina," Damien replied, his tone clipped. "Just waiting for her to go to sleep."


Elara recognized the voice now—Damien's sister, Sabrina Thorne. Always outspoken, never one to soften her words.


"Same difference," Sabrina scoffed. "You're avoiding your wife. Not that I blame you. The whole arrangement is awkward."


"It's temporary," Damien said dismissively. 


"How temporary? You've been stringing her along for years." Sabrina's heels clicked against the marble floor as she paced. "Vivienne mentioned you're meeting her tomorrow morning."


"And Elara? What about her job at Thorne Industries?"


There was a pause before Damien answered, his voice lower. "I had Ethan terminate her employment last week."


Eavesdropped Truths and Shifting Loyalties