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

"Please stop fidgeting," Beck told Cora as they stood in line for the roller coaster at Happy Valley amusement park. 


Cora's small shoulders slumped. She kicked at the ground with her sneaker, clearly uninterested in the excitement surrounding them. Children's laughter and screams of delight filled the air, yet Cora remained withdrawn.


"I thought you loved roller coasters," Beck said, trying to catch her eye.


Beck sighed. When Damien had asked him to take Cora to Happy Valley because she didn't want to go out alone, he'd expected the usual energetic child. This sullen version of Cora was unfamiliar territory.


"Look at that one," he pointed to a massive looping coaster. "We can try that next if you're brave enough."


Cora merely shrugged, her eyes fixed on her phone. Beck noticed she was scrolling through her call history—specifically, her outgoing calls to Elara.


"Did you call your mom again?" he asked gently.


The Weight of Unanswered Calls