Mira Thornvale

Elaine loved James, but he only wanted her stepsister Lucia. In desperation, she tricked him into intimacy, but he refused her—until Lucia got leukemia. Elaine agreed to donate marrow only if James married her. Their marriage was icy, and when Lucia returned years later, she stole James back. After Elaine lost their baby in a setup, even her family turned against her. When James finally discovered Lucia’s lies—and that Elaine was his true savior—he chased her down, consumed by guilt. But she was done. Their twisted battle of love and revenge left them both broken.


I Shouldn't Have Let You Go

Elaine stood on the train platform just after dawn, suitcase by her feet, a folder clutched in her hand.


The sea sparkled behind her, waves soft against the rocks.


She was headed to the capital—an international art grant interview. A new beginning.


Madame Lila had cried when she left. The children had painted her a goodbye mural: a woman made of stars, reaching for the sun.


“Anna Grey,” the stationmaster called.


She boarded, found her seat by the window, heart fluttering with something unfamiliar—anticipation.


Halfway through the ride, she opened her bag to review her grant materials.


Inside was a thick envelope she hadn’t packed.


Her name was handwritten across the front—her real name.


Inside: a press release officially clearing her name. Court transcripts confirming her innocence. Public statements from James. Donation receipts transferring Whitaker Foundation shares to child survivor programs.


Chapter 15 – Golden Sunrise