Dagger Beneath the Silk

Maya Thornton, once the Marquis Valen, finds herself reborn six years after her death, returning to a life that once ended in heartbreak. Her story begins at a painful memory from six years earlier, when she lost her life moments after giving birth. Now given a second chance, she carries the sharp lessons of her past into a world that has moved on without her. The path ahead promises a quiet reckoning with those who wronged her.