Kill the Swan, Claim the Crown

Eleanor Reed spent twenty years raising Vanessa as her own, only to be betrayed and killed by the adopted daughter she had cherished above all else. The story then turns to Eleanor's second chance, as she finds herself with a new opportunity to face the people who wronged her. Her path forward is a quiet, determined climb toward reclaiming what was taken from her, shaped by love, loss, and the strength she discovers within herself.