12 parts Ongoing MatureEver since she was a child, Elsie Shepherd has lived in the shadow of a father she never knew and a family that never let her forget it. Born after her father's tragic death, she grew up surrounded by stories and photographs-but never memories of her own. To her siblings, she was a painful reminder of everything they lost. To Elsie, they were the family she could never quite reach.
Shut out and misunderstood, Elsie found comfort in the one person who didn't treat her like a burden-her brother's best friend, Mark Sloan. But when she reaches out to him in a moment of vulnerability, the coldness of his response cuts deeper than she ever expected.
Determined to break free from the pain of her past, Elsie sets out for a fresh start in Seattle, beginning her medical internship at Seattle Grace Hospital. But moving forward isn't easy when the ghosts of her family-and her feelings for Mark-still linger.
Can Elsie finally step out of the shadows and into her own story? Or will the wounds she carries threaten to follow her wherever she goes?