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When Softness Stayed : A Love Story Beyond the Pain
Calla Rowan is a gifted creative director whose world is defined by beauty and quietly shaped by chronic pain. Living with fibromyalgia and interstitial cystitis, she’s built a careful structured, private, and full of silent endurance. But when her late-night creativity sparks a flare that leaves her vulnerable, the last person she expects to see her pain is Jaxon Vale—the enigmatic billionaire and CEO who’s always been polished, distant, and untouchable.
Until he isn’t.
Jaxon, known more for his power than his tenderness, finds himself pulled into Calla’s world—not as her boss, but as her anchor. What begins as an unexpected moment of care unfolds into something a love defined not by grand gestures, but by the presence of care. By heating pads delivered without being asked. By staying through the hardest nights. By creating space, not just in his penthouse, but in his heart.
As their connection deepens, Jaxon returns to a part of himself he had long the artist. And when he decides to craft Calla’s engagement ring himself—based on a secret sketch she never intended him to find—it becomes more than a proposal. It becomes a vow to honor the full truth of who she is.
When Softness Stayed is a deeply emotional, slow-burning love story about vulnerability, resilience, and the quiet power of choosing someone, again and again—even in their hardest moments.
Until he isn’t.
Jaxon, known more for his power than his tenderness, finds himself pulled into Calla’s world—not as her boss, but as her anchor. What begins as an unexpected moment of care unfolds into something a love defined not by grand gestures, but by the presence of care. By heating pads delivered without being asked. By staying through the hardest nights. By creating space, not just in his penthouse, but in his heart.
As their connection deepens, Jaxon returns to a part of himself he had long the artist. And when he decides to craft Calla’s engagement ring himself—based on a secret sketch she never intended him to find—it becomes more than a proposal. It becomes a vow to honor the full truth of who she is.
When Softness Stayed is a deeply emotional, slow-burning love story about vulnerability, resilience, and the quiet power of choosing someone, again and again—even in their hardest moments.
133 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 10, 2025
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