THE CALM AFTER HER
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The Calm After Her
He was the storm everyone feared. She was the sea no one saw drowning.
Atty. Callisto Sebastian V. Del Fierro - ruthless in court, cold in heart, and untouched by emotion. As one of the most feared lawyers in the country, he thrives on control, silence, and brutal logic. Love? It's a weakness he buried long ago.
Until he met Ellara Skye Sarmiento - a clumsy, soft-spoken nurse whose bright smile masks the shadows in her heart. She's warmth. She's chaos. She's healing. And she's hurting in ways no one dares to ask.
Their lives collide in a sterile ER - a chance encounter of bruises and stitched skin. But what starts as curiosity slowly pulls at their scars, until the coldest man finds himself addicted to her calm... and to her pain.
When the biggest legal case of Callisto's career entangles Ellara's broken past, he's forced to choose: justice... or the woman who taught him how to feel.
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