WHEN THE HEARTS LEARNS TO STAY

Jayna Stevens has lived her entire life with a heart that may stop without warning. Born with a serious heart condition, she grows up surrounded by hospitals, fear, and the constant reminder that her time may be limited. To protect the people she loves from future pain, Jayna learns to keep her distance-choosing solitude over attachment, silence over hope.

Only two people have ever truly remained by her side: her strong and devoted older sister, Jane, and her childhood best friend, Nur. They are her safe world, the only ones she allows close enough to see her vulnerability.

Everything changes when Jayna meets Ginny Natnicha.

Ginny is warm, hopeful, and full of life-someone who believes in living fully despite uncertainty. Where Jayna sees endings, Ginny sees possibilities. Where Jayna holds back, Ginny offers patience and kindness without asking for anything in return.

As their connection deepens, Jayna finds herself torn between two choices: push Ginny away to spare her inevitable heartbreak, or risk love knowing it may not last forever. With every heartbeat carrying both fear and longing, Jayna must decide whether protecting others is worth sacrificing her own chance at happiness.

This story is a WLW slow-burn romance about love in borrowed time, the courage to stay despite fear, and the question of whether a fragile heart deserves a love just as powerful as it is fleeting.