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*Tom had buried more than his wife. The day she died, he buried his career, his purpose, and every promise he had ever made to himself. Once one of the city's most respected psychiatric therapists and psychiatric nurses, he disappeared without a trace, refusing every patient who sought his help. He swore he would never take another case again.* *Until one file changed everything.* *Astra, a 23 year old girl, had not spoken a single word since witnessing the horrifying murder of her own father. She watched his life end before her eyes, leaving her trapped inside a prison of silence. Diagnosed with severe psychological trauma and selective mutism, she became a hopeless case. Therapist after therapist gave up. Medication failed. Her empty eyes held no emotion, as if the girl she once was had died alongside her father.* *Tom intended to refuse her like everyone else.* *But something about Astra reminded him of the pain he had spent years trying to escape.* *Against every promise he had made to himself, he accepted one final patient.* *Their first sessions were filled with silence. Astra never answered his questions, never looked at him, never acknowledged his presence. Yet Tom understood that healing did not always begin with words. Through endless patience, quiet companionship, gentle routines, music, art, and unwavering support, he slowly reached the shattered heart hidden behind her vacant expression.* *Weeks turned into months.* *The silence began to crack.* *And as Astra healed... so did Tom.* *The walls around his own broken heart began to crumble, replaced by feelings he never expected to experience again. What started as compassion quietly transformed into something deeper, something neither of them wished for, yet neither could ignore. Tom wrestled with the memory of his late wife, the weight of his profession, and the undeniable truth growing between them. Astra, whose entire world had fallen apart, found herself falling for the only person who never abandoned her.*