He lost the will to walk, and she walked into his life... ✦༻ 𝑨𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒗 𝑽𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒂 ༺✦ He had everything - a thriving career, fame, and a fiancée - until a tragic accident left him paralyzed and bitter, shutting the world out behind high walls and silence. ✦༻ 𝑴𝒆𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝑺𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒉 ༺✦ She never planned to become anyone's caretaker, let alone for a man who looked at her like she was his enemy. But when fate leads her to Aarav's door, what begins as a job slowly turns into something much more powerful... and much more dangerous. As Aarav battles his inner demons and Meher tries to hold her heart together, their worlds begin to entwine - through therapy sessions, unexpected laughter, late-night confessions, and moments of raw vulnerability. But can love truly heal what's been broken beyond repair? And what happens when the past comes knocking again? ✦ ── ❖ ── ✦

[The Fiction Awards 2020 Winner in Diverse Fiction!] Jesse is paralyzed from his waist down, but he makes sure he gets what he wants, for he has already lost too many things in his life. Yet when he finally gets to meet Ava, who has anxiety and depression, he is not sure anymore. Ava has locked her heart away while trying to make sense of the world. Being mentally broken and haunted by unwanted thoughts, she struggles to trust people around her, while a chance encounter with a boy in a wheelchair changes her life and sets her on a path of self discovery. It's always hard to carve out a new path in lives. With Ava's endless pushing and Jesse's self-doubt about his disability, they do not plan to stop trying. Until the paralyzed love awakens. [Featured in the official @YARomance, @BullyingPrevention and @ComeAndSitWithUs reading list]