A bond with the beast –

'Zehar bane haa teri

Pee javan main poori nu"

(If your love is poison

I'll drink it in a flurry)

- Advika, The Beauty in the arms of The Beast

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When Advika was 12 and Siddharth was 19:

Sid moved towards the little girl lying on the hospital bed with the help of the wall. Wires attached to her body. A thick bandage was wrapped around her head.

Siddharth took each steps with great difficulty. His legs seemed ...