"Healing isn't always humane."Everyone trusts Dr. Joseph Miller as their caregiver because of his steady hands, gentle eyes, and soothing voice, which makes even pain seem tolerable. But behind the mask of compassion lies a truth no textbook could contain: his belief that real healing requires suffering, that pain is not a symptom but a cure.When Ethan, a fragile young man on the verge of collapse, comes under Joseph's care, he becomes the perfect subject for the doctor's philosophy. Renamed Hollow and stripped of his past, Ethan is drawn into a twisted cycle of rituals where cruelty is disguised as compassion, where every scar is called salvation.But as suspicions mount and a nurse named Ellen begins to see through Joseph's carefully cultivated facade, the line between patient and disciple blurs and Hollow is forced to confront the impossible truth. Is he a victim, a believer, or something caught irreversibly in between?The Kindest Cut is a chilling psychological thriller about trust, devotion, and the terrifying power of influence. Prasanth N.M. leads readers into a world where the hands that promise healing may also deliver the deepest wounds and where reclaiming your scars might be the only way to survive.For readers of unsettling, character-driven stories steeped in moral ambiguity, The Kindest Cut dares to ask: when care demands a sacrifice, whose blood pays the price?