What are we without flesh and blood? Are we nothing but a beating heart in a ribcage, a marching soul inevitably leading to our demise? Or are we here as a test of loyalty to our God, a God we do not know but must trust? And without this trust, we will be punished indefinitely for questioning his divinity. And what is a sheep without his shepherd? Without God, are we nothing but sheep led astray? How will we be guided to the light without a shepherd on earth? Should we trust our shepherd to tell us the truth? Or will we be covered in the blood of the lamb? A shepherd with blood on his hands could infect his flock with poison. And with this poison, he has control. And to Luke, this poison is all he knows. His seventeen years of life have been devoted to nothing else but God. He wakes up, goes to school or church, and sleeps; rinse and repeat. There is no place or time for anything else in his life, such as television, going out with friends, or discovering new hobbies. His father, Pastor Ivy, ensures this. His life purpose will be to serve the Lord and nothing else. A purpose that Luke believes is the right way. What else would there be to life? He hadn't questioned this until he met Gabriel, a man who was the complete opposite of him. A man who was strong in his sense of self. A man who didn't bow to anyone or anything and stood firm in his beliefs in The Church of Satan. A man who Luke feared. But also a man who felt like home to him.

WARNING!! THIS BOOK INCLUDES; - Self harm - Suicidal thoughts - Suicide attempts - Cursing - Blood & Gore - Violence - & Angst (Maybe -_-) (I have no clue why this still says maybe. This book is full of that lovely angst) If your sensitive to any of these topics I suggest you don't read this book. Bakugou isn't happy. He's never been happy. His anger is due to him keeping his true feelings inside, hiding them with pills to keep the horrible thoughts away. He'll never open up though. No one except his family knows about his troubles, and he'd like to keep it that way. He'll use his bottled up pain, and lash out without meaning to. Nightmares that scare him, cause him to stay away and not get close to anyone. Out of fear of being hurt. He's scared. Not scared of what's around him though... He's scared of himself... Most chapters will be 1000+ words! My awesomely awesome cover is made by @-_Lenn_- (Thank you again Lenn!)