25 parts Ongoing Candace Levine loves the Lord and is trying her best to adapt to her new environment. Meanwhile, Luke is stuck in a life he can't escape.
Surrounded by toxic people, he feels completely and utterly alone. He has built a defence mechanism that allows him to feel like he has control over his life. But deep down he knows he doesn't and never will.
This is why when Luke first encounters Candace he despises her. He sees the way she smiles at people with genuine care, or how she is humble, kind, and patient. He doesn't understand how someone could be like this, especially when all he has received his whole life is hate. So the last thing Luke expected was to develop a soft spot for the one girl he can't understand.
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Trigger warnings: mentions of domestic abuse, violent scenes, and anxiety.
(Bible translation: NIV)