Baptized In Fear
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MatureComplete Fri, May 16, 20255h 10m
Angel never expected the boy who kissed her at a church picnic to become the one who'd break her.
Years later, they're no longer kids playing in the dirt-they're teens carrying silence, secrets, and everything they were never taught to say. Angel just wants peace. Malik wants redemption. But love? That's the part neither of them knows how to hold without hurting.
Baptized in Fear is a Southern slow-burn filled with tension, vulnerability, and the kind of love that asks: what if they stay this time?
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