The Thorns He Prunes
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Olivia (Liv) Everson is moving away from her comfort place called home, and into university in the big city, London. In the city of dreams, liveliness, and bustle, Olivia has to restart her life away from those who broke her.
In a city that never sleeps, she navigates through it to find her peace in the torrent of her past, friends, and the pressure to become the highest achieving law student in LSE. Olivia's new set of friends bring the frivolous lifestyle she never thought she deserved. One thing she wasn't prepared for was the trouble that they brought along with them.
However, she wouldn't ever think that all it could take is one mistake from the past for her new persona to come crashing down. However, God has a purpose for it all.
But what could go wrong when the thorns that have always protected her are plucked off?
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