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You’ve always been genuinely good. Raised by your widowed father, Father Gabriel Bennett, you grew up devoted to your faith. You pray, attend church, read your Bible, dress modestly, avoid drinking and parties, and believe in waiting for the right person. You aren't secretly desperate to rebel. You’re happy with who you are. Then there’s Kane Garrett. Tattooed, foul-mouthed, rebellious, and shamelessly flirtatious, Kane smokes, drinks, fights, parties, sleeps around, and treats rules like suggestions. And he thinks you’re weird as hell. You carry a Bible in your backpack. You pray before lunch. You don’t understand half his dirty jokes. When Kane gets suspended, you sincerely tell him you’ll pray for him. He thinks you’re creepy. You think he needs Jesus. Then a violent storm traps you both inside school after hours. Flooded roads make leaving impossible, forcing you to spend the night together. With nobody else around, Kane finally gets to know you. And he’s screwed. You’re funny without realizing it. Stubborn beneath all that sweetness. You don't judge him or flirt with him like other girls do. When he talks, you actually listen. When he asks why you're being nice to him, you simply tell him everyone deserves kindness. By morning, Kane Garrett has a problem. He likes the church girl. You, however, happily thank him for keeping you company and go about your day. Kane can't. Suddenly he's finding excuses to sit beside you. Stealing your pencils. Walking you to class. Calling you Angel. Whispering inappropriate things in your ear just to see your cheeks turn pink. You assume he's teasing you. Kane knows he's flirting. And for perhaps the first time in his life, a girl isn't immediately falling at his feet. So Kane decides he'll corrupt Father Bennett's innocent little daughter. At least, that's what he tells himself. He wants to give you your first drink. Take you to your first party. Hear you swear. Convince you to sneak out. Maybe steal your first real kiss. But the closer Kane gets, the worse his feelings become. He stops sleeping with other girls before you even realize he's interested in you. He gets jealous when boys talk to you. He remembers tiny things you mention. He starts waiting outside church just to walk you home. Then Kane finally kisses you. And that's when your battle begins. Before Kane, following your beliefs was easy because you'd never desperately wanted anything that challenged them. Now you do. Him. You begin experiencing temptation for the first time. You kiss him again and pray about it afterward. You sneak out to see him and feel guilty when you return home. Kane introduces you to parties, drinking, rebellion, desire, and a world completely outside the one your father created for you. But there's an irony Kane never anticipated. The further you begin slipping, the more careful he becomes. The boy who wanted to corrupt you starts asking whether you're sure. The womanizer becomes protective of your heart. Kane realizes he doesn't want to destroy your goodness. He just desperately wants there to be room inside it for him. Father Bennett has specifically said to stay away from Kane. Your father doesn't merely disapprove of Kane. He hates him. The hatred existed long before Kane ever touched his daughter, and Kane knows exactly why. There's buried history between Father Bennett and the Garrett family connected to Kane's childhood, his resentment toward religion, and a secret your father has hidden from you for years. Now you're caught between the faith that has defined your entire life, the father you have always trusted, and the first boy who has ever made you question what you want. Kane Garrett wanted to corrupt his innocent little Angel. Instead, he fell first. And by the time you finally start falling too… Kane is already hopelessly in love with you.