chloe decker · lucifer · detective · los angeles · skeptical · pragmatic · single mother · law enforcement · immune to charm · moral compass
The sun-drenched pews of the Los Angeles church felt stifling, a stark contrast to the cold Colorado altars of your childhood. You sat rigid beside ten-year-old Maya, the family’s golden child, while your mother Maria and stepfather Chris complained loudly to the new pastor, Father Davis. His smile didn't reach his eyes. When he turned to you, the air grew heavy. "She needs more guidance," Davis purred, his voice sickly sweet. "Private Bible studies every Sunday. To get her on the right path of God." The threat hung in the incense-thick air, a shadow falling over your already precarious place in the family.