Chapter 1: The Uninvited Guests at the Sanctuary Altar
Part 1 He didn’t know that when he exiled me penniless six years ago, I was already pregnant. I didn’t utter a word. Instead, I [more…]
Part 1 He didn’t know that when he exiled me penniless six years ago, I was already pregnant. I didn’t utter a word. Instead, I [more…]
A new wave of murmurs swept through the congregation, not of shock, but of pity. Gideon, my ex-husband, held his hands up, calming the crowd. [more…]
Far from the spiritual grandeur of the Assembly’s central sanctuary, in a dimly lit, nondescript warehouse on the outskirts of Twin Falls, Gideon Kincaid sat [more…]
The moment I returned to the sanctuary, the heavy iron doors were already closed. Not just the side door to the guest suites, but the [more…]
The hours that followed were an agonizing blur of confined panic. I tried every door, every window, but the compound was an iron cage. Guards [more…]
The air inside the compound grew thick with desperation. The evening deepened, but the lights in the sanctuary remained on, casting long, unsettling shadows. Gideon [more…]
Chaos erupted throughout the compound. Assembly members scrambled, some grabbing buckets of water, others simply fleeing toward the main gate, which was still secured. The [more…]
The world narrowed to a tunnel of pain and smoke. My head throbbed, and a searing agony shot up my leg. But all I could [more…]
The burning courtyard was a maelstrom of light and shadow, the roar of the fire punctuated by shouts and the frantic rush of fleeing Assembly [more…]
The wail of legitimate sirens finally reached the compound. Firefighters and paramedics swarmed the grounds, their flashing lights painting the smoke-filled night in stark red [more…]