New bible

Previously

…Sofia breathed in deeply. “It’s like a hidden paradise.” Luca smiled. “We made it.” But as Elara looked back at the door in the hillside, she saw something that made her heart lurch. The door was still open, and from within the tunnel, a faint orange light flickered—torchlight, not the golden glow of the book. Brother Thomas had found a way in. “We have to move,” Elara said, her voice urgent. “He’s coming.” She clutched the book and the bowl of honey, and the three of them ran toward the cottages, the fire inside her burning brighter than ever—but now with a new heat: the heat of pursuit.