The fire crackled as Jude sat still, his gaze flickering between each of his wives as they exchanged worried glances. The silence after his question hung thick in the air, almost suffocating. Somewhere, far off in the trees, a nightbird called out, but no one paid it any mind. Their world had narrowed to the small circle around the fire and the unspoken truth that hovered just outside their reach.
Serena was the first to move. She shifted closer to Amelia and whispered something too quiet to hear. Amelia gave a tight nod but didn't speak. Jude watched this quiet exchange, wondering if there was more happening between them than they were ready to share. He could feel the uncertainty building among them, not just the confusion of lost memory, but something more primalfear of the unknown.