Chapter 1141

Jude met her gaze and gave the smallest nod.

Sophie's face tightened.

Scarlet moved through the camp like nothing had changed. She complimented Grace on her braids, kissed Natalie's cheek in passing, and whispered something in Zoey's ear that made her laugh with her head tilted all the way back.

No one said it aloud. But they knew.

Scarlet was gone.

And something else had taken her place.

By late afternoon, the tension in the camp had turned sharp. Not chaos, just unease so thick it hung in the air. Sophie stayed near Jude. Emma grew more silent. Susan watched Zoey's every move like a hawk. Grace and Natalie stayed close to each other. But the others, Rose, Layla, Zoey, Scarlet, they were inseparable.

Like petals of the same flower.

That night, they announced a walk.

"Just to the glade," Rose said sweetly. "We want to bathe in the moonlight."

Jude's jaw clenched.