Chapter 1346

Emma took his hand.

Grace took the other.

And the rest followed.

Barefoot, glowing, silent and powerful.

As they passed through the valley, the wind picked up. It wasn't cold. It was warm. A welcome. The trees beyond the cliffs bowed as they passed, their leaves shimmering faint gold.

They returned to the temple just before midnight.

The fire was still burning.

And the ground beneath it… was flowering.

Tiny white buds pushing through the soil.

Susan knelt to touch them. "She's spreading."

Layla smiled. "And she'll spread through us."

Lucy kissed Jude's cheek. "We're not wives anymore."

He looked at her, uncertain. "Then what are we?"

She leaned close, her breath sweet against his mouth. "We're keepers. Vessels. Lovers of the island and of each other."

Sophie curled into his side. "We're something the world has never seen before."

Grace whispered, "We're becoming the dream."