Chapter 1354

Jude kissed her without hesitation, and around them, the flowers bloomed wider.

The kiss deepened, and with it, the air seemed to thicken once again - charged not just with heat but meaning. When Jude pulled back from Rose, her eyes were luminous, pupils dilated wide, reflecting more than just light. Behind them, the forest shimmered subtly, as though it too was breathing in tandem with their desire.

The others were no longer distant. They were forming a circle around him and Rose, not for worship, not for show, but for connection. Naked and marked by the glow, they stood like priestesses in an ancient rite, the glistening trail of their union etched across skin and thigh. Lucy stepped forward first, her fingers sliding down Jude's spine before pressing her lips to his shoulder.

"He belongs to all of us now," she whispered, eyes closing as she breathed in his scent.

Emma kissed the other side of his neck. "And we belong to him. All of us."