Chapter 1475

Zoey didn't ask - she claimed him, kissing him hard, her nails dragging down his chest as she impaled herself with a growl. Layla and Natalie kissed behind her, bodies gliding together like waves. Grace licked her way up his spine while Susan suckled his neck, her voice soft as silk. Scarlett, quiet and intense, waited until the very end, until he was trembling - then wrapped herself around him with deadly grace and kissed him like a goddess taking her prize.

It lasted forever and a moment.

When it ended, they all collapsed together, limbs tangled, skin glowing.

Above them, the stars pulsed once.

The trees sang.

And from the heart of the forest came an answering hum - low, slow, vast.

Something had heard them.

Jude blinked against the light and whispered, "What now?"

Rose turned her head and smiled against his shoulder.

"Now," she said, "we lead."