Chapter 1671

One by one, the others echoed it. They had all seen versions of the same vision - different women, different moments, but the same truth. Life. Creation. Not just metaphor. Not just spiritual.

Real.

Zoey swallowed hard. "Is it possible?"

Stella reached for Jude's hand, bringing it to her stomach. "The island isn't just fertile. We are."

Rose's lips curved in a knowing smile. "The seed was planted in the cradle. Watered in the spiral. And now it grows."

"But how?" Emma asked. "It's not like we've had a normal… cycle… since we got here. Time's been warped. The moon doesn't even follow a pattern."

Sophie looked at Jude, her expression unreadable. "The island made him the root. It chose his body as the conduit. What if this - us - what if we've become a new kind of womb?"

A hush fell over them.

Jude's heart pounded. "Are you saying you're pregnant?"

Rose shook her head. "Not yet. But we could be. Not by accident. By choice."