Chapter 1391
Sophie moved ahead of them, glancing over her shoulder with a smirk that didn’t hide the awe in her eyes. "It’s watching. Listening. It knows what we did."
Emma came to a stop before a tall spire that twisted up toward the sky. "I think this is where it wants us to go."
They entered together.
Inside, the walls were carved with scenes - some familiar, some not. They showed twelve women surrounding a man, bodies interlaced in sacred union. But then the scenes shifted. They showed the same twelve women glowing with power, leading others, touching the earth, the sky, the sea. Planting, breathing, commanding. And always, at their center, the same man, marked by all twelve, his body glowing gold.
"This isn’t just a vision," Zoey said quietly. "It’s a prophecy."
Stella ran her fingers along one of the walls, her voice low and reverent. "It always knew we’d find this place."
Layla turned to Jude, eyes glowing. "You were always meant to bring us here."
The room brightened.
And in its center, a raised dais began to pulse.
They stepped forward.
It wasn’t until Jude touched it that it came alive fully, beams of golden light shooting up around the platform. His wives surrounded him in a circle, their bodies drawn closer by the heat, by the power, by the pulsing rhythm that now flooded the air like thick, sweet smoke.