Accidental Surrogate

Accidental Surrogate Chapter 376-The Cost Ella

My internal screaming continues, echoing through me as I grab whatever bond I

have to my Goddess mother and pull on it as hard as I can –

And I’m still screaming, there, in my mind and honestly maybe from my throat as

well, I’m too far beyond myself now to know – when suddenly…

…She’s here.

My mother’s presence materializes first in my mind as she reaches for me,

worried.

“Ella!” I hear her say, her voice chiming against my own frantic screams, “Ella, I

am here!”

Shocked shocked to feel her, shocked that it worked – I find myself thrown out

of my meditative state and into my own body, which is still freezing cold. But

when my eyes fly open I gasp to see that she’sShe’s actually here. Not just present in my mind – but standing before me. And

as I blink frantically, letting my eyes adjust, I realize that she’s not… physically

here. Not in the way she was when we met her in the desert. But she’s here in

her spirit – she presents herself before me in an echo of her true form, a

glowing, beautiful specter that reaches her hands out towards me.

“Mother!” I gasp. “Mom please – I need my baby – please release me -”

“Ella,” she says, coming forward and reaching for me, though her hands can’t

quite touch my face. I feel her, though something about her touch tingles against

my cheeks as she tries and fails to take my face in her hands. ” I don’t

understand, child – I don’t know what’s happening -”

And then I’m sobbing, looking up at her, desperate for her to know but so cold

now so incredibly cold – and unable to find the words to express it all-

“Close your eyes, darling,” she murmurs, looking down at me with her beautiful,

glowing face. “Show me.”

And I do. I press my eyes shut and, sobbing, I press my thoughts – my

memories – my fears – my ideas everything forward towards her. And I hear her

gasp at first in shock, and then coo with understanding. –

“All right, Ella,” she says softly, and I open my eyes again to see her shaking her

head at me. “Your gift is bound, my love and I cannot – ”

sob, looking up at her

go out and kill her just something

see her grief on the goddess’s face, her desire to

different realms – I know she is bound by rules

I can’t believe that there’s not something she

she says, her face hard.

interfere physically in your world once in your life.

to do it again. Are you sure that you want it to

else – – no other situation that

be worse – ”

a price,” she says, looking clearly into my eyes. “You will…not be

is the last time we will

of my temples.”

at her, as I realize that the price

She looks steadily down into my eyes as she nods,

understand.

it, child,” she says softly to me. “I just wanted you to

was, so you could save

should think about it more – that I

I nod. I let

it breaks my heart –

right, darling,” she murmurs and then she leans forward and

“It will be all right.” And for a moment the press of her

feels the same as her hands against my

her lips grow

skin.

as I feel my wolf come howling back

to her,

to help our

up at my mother, then – knowing it is done – knowing that she

to unbind my wolf and her gift.

has been… used

says as she begins to fade

she says, reaching out

her gift grows warm. “Use it

suddenly, she is

to myself realizing thatThat even though that felt like a few long minutes

have passed –

to get to my son.

me. And I hold onto it, and

through me – through my mind, my heart,

begins

Sinclair

brother lets out a roar of rage, dashing away from

outside the clinic, holding

shifting into my wolf

my skin stretch horribly, as I feel my inner organs

them scream in protest against it. But I’m

adrenaline, pushing myself to go after my

screams in

I ignore it, forcing myself forward

who carries my son. She’s locked in

I stream towards her, as I

into the chase.

see the moment that she hears me – she her hesitate in her steps, turnHer eyes go wide with horror as I pull together my last bit of will and