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 – ”

looking up at her in desperation.

ice, unbind my gift – go out go out and

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

I know she is bound

but I can’t believe

face goes grim. “Once, Ella,” she says, her face

that I can interfere physically in your world once in your life. And I

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

There is nothing else – – no other

could be worse – ” Please, mother,

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

me again. Ever, Ella. It is the last time we will speak outside

of my temples.”

I gasp as I look up at her, as I

my eyes as she nods, realizing that

understand.

she says softly to me. “I just wanted you to know

was, so you could save your

knowing I should think about it more

I nod. I let her know

my heart

murmurs and then she

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

as

slight tingle until, slowly, her lips grow warm

skin.

I feel my wolf come howling back to me, her

at the injustice done to her, in her eagerness

help our baby

– knowing it

wolf and her gift. And in

been… used

begins to fade from my sight.

says, reaching out hand

grows warm. “Use

then, quite suddenly, she is

even though that felt like a few long minutes with my

have passed –

I have to get to my son. Now.

I hold onto it, and access

my mind,

ice begins to

Sinclair

brother lets out a roar of rage, dashing away from Hank

clinic, holding his head

the move, shifting into my wolf

on my skin stretch horribly, as I feel my inner organs

in them scream in protest against it.

running on fear and adrenaline, pushing myself to

in my mind to

ignore it, forcing myself forward beyond the

carries my son. She’s locked in my sight

I stream towards her, as I ignore

into the chase.

turnHer eyes go wide with horror as I