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 – ”

at her in desperation.

out go out and kill her just something my

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

I know she

can’t believe that there’s not something

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

in your world once in

do it again. Are you sure

else – – no other

could be worse – ” Please,

says, looking clearly into my eyes.

me again. Ever, Ella. It is

of my temples.”

up at her, as I realize that the price for this magic is….

into my eyes as she nods, realizing that

understand.

to me. “I just wanted you to know

so you could save your

stare at her, knowing I should think about it more

I let her know

it breaks my heart – I

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

“It will be all right.” And for

as her

slowly, her lips grow warm

skin.

my wolf come howling back

injustice done to her, in her eagerness

to help our

my mother, then – knowing

our bond to unbind my wolf and

been…

she says as she begins to

reaching out hand

grows warm. “Use

suddenly,

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

have passed –

my son. Now. So

hot within me. And I hold

it burn through me – through my mind, my heart,

ice begins to

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of rage, dashing away from

the clinic, holding

I’m already on the move, shifting into my wolf and bellowing in pain as I

wounds on my skin stretch horribly, as I

and the injuries in them scream in

running on fear and adrenaline, pushing myself to

body screams in

I ignore it, forcing myself forward beyond the pain, sprinting

my son. She’s locked in my sight

as I stream towards her, as I ignore my pain

into the chase.

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