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 – ”

up at her in desperation.

ice, unbind my gift – go out go

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

We are from different realms – I know

but I can’t believe

“Once, Ella,” she says, her face hard. “There

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

able to do it again. Are you sure

nothing else – – no other situation that

that could be worse – ”

says, looking clearly into

call upon me again. Ever, Ella. It is the

of my temples.”

as I realize that the price for this magic

into my

understand.

to me. “I just wanted you

you could save

at her, knowing I should think about it more – that I

nod. I let her know that I know the price,

heart

darling,” she murmurs and then

all right.” And for a

the same as her hands against

slight tingle until, slowly, her lips

skin.

come howling back to me, her

injustice done to her, in her eagerness to

to help our baby

at my mother, then – knowing it is done – knowing

our bond to unbind my wolf

has been…

she begins

a piece of me,” she says, reaching out hand to point

grows warm. “Use it

suddenly, she is

that felt like a few

have passed –

that I have to get to my son. Now. So I reach within myself, accessing

And I

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

ice begins

Sinclair

out a roar of rage, dashing away from Hank who sits

clinic, holding his head in

on the move, shifting into my wolf

stretch horribly, as I feel my inner

form and the injuries in them scream

running on fear and adrenaline, pushing myself

my body screams in my mind

can’tBut I ignore it, forcing myself forward

who carries my son. She’s locked in my sight now,

towards her, as I ignore my pain and hurl

into the chase.

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