Accidental Surrogate

Chapter 390

Chapter 390:The Temple

Ella

It is, indeed, a long climb. Cora and I are panting by the time we get to the top,

and even though Sinclair took Rafe from me halfway through the hike I have to

take a moment to catch my break when we pull ourselves up to the final level.

Roger has the indecency to look a little smug about the fact that he barely looks

winded and Cora gives him a little shove on the shoulder as she works to take a

few deep breaths and wipe the sweat from her brow.

Even as I work to bring my heartrate back down, I absolutely marvel at the sight

before me.

The Goddess’ temple, like the one in the city, is built completely with white

marble. But unlike the one in the city, this one looks…ancient. Vines grow in

ropes all over it, looking almost as if the structure is part of the forest itself,

having grown up organically from it. The temple is tall and wide, the pillars in

front drawing my eyes upward to the slanted roof which curls into a dome. At the

very peak of the dome is a golden crescent moon, reaching up towards the sky,

glinting in the bright sunlight.

“Wow,” Cora says, standing straight next to me and likewise marveling at the

temple. “Mom has some… impressive property.”

“I know, right?” I mutter back, crossing my arms and shaking my head. If

someone had told me, when I was a little girl sleeping in my creaky little orphan

bed, that my mom lived here…

Well. I probably would have believed them.

But I was a very imaginative child.

“Um,” Roger says, looking anxiously at Cora. “Shall we?”

I smile at him, seeing that he’s eager to move on but also that he wants to give

her room to process this experience. It’s more intense for her than it is for him,

and I think that it’s very sweet that he realizes this. Roger really has come leaps

and bounds as a person from when I first met him.

Sinclair comes to stand next to me and I grin at him and then turn to my baby,

taking his hands and speaking to him quietly, asking him how he likes it here

and if he’s ready to meet his granny for real this time. Rafe claps and gurgles

like he really is excited.

like he understands sometimes,” I say quietly, smiling

Sinclair says, grinning proudly down at his

kiss my baby’s forehead. “Yes,

baby the world will ever

about…five more

with a smirk.

letting it pass.

Cora?” I ask, moving again to her

nod and reaching for my

us begin to

colored

a moment, going still at the sight of

behind me, his hand warm against

and I

stay at Cora’s side.

This is…this is not the same situation

priestess we meet is going to try to

of them, surely, actually serve

says, bowing a little and giving us a deep smile

of the Goddess – you are

right on time.”

other and then look back to the woman. “Is she

at me but Cora turns to

“Can’t you feel her?”

at Cora for a second and then, as I realize what she

here already – I bite my

up’ our

my gift so that I could

this very suddenly, her mouth making a startled

head and work hard to give her a

glad you can feel her for both of

and then we both

around at our

linger on the baby, admiring him. “Please, do

inside.”

the priestess into

everyone’s heart is

temple, inside, is different than the ones that

temple was elegantly

impressive, this one is… cozy. The

women live here and treat it as a home.

at the padded benches by the

stick broom

temple of all

priestess does not pause in the middle of the

but instead leads us across it to

opens it, she turns to us with a

giving us a moment. to

ears

serious. He is, after

his mate’s mother as such for the

who Sinclair helps me unbuckle from the

but somehow I want Rafe quite close to me as we go to

It

we’re all ready – and Sinclair

Cora nods to the priestess who opens

we all doThe beautiful Goddess, standing at the far end of the room,

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