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.

I say quietly,

says, grinning proudly down at his son.

kiss my baby’s forehead. “Yes,

baby the world will

about…five more months,” Roger calls

arms over his chest with a smirk. Sinclair

letting it pass.

you ready, Cora?” I ask,

a nod and reaching for

another deep breath, the five of us begin

woman in dove- colored robes comes out

still at the sight of those robes

last time I saw themBut I feel Sinclair behind me, his hand warm against my back, and then

the bond and I exhale, skipping forward a

stay at Cora’s side.

not the

priestess we meet is going to try

them, surely, actually serve

a little and giving us a

“Daughters of the Goddess – you are welcome

right on time.”

smile at each other and then look back

The priestess smiles warmly at me but Cora

“Can’t you feel her?”

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

I bite my lip,

feel her. I used up’ our bond –

wolf and my gift so that I could save my child, and Cora, and

suddenly, her mouth making a startled “o”

hard to give her

glad you can feel her for both

and then we

priestess says, smiling around at our whole party and taking

let her gaze linger on the baby, admiring him. “Please,

inside.”

follow the priestess into my mother’s temple. And as

I wonder if everyone’s heart

different than the ones

elegantly

and impressive, this one is… cozy. The architecture

but you can tell that women live here and treat it

the padded benches by the

and the little worn stick broom tucked into a corner,

suddenly that this is my favorite temple of all – and that I quite

does not pause in the middle

instead leads us

back. Before she opens it, she turns to

us

tucks her hair behind her ears

very serious.

as such for the first

the baby, who Sinclair helps

it, but somehow I want Rafe quite

It

and Sinclair has placed

Cora nods to the priestess who opens

Goddess, standing at the far end of

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