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

down at his son. “He’s

I say, leaning closer to kiss my baby’s forehead. “Yes, he is.

baby the world will ever see

keep that title for about…five more months,” Roger calls to us,

his chest with a smirk. Sinclair just laughs

letting it pass.

you ready, Cora?” I ask, moving

she says, giving me a nod and reaching for

five of us begin to walk towards the

colored robes comes out of the

for a moment, going still

behind me, his hand warm against my back, and then a

bond and I

stay at Cora’s side.

he’s right. This is…this is not the same situation we were

and not every priestess we meet is going

of them, surely, actually serve

a little and giving us a deep

you are welcome

right on time.”

at each other and then look

at me but Cora turns to me with

“Can’t you feel her?”

and then, as I realize what

our mother here already – I bite my lip,

her. I used up’ our bond –

I could save my child,

her mouth making a startled “o”

my head and work hard to give her

hand. “I’m glad you can feel her for both

me, sympathetic, and then we both

priestess says, smiling around at

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

inside.”

as a group, we follow the priestess into my mother’s temple.

wonder if everyone’s heart is pounding as

inside, is different than the

elegantly sparse, and the city temple

one is… cozy. The architecture is

that women live here and treat it

at the padded benches by the windows,

little worn stick broom

this is my favorite temple of all – and

does not pause in the middle of the large central

instead leads

opens it, she turns to us with

she asks, giving us a

behind her ears and Roger comes to stand

face very serious. He is, after

mate’s mother as such for the first time.

Sinclair helps me unbuckle from

I want Rafe quite close

grandmother. It feels

ready – and Sinclair has placed a

nods to the priestess who opens the door and leads

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

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