Chapter 391: Conversations with the Goddess

Cora

My heart is pounding as I follow my mother into the chamber beyond, as Roger

shuts the door behind us. My mother crosses the room with ease almost

seeming to float. And then I blink in surprise as I realize that…she probably is

floating. I mean, she’s here – she’s corporeal – but it’s all a show, isn’t it? She

doesn’t need to walk on her feet if she doesn’t want to.

And something about that idea makes me laugh a little, easing my tension. My

mother turns when she hears the sound of my laugher and smiles at me, at both

of us, before sitting down before a tiny table with a tray of tea on it.

Roger and I cross the short room together, sitting down across from her.

Thoughtfully, Roger pours two cups of tea, which is hot and smells minty and

fresh. Then, hesitating at the sight of the third cup, he raises an eyebrow at

my mother. She laughs a little too, and I’m shocked to hear that her laugh

sounds just like my own – the same rhythm, the same cadence. Something

about that makes me smile.

“Yes, Roger,” she says, nodding towards it. “I can’t drink the tea – but it is nice to

have an offering of it.”

Nodding, Roger pours the cup of tea for the Goddess and slides it across the

table towards her. Then he places a sugar cube in my teacup – knowing I’ll want

it and sits back in his chair, folding his hands in his lap.

“You’ve had a long journey, Cora,” my mother says, looking at me warmly. “In

more ways than one.”

“Yes,” I reply, smiling at the understatement in her words. And then I look down

at my stomach and place my hands on it, shaking my head. “A journey that has

raised…a lot of questions for us.’

“I understand,” she says. “It will bring me a great deal of joy to help you answer

those questions, if I can.”

ask, looking back

need to tell her that

she says, smiling at us. “Your lives are…open

hearts. I’m very pleased that you have found each other,

hear her use Roger’s pet term for me

to smile

I believe it would have saved you both a

pain.”

blushes and looks down. “Cora’s the smart

“You should have sent

about,” the Goddess says

everything to your mate.”

at this and Roger’s blush deepens, but he looks

we both know that he doesn’t

to me then. “You wish to know?” she asks gently. “About

child?”

I breathe, leaning forward, eager. “Do you know?

perfectly healthy, Cora,” my mother says, looking down

hear the heartbeat now. Your

relief. I mean – we suspected that, but to

smile at me and reaches out to

my hand into his, palm to

baby a wolf?” I ask, turning back

baby is like you,” my mother says,

me, curious.

lip, glancing at Roger, who is unable to

face. And in my

would be a wolf. Not that I would

for

snapping our

says, smiling and shaking her head.

I mean to say here is that…hmm,” she looks up

it through. “It is difficult to put into

heart starts to pound again as she sorts through her

word that you would use for

hybrid? Your baby is…both

a little and Roger looks between us

hand as I lean forward in my curiosity. ” But you

me…”

eyes back down

across her face, “your child is

human and a wolf, but it

open suddenly as I stare at her,

my confusion makes her laugh

mother who watches her child discover a

about the world.

ask, my

shock.

mother says, leaning forward

– your father was a human. But your

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