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 up at her, wondering if

do I need to tell her that I’m

she says, smiling at us. “Your lives

as your hearts. I’m very pleased that you have found each

and I grin to hear her use Roger’s pet term

to smile at Roger, “though I’d

happen sooner. I believe it would have saved you

pain.”

to his credit, blushes and looks down. “Cora’s the

“You should have sent her

had other things to worry about,”

everything to your mate.”

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

his face, and we both know

wish to know?” she asks gently. “About

child?”

I breathe, leaning forward, eager. “Do

child is perfectly healthy, Cora,” my

heartbeat now. Your

mean – we suspected that, but to hear

a wide smile at me and reaches

slide my hand into his, palm to

is my baby a wolf?” I ask, turning

is like you,” my

me, curious.

my lip, glancing at Roger, who is unable to keep

face. And in my disappointment I realize that we were

very much that our child would be a wolf. Not

human baby- but for him, for the child’s

mother laughs again, snapping

she says, smiling and shaking her

here is that…hmm,” she looks up

through. “It is difficult to put into

heart starts to pound again as

word that you would use for it,” she

be hybrid? Your baby

a little and Roger looks between

hand as I lean forward in

me…”

back down again and focuses on my

spreading across her face, “your child

wolf, but

as I stare at her,

laugh – not in a cruel

of a mother who watches her child

about the world.

what do you mean?” I ask, my voice hardly

shock.

says, leaning forward to

is human – your father was a human.

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