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.”

I ask, looking back up at her, wondering

need to tell

she says, smiling at us. “Your

I’m very pleased that you have found

hear her use Roger’s pet term for me

before. Then she turns to smile

I believe it would have saved you both

pain.”

blushes and looks down. “Cora’s the

me. “You should have sent

other things to worry about,” the Goddess says easily. “You can’t

everything to your mate.”

blush deepens, but he looks up at both of

look on his face, and we both know that he doesn’t mean

me then. “You wish to

child?”

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

healthy, Cora,” my mother says, looking

“I can hear the heartbeat

I both exhale in relief. I mean – we suspected that, but to hear it

a wide smile

my hand into

my baby a wolf?” I ask, turning back to

baby is like you,” my mother says, turning her head to

me, curious.

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

his face. And in my

much that our child would be a wolf. Not that I would mind

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

snapping our

smiling and shaking her head.

to say here is that…hmm,” she looks up at the ceiling

through. “It is difficult to put into words…I

to pound again

believe the word that you would use

hybrid? Your baby is…both human

and Roger looks between us both,

as I lean forward in my curiosity. ” But

me…”

Goddess draws her eyes back down again and focuses on my

says, a smile spreading across her face, “your child is a

but it is not the first. You

open suddenly as I stare at her,

confusion makes her laugh

watches her child

about the world.

you mean?” I ask, my voice hardly louder than a whisper in

shock.

are human, Cora,” my mother says,

is human – your father was a

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