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.”

looking back up at her, wondering if

need to tell her

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

I’m very pleased that you have found each

to hear her use Roger’s pet term for me as

smile at

it happen sooner. I believe it would

pain.”

looks down. “Cora’s the smart one,”

should have sent

worry about,”

everything to your mate.”

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

his face, and we

wish to know?”

child?”

forward, eager. “Do you

child is perfectly healthy, Cora,” my mother says, looking

hear the heartbeat now. Your child

I mean – we suspected that, but to hear

wide smile at me

I slide my hand into his, palm to

I ask,

like you,” my mother

me, curious.

bite my lip, glancing at Roger, who is unable

And in my

be a

but for him, for the child’s place in

again, snapping our attention back to

daughter,” she says, smiling and shaking her

is that…hmm,” she

to put

heart starts to pound again as

you would use for it,”

Your baby is…both human and

looks between us both, confused.

lean forward in

me…”

draws her eyes back down

across her face, “your

a wolf, but it is not the first. You

I stare at

about my confusion makes her laugh – not in a cruel

who watches her child discover a great

about the world.

I ask, my voice hardly louder than a whisper in

shock.

mother says, leaning forward to

human – your father was

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