Alpha Dom and His Human Surrogate

Chapter 389: 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

likes it here and if

and gurgles

I say quietly, smiling up at

Sinclair says, grinning proudly down at his son

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

about…five more months,” Roger calls to us, crossing his arms over

chest with a smirk.

just laughs and shakes his head, letting it

you ready, Cora?” I ask, moving again to

me a nod and reaching for my hand. I give it, and, with another deep. breath, the five of us

out of

going still at the sight of those robes

last time

a little pulse of comfort.

is…this is not the same situation we were

meet is going to try to take my baby

serve my mother.

the woman says, bowing a little and giving us a deep smile as we

of the Goddess – you are welcome here. And you

look back to the woman. “Is she here?”

at me but Cora turns to me with

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for a second and then, as I realize what

I bite my lip, feeling a very

—

her. I used up our bond used the magic of it to unbind my

and Cora, and my mate. Cora

but I just

smile

okay,” I say, squeezing her hand “I’m glad you can feel her

me, sympathetic, and then we

our whole party and taking a moment to let

baby, admiring him “Please,

mother’s temple And as we go, I wonder a everyone’s heart is pounding as much

live here and treat it as a home. As I look

instead leads us across it to a door at the back. Before she opens it, she turns to us with a

time. I smile at both of them as I reach for the baby, who

–

a warm hand on my shoulder – Cora nods to the priestess

see her immediately, we

of moonlight. Her face breaks into a smile as we cross the room, her eyes flashing over all of us but focusing on Cora. I can’t help the tears that well in my eyes

as I look at

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