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

to him quietly, asking him how he likes it here and if he’s

this time Rafe claps and gurgles like he really

I say quietly,

grinning proudly down at his son “He’s very

leaning closer to kiss my baby’s forehead

title for about…five more months,”

chest with a smirk.

shakes his head, letting it

I ask, moving again to

think so,” she says, giving me a nod and reaching for my hand. I give it, and, with another deep. breath, the five

out of

still at the sight of those robes

the last time

back, and then a little pulse of comfort. comes down the

not the same situation

priestess we meet is going to try to take my baby away. Some

serve my mother.

a little and giving us a deep smile as

the Goddess – you are welcome here.

each other and then look back to

Cora turns to me with

1

for a second and then, as I realize what she

my lip,

—

I cannot feel her. I used up our bond used the magic of

my child, and Cora, and my mate. Cora realizes

a startled “o” of concern, but I just shake my head and work hard to give her

smile

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

and then we both

smiling around at our whole party and taking a

baby, admiring him “Please, do

so, as a group, we follow the priestess into my mother’s temple And as we go, I wonder a everyone’s heart is pounding as much

a home. As I look around at the padded benches by

pause in the middle of the large central room of the temple, the space beneath the dome, but instead leads us across it to a door at the back. Before she opens it, she turns to us with a warm smile. “Are you ready?” she

time. I smile at both of

–

and Sinclair has placed a warm hand on my shoulder – Cora nods to the priestess who opens

immediately,

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

this time, as I look at her

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