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

quietly, asking him how he likes it here and

this time Rafe claps and gurgles like he really

he understands sometimes,” I say quietly, smiling up

says, grinning proudly down at his son “He’s very

leaning closer to kiss my baby’s forehead “Yes, he is. The most clever

title for about…five more months,” Roger calls to us, crossing

chest with a smirk.

just laughs and shakes

I ask, moving again to her

she says, giving me a nod and reaching for my hand. I give it, and, with another deep. breath, the five of us begin to walk towards the temple. As we approach,

comes out of the

still at the

the last time I saw

a little pulse of comfort. comes down the bond and I exhale, skipping forward a little to stay

This is…this is not the same situation we were in before. This is

to take my baby away. Some of them, surely,

serve my mother.

says, bowing a little and giving us a deep

welcome here. And you are right on

smile at each other and then look back to the woman. “Is she

warmly at me but Cora turns

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then, as I realize what she means that she can

bite my lip, feeling a

—

cannot feel her. I used up our bond used the magic of it to unbind my wolf

and Cora, and my

I just shake my

smile

“I’m glad

and then we both tum back to the

the priestess says, smiling around at our whole party and taking a moment

linger on the baby, admiring him “Please, do

the priestess into my mother’s temple And as we go, I

sweeping and impressive, this one is…cozy. The architecture is still bright and wide, but you can tell that women live here and treat it as a home. As

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 asks, giving us

introduced to his mate’s mother as such for the first time. I smile at both of them as I reach for the baby, who Sinclair helps me unbuckle from the

–

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

her immediately, we all

smile as we cross the room, her eyes flashing over all of us but focusing

this time, as I look at her

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