Surrogate For Alpha Dom

Chapter 390

Chapter 390: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 and speaking to him quietly, asking him how he likes it here

and if he’s ready to meet his granny for real this time. Rafe claps and gurgles

like he really is excited.

understands sometimes,” I say quietly,

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

say, leaning closer to kiss my baby’s forehead.

baby the world will

about…five more months,” Roger calls to

his chest with a smirk. Sinclair just laughs and shakes his

letting it pass.

Cora?” I ask, moving

says, giving me a nod and reaching for my hand.

five of us

dove- colored robes comes

hesitate for a moment, going still at the sight

I feel Sinclair behind me, his hand warm against my back, and then a

the bond and I exhale, skipping forward a little

stay at Cora’s side.

right. This is…this is not the

we meet is going

them, surely,

a little and

– you are welcome here. And

right on time.”

then look back to

priestess smiles warmly at me but Cora turns to me with

“Can’t you feel her?”

for a second and then, as I realize what she means

I bite my lip, feeling a very deep

our bond – used the magic

my gift so that I could save my

this very suddenly, her mouth making a startled “o” of

hard to give her a

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

nods to me, sympathetic, and then

smiling around at

gaze linger on the baby,

inside.”

follow the

if everyone’s heart

temple, inside, is different than the ones

the desert temple was elegantly

is… cozy. The architecture

can tell that women live here and treat it as

the padded benches by the windows,

alcoves and the little worn stick broom tucked

this is my favorite temple of all – and that I quite like it

priestess does not pause in the middle of the

the dome, but instead

turns to

she asks, giving us a moment.

behind her ears and Roger comes to stand behind

his face very serious. He

mate’s mother as such for the first time.

reach for the baby, who Sinclair helps me unbuckle

I want Rafe quite close to me as we

grandmother. It

ready – and Sinclair has placed a warm

Cora nods to the priestess who opens the door and leads

immediately, we all doThe beautiful Goddess, standing at the far end

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