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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.

he understands sometimes,” I say quietly, smiling

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

my

the world will ever see

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

smirk. Sinclair just laughs and shakes his

letting it pass.

I ask, moving again to her

so,” she says, giving me a nod and reaching for my hand. I

five of us begin to walk

in dove- colored robes comes out

moment, going still at the

the last time I saw themBut I feel Sinclair behind me, his

comfort comes down the bond and I exhale, skipping forward

stay at Cora’s side.

he’s right. This is…this is not

is different, and not every priestess we meet is going to try

surely, actually serve

says, bowing a little and giving us a

Goddess – you are welcome here.

right on time.”

then look back to the woman.

The priestess smiles warmly at me but Cora turns to me with

“Can’t you feel her?”

then, as I realize what she means that

I bite my lip, feeling a

used up’ our bond –

so that I could save my child, and

a startled “o” of concern,

and work hard to give

squeezing her hand. “I’m glad you can feel her for

nods to me, sympathetic, and then we both turn back

smiling around at our

linger on the baby, admiring

inside.”

so, as a group, we follow the priestess into

heart is pounding

is different than the

was elegantly sparse, and the

cozy.

women live here and treat it as

by the windows, at

worn stick broom tucked into a corner,

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

in the middle of the large central room of

beneath the dome, but instead leads us across it

it, she turns to us with a

she asks, giving us a moment. to

ears and Roger comes to stand

his shoulders, his face very serious. He is, after all, about

mother as such for the first time. I smile at both

for the baby, who Sinclair helps me

want Rafe quite close to me as we

grandmother. It feels

– and Sinclair has placed a warm hand

priestess who opens the door and leads us

beautiful Goddess, standing at the far end of the room,

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