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.

I say

grinning proudly down at his son.

closer to kiss my baby’s forehead. “Yes, he

the world will ever

keep that title for about…five more months,” Roger

over his chest with a smirk. Sinclair

letting it pass.

I ask, moving again to

a nod and reaching for my hand.

the five of us begin to

in dove- colored robes comes out of

still at the sight of

themBut I feel Sinclair behind me, his hand warm against

down the bond and I exhale, skipping

stay at Cora’s side.

right. This is…this is not the

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

surely, actually serve

woman says, bowing a little and giving us a deep

you are welcome here. And you

right on time.”

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

The priestess smiles warmly at me but Cora turns to

“Can’t you feel her?”

at Cora for a second and then, as I

I bite my lip, feeling

feel her. I used up’ our

so that I could save my

this very suddenly, her mouth making a startled

my head and work hard to give her a

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

me, sympathetic, and then we

the priestess says, smiling around at our whole party and

linger on the baby, admiring him. “Please,

inside.”

follow the priestess into my

everyone’s heart

temple, inside, is different than the

was elegantly sparse, and

impressive, this one is… cozy. The

tell that women live here and treat it as a home. As

benches by the windows,

the little worn stick broom tucked

this is my favorite temple of all – and

priestess does not pause in the middle of the large

instead leads

she opens it, she turns to

us a moment. to

tucks her hair behind her ears and Roger

very serious. He is, after

for the first time. I smile at both of

Sinclair helps me unbuckle

want Rafe quite close to

It feels

once we’re all ready – and Sinclair has placed

who

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

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