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.

sometimes,” I say quietly, smiling up at

Sinclair says, grinning proudly down at his son.

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

the world will ever see

title for about…five more months,” Roger

with a smirk. Sinclair just laughs

letting it pass.

you ready, Cora?” I ask, moving again

me a nod and reaching for my hand. I give

deep breath, the five of us begin to

colored robes comes out of the

hesitate for a moment, going still

I saw themBut I feel Sinclair behind me, his

bond and I

stay at Cora’s side.

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

priestess we meet is

them, surely, actually serve my

bowing a little and giving us a

Goddess – you are welcome

right on time.”

then look back

at me but Cora turns to me with

“Can’t you feel her?”

second and then, as I realize what she means that she

already – I bite my lip,

up’ our bond – used the

I could save my child, and Cora,

a startled “o” of concern, but

my head and work hard to give her a

glad you can

to me, sympathetic, and then we

around at our whole party and taking

gaze linger on the baby, admiring him. “Please, do

inside.”

as a group, we follow the priestess into my

heart is pounding as much as

temple, inside, is different than the ones that we’ve been in

the desert temple was elegantly sparse,

cozy. The architecture

women live here and treat it as

the windows, at the well-loved

and the little worn stick broom tucked into

is my favorite temple of all –

pause in the middle of the large

beneath the dome, but instead leads us across it to

opens it, she turns

asks, giving us

hair behind her ears and Roger comes to

face very serious. He

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

who Sinclair helps me unbuckle from the carrier. I

do it, but somehow I want Rafe quite close to me

grandmother. It

ready – and Sinclair has placed a warm

to the priestess who opens the door

Goddess, standing at the far end

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