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 quietly, smiling up

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

kiss my

world will

keep that title for about…five

chest with a smirk.

letting it pass.

I ask, moving

she says, giving me a nod and reaching

deep breath, the five of us begin to walk towards the

colored robes comes out of

going still at the sight of those robes

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

comfort comes down the bond and I exhale,

stay at Cora’s side.

is not the same situation we were in

every priestess we meet is

surely, actually serve my

woman says, bowing a little and giving

– you are welcome

right on time.”

I smile at each other and then look back

ask. The priestess smiles warmly at me but

“Can’t you feel her?”

then, as I realize

already – I bite my lip,

I cannot feel her. I used up’ our bond – used the magic of it to

I could save my child, and

her mouth making a startled “o” of concern, but

and work hard to give

glad you can feel her

then

smiling around at our whole party

to let her gaze linger on the baby, admiring

inside.”

follow the priestess into my mother’s

everyone’s heart

than the ones that we’ve

elegantly sparse,

one is… cozy.

that women live here and treat

the padded benches by the

the little worn stick broom

my favorite temple of all – and that I

the middle

the dome, but instead leads us across it to

it, she turns to

us a moment.

behind her ears and Roger comes

shoulders, his face very serious. He is, after

his mate’s mother as such for the first time. I

reach for the baby, who Sinclair helps me unbuckle from the carrier. I

I want Rafe quite close to me as we go

grandmother. It feels

Sinclair has placed

– Cora nods to the priestess who opens the

beautiful Goddess, standing at the

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