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.

like he understands sometimes,” I say quietly, smiling up

grinning proudly down at his son.

kiss my baby’s forehead.

the world will ever

that title for about…five more months,” Roger

his chest with a smirk. Sinclair just

letting it pass.

ask, moving

a nod and reaching for my hand. I

breath, the five of us

dove- colored

a moment, going still

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

bond and I

stay at Cora’s side.

is…this is not

not every priestess we meet is going to try to take my

surely, actually serve

and giving

the Goddess – you are welcome

right on time.”

smile at each other and then

ask. The priestess smiles warmly at me but Cora

“Can’t you feel her?”

for a second and then,

our mother here already – I bite my lip, feeling a

her. I used up’ our bond – used the magic of it to

could save my child, and Cora, and

a startled “o” of concern, but

my head and work hard to give her

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

and then we both turn back to

around at our

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

inside.”

we follow the priestess into my mother’s temple. And

I wonder if everyone’s heart is pounding as much as

different than the ones that we’ve

temple was elegantly

impressive, this one is… cozy. The

you can tell that women live here and treat it as

benches by the windows, at

stick broom tucked into

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

the middle

the dome, but instead leads us across

she opens it, she turns to us with a warm smile. “Are

giving us a moment.

hair behind her ears and Roger comes to stand

his shoulders, his face very serious. He

such for the

Sinclair helps me unbuckle from the carrier. I

Rafe quite close to me as

grandmother. It

we’re all ready – and Sinclair has placed a warm hand on

who opens the door and

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

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