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

grinning proudly down at his son. “He’s

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

the world will ever

for about…five more months,”

over his chest with a smirk. Sinclair just laughs and shakes his

letting it pass.

Cora?” I ask, moving again to

giving me a nod

breath, the five of us begin to

colored robes comes out of

still at the sight of those robes

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

down the bond and

stay at Cora’s side.

he’s right. This is…this is not the same situation we were in

priestess we meet is going

surely,

says, bowing a little and giving us a deep smile as

Goddess – you are welcome

right on time.”

then look back to the woman.

at me

“Can’t you feel her?”

then, as I realize what she

I bite my lip, feeling a very deep

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

so that I could save my child,

this very suddenly, her mouth making a

work hard to give her a

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

then we both turn back to

at our whole party and

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

inside.”

as a group, we follow the priestess

everyone’s heart is pounding

inside, is different than the ones that

elegantly sparse, and the

is… cozy.

but you can tell that women live here and treat

by the windows, at the well-loved

little worn stick broom tucked into

that this is my favorite temple of

not pause in the middle of the large central room

space beneath the dome, but instead leads us across it

she opens it, she turns to us with

us a moment.

ears and Roger comes

shoulders, his face very serious.

mother as such for the first

who Sinclair helps me

do it, but somehow I want Rafe quite close

It feels

and Sinclair has

to the priestess who opens

all doThe beautiful Goddess, standing at the far end

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