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,

proudly down at his

to kiss my

the world will

that title for about…five more months,” Roger

with a smirk.

letting it pass.

ask, moving again to her

think so,” she says, giving me a nod and reaching for

breath, the five of us

a woman in dove- colored robes comes out

still at

behind me, his hand warm against my

comfort comes down the bond and I exhale,

stay at Cora’s side.

This is…this is not the same situation we

we meet is going to

of them, surely, actually serve my

woman says, bowing a little and

Goddess – you are

right on time.”

and I smile at each other and then look back to the

priestess smiles warmly at me but Cora turns

“Can’t you feel her?”

and then, as I realize what she means that

here already – I bite my lip, feeling a

up’ our bond

could save my child, and Cora, and

very suddenly, her mouth making a startled

my head and work hard to give

I say, squeezing her hand. “I’m glad

and then we both

the priestess says, smiling around at our whole

linger on the baby, admiring

inside.”

we follow the priestess into my mother’s

everyone’s heart is pounding

than the

desert temple was elegantly sparse, and the city temple

one is… cozy. The architecture is still

but you can tell that women live here and treat

benches by the

the little worn stick broom tucked into

of all –

in the middle of the large central room of

instead leads

turns to us with

asks, giving us a moment. to

behind her ears

serious. He is, after all, about to

to his mate’s mother as such for the first time. I smile at both of

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

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

It

– and Sinclair has placed a warm hand

Cora nods to the priestess who opens

doThe beautiful Goddess, standing at the far end of the

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