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.

understands sometimes,” I say quietly, smiling up

proudly down at his

kiss my baby’s forehead. “Yes, he

world will ever

can keep that title for about…five more months,” Roger calls to us,

smirk. Sinclair just

letting it pass.

Cora?” I ask, moving again to her

nod and reaching for my hand.

us begin to walk

a woman in dove- colored robes comes out of the

moment, going still

Sinclair behind

comes down the bond and I exhale, skipping forward a little

stay at Cora’s side.

is not the same

every priestess we meet is going to try to take

surely,

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

the Goddess – you are welcome here. And

right on time.”

each other and then look back to the woman. “Is she

warmly at me but Cora turns to

“Can’t you feel her?”

at Cora for a second and then, as I realize what she

here already – I bite my lip, feeling a

I cannot feel her. I used up’ our bond – used

my gift so that I could

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

my head and work hard to

“I’m glad

sympathetic, and then we both

says, smiling around at our whole party and taking

on the baby, admiring him.

inside.”

so, as a group, we follow the priestess into my mother’s temple.

I wonder if everyone’s heart

than the ones that we’ve been in

desert temple was elegantly sparse, and

one is… cozy. The architecture

can tell that women live here and treat it as a home.

by the windows,

alcoves and the little worn stick broom tucked

is my favorite temple of all – and that I

pause in the middle

beneath the dome, but instead leads us

she turns to us with a warm

asks, giving us a moment.

tucks her hair behind her ears and Roger

his shoulders, his face very serious.

such for the first time. I smile at both of

the baby, who Sinclair

but somehow I want Rafe quite

It feels

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

priestess who opens the

all doThe beautiful Goddess, standing at the far end of

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