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

Sinclair says, grinning proudly down at his son. “He’s

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

the world will

keep that title for about…five more months,” Roger

a smirk. Sinclair

letting it pass.

ask, moving again

me a nod and

another deep breath, the five of us begin to walk towards the temple. As

in dove- colored robes comes

hesitate for a moment, going still at

time I saw themBut I feel Sinclair behind

comes down the bond and

stay at Cora’s side.

not

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

of them, surely, actually serve my

and

the Goddess – you are

right on time.”

and then look back to the

at me but

“Can’t you feel her?”

a second and then, as I realize what she means

our mother here already – I bite my

used up’ our bond – used

wolf and my gift so that I could save my

a startled “o” of concern,

hard to give her

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

nods to me, sympathetic, and then we both

at our whole

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

inside.”

follow the priestess into my mother’s temple. And

everyone’s heart is pounding

inside, is different than the ones that we’ve

temple was elegantly sparse, and

and impressive, this one is… cozy.

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

the windows,

into alcoves and the little worn stick broom

of all –

middle of the large central

dome, but instead leads us across it to a door

Before she opens it, she turns to us with a warm

us a moment. to

behind her ears and Roger comes to stand

shoulders, his face very serious. He is, after all, about to

for the first time. I smile at both

for the baby, who Sinclair

want Rafe quite close to me as we go

It

– and Sinclair has placed a warm

nods to the priestess who opens the door

we all doThe beautiful Goddess, standing at the far end of the

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