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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 at

says, grinning proudly down at his

say, leaning closer to kiss my baby’s forehead.

the world will

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

his chest with a smirk. Sinclair just laughs and

letting it pass.

Cora?” I ask,

think so,” she says, giving me a nod

us begin to walk towards the temple.

a woman in dove- colored robes comes out

still at

themBut I feel Sinclair behind me, his hand

the bond and I exhale, skipping forward

stay at Cora’s side.

is not the same situation we were

is different, and not every priestess we meet is going to try to take

them, surely,

and giving us a deep smile as

the Goddess – you are welcome

right on time.”

other and then look back to

me but Cora turns to me

“Can’t you feel her?”

for a second and then, as

I bite my

feel her. I used up’ our bond

so that I could save my child, and Cora,

this very suddenly, her mouth making a

work hard

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

nods to me, sympathetic, and then we both turn back

the priestess says, smiling around at our whole party

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

inside.”

a group, we follow the priestess into my mother’s

if everyone’s heart is pounding as much

than the ones that we’ve

was elegantly sparse,

is… cozy.

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

padded benches by the windows, at the

the little worn stick broom tucked into

suddenly that this is my favorite temple of all – and

in the middle of the large

beneath the dome, but instead leads

she turns

asks, giving us

tucks her hair behind her ears and Roger

very serious. He is, after

mate’s mother as such for the first time.

for the baby, who Sinclair helps me unbuckle from

I want Rafe quite

It

Sinclair has placed a warm

to the priestess who opens the door and leads

see her immediately, we all doThe beautiful Goddess, standing at the far end of the room,

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