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, smiling up

Sinclair says, grinning proudly down at his

say, leaning closer to kiss my baby’s

the world will ever see

can keep that title for about…five

with a smirk. Sinclair just laughs and shakes

letting it pass.

ready, Cora?” I ask, moving again to her

a nod and

us begin to walk towards the temple.

woman in dove- colored robes comes out of the

for a moment, going still at the sight of those

I saw themBut I feel Sinclair behind me, his hand warm against my

down the bond and I exhale, skipping forward a little

stay at Cora’s side.

is…this is not

priestess we meet is going to try to take

Some of them, surely, actually

a little and

Goddess – you are

right on time.”

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

ask. The priestess smiles warmly at me but Cora turns to me with

“Can’t you feel her?”

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

bite my lip, feeling a very deep

cannot feel her. I used up’ our

that I could save my child, and Cora, and my

very suddenly, her mouth making a startled

and work hard to give her

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

sympathetic, and then we both turn

at our whole

linger on the

inside.”

the priestess into my mother’s temple. And

everyone’s heart is pounding as much

inside, is different than the

was elegantly sparse, and

and impressive, this one is… cozy. The architecture is still bright

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

by the windows, at

and the little worn stick broom tucked

temple of

not pause in the middle of the large central room

beneath the dome, but instead leads us across it

she turns to us

asks, giving us a

tucks her hair behind her ears

his face very serious. He

to his mate’s mother as such for the

for the baby, who Sinclair

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

It feels

ready – and Sinclair has placed a

priestess who opens

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

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