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,

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

to kiss my baby’s forehead. “Yes, he

world will

title for about…five more months,” Roger calls to

chest with a smirk. Sinclair just laughs

letting it pass.

ask,

me a nod and reaching

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

colored robes comes out of

for a moment, going still at the sight of those robes

saw themBut I feel Sinclair behind me, his hand

the bond and I exhale, skipping forward a little

stay at Cora’s side.

he’s right. This is…this is not the same situation we were in

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

surely, actually

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

“Daughters of the Goddess – you are welcome here. And

right on time.”

I smile at each other and then look back to

me but Cora turns to me

“Can’t you feel her?”

and then, as I realize what she

– I bite my lip, feeling a

I used up’ our bond –

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

mouth making a startled “o” of concern, but I

and work hard to give

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

and then we both turn back

smiling around at

linger on the

inside.”

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

if everyone’s heart is pounding

temple, inside, is different than the

the desert temple was elegantly sparse, and

this one is… cozy. The architecture is still

live here and treat it as a home. As

by the windows, at the well-loved

stick broom tucked into a corner,

favorite temple of all – and that I

the middle of the large

but instead leads us across it to

she turns to

giving us a moment. to

ears and Roger comes to stand behind

his shoulders, his face very serious. He is, after

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

the baby, who Sinclair helps me unbuckle

it, but somehow I want Rafe quite close to me

grandmother. It

Sinclair has placed a warm hand

nods to the priestess who opens

Goddess, standing at

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