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.

sometimes,” I say quietly, smiling

Sinclair says, grinning proudly down at his son.

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

world

for about…five

smirk.

letting it pass.

I ask, moving

giving me a nod and reaching for my hand. I give it,

five of us begin to walk

dove- colored robes comes out of the

hesitate for a moment, going still at the

feel Sinclair behind me, his hand warm against

of comfort comes down the bond and I exhale, skipping forward

stay at Cora’s side.

is not the same situation we were in

and not every priestess we meet is

Some of them, surely, actually serve

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

the Goddess – you are

right on time.”

smile at each other and then look

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

“Can’t you feel her?”

a second and then, as I realize what

already – I bite

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

I could

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

hard to give her a

I say, squeezing her hand. “I’m glad you

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

the priestess says, smiling around at our

linger on the

inside.”

the priestess into my

if everyone’s heart is pounding as much as

inside, is different than the ones that we’ve been

desert temple was elegantly sparse, and the city

cozy.

live here and treat

benches by the windows, at the well-loved

stick broom tucked into a corner, I

my favorite temple of

the middle of

the space beneath the dome, but instead leads

Before she opens it, she turns to us

giving us a

her hair behind her ears and Roger comes

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

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

for the baby, who Sinclair helps me unbuckle from the carrier. I

somehow I want Rafe quite close to me as

grandmother. It feels

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

Cora nods to the priestess who opens the door and leads

beautiful Goddess, standing at the far end of

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