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.

understands sometimes,” I say quietly, smiling

says, grinning proudly down at

closer to kiss my

world

that title for about…five more months,” Roger

over his chest with a smirk. Sinclair just laughs

letting it pass.

I ask, moving again to her

me a nod and reaching for my hand. I

breath, the five of us begin to

woman in dove- colored robes comes out of

a moment, going still

Sinclair behind me, his hand

and I exhale, skipping forward

stay at Cora’s side.

This is…this is not the same situation we were

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

them, surely, actually serve my

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

“Daughters of the Goddess – you

right on time.”

and then look

priestess smiles warmly at me but Cora

“Can’t you feel her?”

then, as I realize

I bite my

I cannot feel her. I used up’ our

could save my

making a startled

work hard to give

her hand. “I’m glad

me, sympathetic, and then we both turn back to

smiling around at our whole

on the baby, admiring him. “Please,

inside.”

group, we follow the

heart is pounding as

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

was elegantly sparse,

this one is… cozy. The architecture is still bright

here and treat it as a home. As I

at the padded benches by the windows, at the well-loved

worn stick broom tucked into a corner, I

suddenly that this is my favorite temple of all –

does not pause in the middle of the

the dome, but instead leads us across it to

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

us a moment.

tucks her hair behind her ears and Roger comes to stand behind

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

as such for the first time. I smile at both of

I reach for the baby, who Sinclair helps me unbuckle from the

but somehow I want Rafe

It

all ready – and Sinclair has placed a warm hand

who opens the door and leads

we all doThe beautiful Goddess, standing at

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