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.

he understands sometimes,” I say quietly,

grinning proudly down at

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

the world will

about…five more months,”

chest with a smirk. Sinclair just laughs and

letting it pass.

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

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

the five of us begin to

colored robes comes out

still

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

and I exhale, skipping forward a

stay at Cora’s side.

he’s right. This is…this is not

meet is going to try to take

surely, actually

the woman says, bowing a little and

you

right on time.”

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

warmly at me but Cora turns to

“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

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

I could save

her mouth making a startled “o”

work hard to give

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

nods to me, sympathetic, and then

around at our whole party and taking

her gaze linger on the baby, admiring

inside.”

we follow the

if everyone’s heart is pounding as much as

the ones that we’ve been in

elegantly

cozy. The architecture is still

you can tell that women live here and treat it

the windows, at the

alcoves and the little worn stick broom tucked into a corner,

favorite temple of all – and that I

priestess does not pause in the middle of the large central room of

space beneath the dome, but instead leads us across it to a door

Before she opens it, she turns to us

she asks, giving us a

tucks her hair behind her ears and Roger

his face very serious.

the first time. I smile at both of

for the baby, who Sinclair

Rafe quite

grandmother. It feels

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

who opens the door

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

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