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

Sinclair says, grinning proudly down

to kiss my baby’s forehead.

the world will ever see

for about…five

chest with a smirk. Sinclair

letting it pass.

ready, Cora?” I ask, moving again

think so,” she says, giving me a nod and reaching for my hand.

five of us begin

in dove- colored robes comes out of

a moment, going still

Sinclair behind me, his

of comfort comes down the bond and I exhale,

stay at Cora’s side.

is…this is not the same situation we

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

Some of them, surely, actually

a little and giving us

you are welcome here. And

right on time.”

each other and then look back to the woman. “Is she

ask. The priestess smiles warmly at me but Cora turns

“Can’t you feel her?”

a second and then, as I realize what she

mother here already – I bite my lip, feeling a very deep

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

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

very suddenly, her mouth making a startled

work hard

hand. “I’m glad you can

and then we both turn back to

priestess says, smiling around at our whole party

her gaze linger on the

inside.”

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

everyone’s heart is pounding as much

different than the ones that we’ve been in

desert temple was elegantly sparse, and the

this one is… cozy. The architecture

you can tell that women live here and

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

little worn stick broom tucked

that this is my favorite temple of all –

pause in the middle of the large central room

beneath the dome, but instead leads

it, she turns to us with a warm smile.

giving us a moment.

her ears

very serious. He is, after

mother as such for the first time. I smile

who Sinclair helps me unbuckle from the carrier. I

Rafe quite close to

grandmother. It feels

– and Sinclair has placed a

to the priestess who opens the door and

all doThe beautiful Goddess, standing at the far

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