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,

Sinclair says, grinning proudly down

to kiss my baby’s forehead. “Yes, he is. The

world will ever see

about…five more months,” Roger calls

arms over his chest with a smirk. Sinclair just laughs and

letting it pass.

Cora?” I ask, moving again to

nod and

deep breath, the five of us begin to walk towards

colored robes comes out of the

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

I saw themBut I feel Sinclair behind me, his hand warm against my back, and then

comfort comes down the bond and I exhale, skipping

stay at Cora’s side.

is…this is not the same situation we

not every priestess we meet is going to

them, surely, actually serve my

the woman says, bowing a little and

– you are welcome here. And

right on time.”

and I smile at each other and then look

priestess smiles warmly at me but Cora turns to me

“Can’t you feel her?”

then, as I realize what

I bite my lip, feeling

feel her. I used up’ our bond – used the magic of it to

my gift so that I could save my child,

suddenly, her mouth making a startled “o” of

hard

“I’m glad you can feel her for both of

then we both

around at our whole party

let her gaze linger on

inside.”

the priestess

wonder if everyone’s heart is pounding as much

temple, inside, is different than the

desert temple was elegantly sparse, and the

one is… cozy. The architecture is still

you can tell that women live here

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

and the little worn stick broom tucked

suddenly that this is my favorite temple of all – and that I

the middle of

dome, but instead leads us across it to a door

turns to us with a warm

she asks, giving us a

ears and Roger comes to stand behind

face very serious. He is, after all, about

for the first time. I smile at

baby, who Sinclair helps me unbuckle from

want Rafe quite close

It feels

and Sinclair has placed a

priestess who opens the door and leads us

doThe beautiful Goddess, standing at the far end of the room, glowing

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