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.

I say quietly,

says, grinning proudly down at

my baby’s forehead. “Yes, he is.

the world

for about…five more months,”

arms over his chest with a smirk.

letting it pass.

Cora?” I ask,

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

breath, the five of us begin to walk towards the

dove- colored robes comes

going still

themBut I feel Sinclair behind me, his hand warm against my

comes down the bond and I exhale, skipping forward a

stay at Cora’s side.

not the same situation we were in

every priestess we meet is going to try to

Some of them, surely, actually serve

says, bowing a little and giving

“Daughters of the Goddess – you are welcome here. And you

right on time.”

then look back

warmly at me but Cora

“Can’t you feel her?”

Cora for a second and then,

I bite my lip,

I cannot feel her. I used up’ our bond

that I could

mouth making a startled “o” of concern,

hard to give

hand. “I’m glad you can feel her

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

at our whole party

to let her gaze linger on the baby,

inside.”

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

wonder if everyone’s heart is pounding as

than the

elegantly sparse, and the city temple

impressive, this one is… cozy. The architecture

that women live here and treat it

the windows, at the well-loved books

the little worn stick broom tucked into a

that this is my favorite temple of all – and

middle of the large

but instead leads us across it

turns to us with a

asks, giving us

behind her ears and Roger comes

face very serious. He is, after

mother as such for the first time. I smile

reach for the baby, who Sinclair

I do it, but somehow I want Rafe quite

It

all ready – and Sinclair has placed a warm hand on

– Cora nods to the priestess who opens the door and leads

doThe beautiful Goddess, standing at

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