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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 up

says, grinning proudly down

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

the world will

title for about…five more

smirk.

letting it pass.

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

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

deep breath, the five of us begin to walk towards the temple. As

a woman in dove- colored robes comes out of

a moment, going still at the sight of

feel Sinclair behind

and I exhale, skipping forward

stay at Cora’s side.

is not the same situation we were in

every priestess we meet is going to try to

them, surely, actually

bowing a little and giving us

“Daughters of the Goddess – you are welcome

right on time.”

each other and then look back to

warmly at me but

“Can’t you feel her?”

at Cora for a second and then, as

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

used up’ our bond – used the magic of it

I could

very suddenly, her mouth making a startled “o” of

my head and work hard to give her a

“I’m glad you can feel her for

to me, sympathetic, and then we both turn back

the priestess says, smiling around at our whole

gaze linger on the baby, admiring him. “Please, do

inside.”

the priestess into my mother’s temple.

I wonder if everyone’s heart is pounding as

is different than the ones that we’ve

was elegantly sparse, and the

impressive, this one is… cozy. The

tell that women live here and treat it as a home. As I

the padded benches by the windows, at

stick

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

the middle of the

the space beneath the dome, but instead leads us across

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

us a moment. to

hair behind her ears and

his shoulders, his face very serious. He is, after

the first time. I smile at

the baby, who Sinclair

Rafe quite close to me as we go to

grandmother. It feels

all ready – and Sinclair has placed a warm hand on

priestess who opens the door and

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

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