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.

understands sometimes,” I say

grinning proudly down

say, leaning closer to kiss my baby’s forehead.

baby the world will

that title for about…five more months,” Roger calls to us,

a smirk.

letting it pass.

Cora?” I ask, moving

says, giving me a nod and reaching for

five of us begin

dove- colored robes comes out of

a moment, going still at the sight

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

of comfort comes down the bond and I

stay at Cora’s side.

is…this is not the same situation we were

priestess we meet is going to try to take

them, surely, actually serve

a little and giving

Goddess – you are

right on time.”

then look back to the woman.

warmly at me but Cora

“Can’t you feel her?”

Cora for a second and then, as I realize what she means

I bite my lip, feeling a very deep

our bond – used the

that I could save my child,

making a startled “o” of concern,

my head and work hard

I say, squeezing her hand. “I’m glad you

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

smiling around at our whole party

gaze linger on the baby,

inside.”

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

wonder if everyone’s heart is pounding as much

than the ones that we’ve been

the desert temple was elegantly sparse, and

one is… cozy. The architecture is

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

at the padded benches by the windows, at

the little worn stick

temple of all – and that I quite like it

pause in the middle

beneath the dome, but instead leads

she opens it, she turns to us with a warm smile.

giving us a

behind her ears and Roger

serious. He is,

as such for the first time. I smile at

Sinclair helps me unbuckle from the carrier. I

I do it, but somehow I want Rafe

It

and Sinclair has placed

who opens

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

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