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, smiling up at

grinning proudly down at

kiss my baby’s forehead. “Yes,

world will ever see

for about…five more months,”

over his chest with a smirk. Sinclair just laughs

letting it pass.

Cora?” I ask, moving again to her

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

of us begin to walk towards the temple.

dove- colored robes comes

still at the sight of those

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

of comfort comes down the bond and

stay at Cora’s side.

is not the same situation we

we meet is going to try to

surely, actually serve my

the woman says, bowing a little and giving

you are welcome here.

right on time.”

other and then look back to the woman.

at me

“Can’t you feel her?”

at Cora for a second and then, as I realize

already – I bite my lip, feeling a

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

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

making a

and work hard to give

glad you can feel her for

sympathetic, and then we both turn back to the

the priestess says, smiling around at our whole

to let her gaze linger on

inside.”

group, we follow the priestess into

heart is pounding as

inside, is different than the ones that we’ve been in

elegantly sparse, and the

is… cozy.

that women live here and treat it as a home.

padded benches by the

little worn stick broom tucked into a

of all – and that I quite

does not pause in the middle of the large central

instead leads

she turns to us with

asks, giving us a

her ears and Roger comes to stand behind

face very serious. He is, after all, about to

the first time.

I reach for the baby, who Sinclair helps me

want Rafe quite close to me as we go

grandmother. It

– and Sinclair has placed a warm hand

to the priestess who opens the

immediately, we all doThe beautiful Goddess, standing at

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