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

down at his

kiss my

the world will ever see

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

his chest with a smirk. Sinclair just laughs

letting it pass.

I ask, moving again to her

think so,” she says, giving me a nod

breath, the five of us

woman in dove- colored robes

moment, going still at the sight of those

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

bond and I exhale, skipping forward

stay at Cora’s side.

This is…this is not the same situation we

we meet

of them, surely, actually serve

the woman says, bowing a little and

Goddess – you are

right on time.”

I smile at each other and then look

priestess smiles warmly at me but Cora turns to

“Can’t you feel her?”

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

– I bite my

I cannot feel her. I used up’ our bond

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

a startled

and work hard to give

glad you can feel her

and then

smiling around at our whole party and taking

let her gaze linger on the baby,

inside.”

we follow the

everyone’s heart is

than the ones that

desert temple was elegantly sparse, and the city

cozy. The architecture

but you can tell that women live here and treat it

by the windows, at the

stick

suddenly that this is my favorite temple of all –

priestess does not pause in the middle of the

but instead leads us

turns to us with a warm smile. “Are

asks, giving us a moment. to

ears

shoulders, his face very serious. He is,

to his mate’s mother as such for the first time. I smile at both of

baby, who Sinclair

somehow I want Rafe

grandmother. It

all ready – and Sinclair

Cora nods to the priestess who opens the door and

doThe beautiful Goddess, standing at the far end

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