Chapter 391: Conversations with the Goddess

Cora

My heart is pounding as I follow my mother into the chamber beyond, as Roger

shuts the door behind us. My mother crosses the room with ease almost

seeming to float. And then I blink in surprise as I realize that…she probably is

floating. I mean, she’s here – she’s corporeal – but it’s all a show, isn’t it? She

doesn’t need to walk on her feet if she doesn’t want to.

And something about that idea makes me laugh a little, easing my tension. My

mother turns when she hears the sound of my laugher and smiles at me, at both

of us, before sitting down before a tiny table with a tray of tea on it.

Roger and I cross the short room together, sitting down across from her.

Thoughtfully, Roger pours two cups of tea, which is hot and smells minty and

fresh. Then, hesitating at the sight of the third cup, he raises an eyebrow at

my mother. She laughs a little too, and I’m shocked to hear that her laugh

sounds just like my own – the same rhythm, the same cadence. Something

about that makes me smile.

“Yes, Roger,” she says, nodding towards it. “I can’t drink the tea – but it is nice to

have an offering of it.”

Nodding, Roger pours the cup of tea for the Goddess and slides it across the

table towards her. Then he places a sugar cube in my teacup – knowing I’ll want

it and sits back in his chair, folding his hands in his lap.

“You’ve had a long journey, Cora,” my mother says, looking at me warmly. “In

more ways than one.”

“Yes,” I reply, smiling at the understatement in her words. And then I look down

at my stomach and place my hands on it, shaking my head. “A journey that has

raised…a lot of questions for us.’

“I understand,” she says. “It will bring me a great deal of joy to help you answer

those questions, if I can.”

I ask, looking back up

tell her

smiling at us. “Your lives are…open to

as your hearts. I’m very pleased

her use Roger’s pet

before. Then she turns to smile at Roger, “though I’d have

it happen sooner. I believe it would have saved you

pain.”

his credit, blushes and looks down. “Cora’s

me. “You should have

about,” the Goddess says easily. “You can’t

everything to your mate.”

laugh at this and Roger’s blush deepens, but he looks up

on his face, and we both know that

mother turns to me then. “You wish to know?” she asks

child?”

leaning forward, eager. “Do you know?

Cora,” my mother says, looking down at

the heartbeat

and I both exhale in relief. I mean – we suspected

wide smile at me and reaches

my hand into his, palm to

is my baby a wolf?” I ask, turning back to my mother,

baby is like you,” my mother says, turning her head to

me, curious.

I bite my lip, glancing at Roger, who is unable to keep

my disappointment I realize that we

much that our child would be a wolf. Not that I

for him, for the child’s place in

again, snapping

she says, smiling

say here is that…hmm,” she looks up at the ceiling

difficult to put

again as

would use for

baby

little and Roger looks between us both, confused.

lean forward in

me…”

eyes back down again and focuses on my face.

across her face, “your child is

wolf, but it

open suddenly as I stare at her, trying…trying to

something about my confusion makes her laugh – not in a cruel way,

who watches her child discover a great

about the world.

you mean?” I ask, my

shock.

my mother says, leaning forward to

is human – your father was a human. But your mother

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