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

do I need to tell her that I’m pregnant?

at us. “Your lives

your hearts. I’m very pleased that you have found

her use Roger’s pet term for me as if

before. Then she turns to smile at Roger,

believe it would have saved you both a great deal

pain.”

blushes and looks down. “Cora’s the smart one,”

should have sent her

had other things to worry about,” the Goddess says easily. “You

everything to your mate.”

Roger’s blush deepens, but he looks up at both of us

we both know that he doesn’t mean

to me then. “You wish to know?”

child?”

breathe, leaning forward, eager. “Do you

my mother

hear the heartbeat

exhale in relief. I mean –

a wide smile at me and reaches out

slide my hand

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

baby is like you,” my

me, curious.

at Roger, who is unable to

from his face. And in my disappointment

child would be a wolf. Not

human baby- but for him, for the child’s place

laughs again, snapping our attention back to

daughter,” she says, smiling and shaking her head. “You

I mean to say here is that…hmm,”

put into

to pound again as she sorts through her

the word that you would use for it,” she continues, still

baby is…both human

and Roger looks between us both, confused.

lean forward in my curiosity. ” But you said

me…”

back down again and focuses on my

spreading across

a wolf, but it

mouth drops open suddenly as I

about my confusion makes her laugh – not in a

delighted way of a mother who watches her child discover a great

about the world.

mean?” I ask, my voice

shock.

Cora,” my mother says, leaning forward to make

body is human – your father was a human. But

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