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.”

ask, looking back up at her, wondering

I need to tell her

at us. “Your lives

hearts. I’m very pleased

to hear her use Roger’s pet term

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

I believe it would have saved you both a great deal

pain.”

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

should have

to worry about,” the

everything to your mate.”

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

face, and we both know that

turns to me then. “You wish to know?”

child?”

leaning forward, eager. “Do you know?

healthy, Cora,” my mother says, looking down at

the heartbeat now. Your child is

mean – we suspected that, but to hear

Goddess’ lips… Roger beams a wide smile at me and reaches out to take

hand

baby a wolf?” I ask, turning

my mother says, turning her head to

me, curious.

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

And in my disappointment I realize that we were

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

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

snapping

daughter,” she says, smiling

here is that…hmm,” she looks

“It is difficult to put

to pound again as

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

Your baby is…both human and

gasp a little and Roger looks between us

as I lean forward in my curiosity. ” But you said

me…”

Goddess draws her eyes back down again and focuses on my

smile spreading across

but it is not the first. You

I stare at her, trying…trying

laugh – not in a cruel way,

mother who watches her child discover a

about the world.

mean?” I ask, my voice hardly louder than a whisper

shock.

human, Cora,” my mother says, leaning forward to

father was a

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