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

I need to tell her

says, smiling at us. “Your lives

I’m very pleased that you

her use

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

I believe it would have

pain.”

looks down.

“You should have sent

had other things to worry about,” the

everything to your mate.”

Roger’s blush deepens, but he

on his face, and we

wish to know?” she asks gently. “About

child?”

I breathe, leaning forward, eager. “Do you know?

child is perfectly healthy, Cora,” my mother says, looking

hear the heartbeat now. Your child

relief. I mean – we

wide smile

my hand

I ask, turning back to

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

me, curious.

my lip, glancing at Roger, who is

face. And in my disappointment I

much that our child would be a wolf.

human baby- but for him, for

snapping our attention back

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

What I mean to say here is that…hmm,” she looks up

it through. “It is difficult to put into words…I do not use

again

would use for it,” she

baby is…both human and

gasp a little and Roger looks between us both, confused. “Really?”

as I lean forward in my curiosity.

me…”

eyes back down again and

says, a smile spreading across her face, “your child

but it is not

drops open suddenly as I stare

about my confusion makes her laugh – not in a cruel

mother who watches her

about the world.

ask, my voice hardly louder than a whisper

shock.

Cora,” my mother says, leaning forward to make

human – your father was a human. But your mother

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