The Mystical Attraction of Alpha

Chapter 299

Chapter 299 – Godparent Duties

“Welcome,” a priestess says, coming out of the temple and giving us a big smile. I return her smile eagerly, walking up the stairs carrying the car seat and introducing our party. She knows who we are, of course – nobody could mistake Sinclair for anyone else anymore, not with his face all over the media every day and his coronation imminent.

But as she nods a hello to all of us and walks us into the temple itself, I do wonder if she knows …that she’s running a temple dedicated to my mom. I mean, it’s not precisely public knowledge, but I do wonder how much she suspects.

Cora walks next to me, looking around the beautiful open space of the temple, her eyes inevitably drawn to the gorgeous, giant gold mosaic of the Goddess built into the wall behind her altar. After she looks at the image for a moment, she turns to me and smirks a little.

I can’t help the giggle that escapes my lips and I cover my mouth in a hurry. The image looks nothing like our mom. But, I guess it doesn’t matter, and it certainly won’t do any good to tell them they’ve got it all wrong.

The priestess looks at us curiously, but I shake my head in apology, silently asking her forgiveness. She just gives us a warm smile and leads us to a set of chairs set next to a calm reflecting pool in one corner of the room.

“So,” she says, smiling at the four of us as we seat ourselves and peering down at the baby. We’re here to plan little Rafe’s dedication to the goddess, yes?”

I quirk my head to the side, curious. “I thought it was a moon baptism?”

me a smile. “Yes, a more colloquial term, I think, but not inaccurate. Though, of course, he

two, I assume, are being presented as godparents?” Roger nods solemnly but Cora

priestess seems to notice Cora’s unease and gives her a smile. “That’s all right – it’s not a hard job, even though you two will have more to do than the parents. On the evening of the full moon, the

little aghast. “Yes,” the priestess says, blinking at her in surprise.

“I thought we had to go to a church,

protest. “No, we plan the event here at the temple, but the actual

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to be gentle. “You’re an OBGYN – babies are your thing you’ll be totally fine. “No, it’s fine,” Cora says, looking down at her hands,

nod. Then, she explains the details of the rest of the process to us, answering our questions and making sure that we all know our roles. It’s a new experience for me, of course – I myself was not dedicated to the goddess under the light of the full moon. But Sinclair and Roger were, and it’s an important ceremony to usher my baby into his culture. I

shocked to see that she’s clearly uncomfortable. I frown, confused and a little frustrated. This was in no way out of her comfort zone, as far as I knew – all

she goes over some paperwork with Sinclair and I take the

and lifting him into my arms. “Will you come help me? I want to

other side of the temple, to a quiet little alcove with a stone bench. “What is going on with you?” I

open. “I thought we were coming to

hand to dismiss her concern. “I just said that to get you over

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