The Mystical Attraction of Alpha

Chapter 389: The Temple

Ella

It is, indeed, a long climb. Cora and I are panting by the time we get to the top, and even though

Sinclair took Rafe from me halfway through the hike I have to take a moment to catch my break

when we pull ourselves up to the final level.

Roger has the indecency to look a little smug about the fact that he barely looks winded and Cora

gives him a little shove on the shoulder as she works to take a few deep breaths and wipe the

sweat from her brow.

Even as I work to bring my heartrate back down, I absolutely marvel at the sight before me.

The Goddess’ temple, like the one in the city, is built completely with white marble. But unlike

the one in the city, this one looks….ancient. Vines grow in ropes all over it, looking almost as if the

structure is part of the forest itself, having grown up organically from it. The temple is tall and

wide, the pillars in front drawing my eyes upward to the slanted roof which curls into a dome. At

the very peak of the dome is a golden crescent moon, reaching up towards the sky, glinting in the

bright sunlight.

“Wow,” Cora says, standing straight next to me and likewise marveling at the temple. “Mom has

some….impressive property.”

“I know, right?” I mutter back, crossing my arms and shaking my head. If someone had told me,

when I was a little girl sleeping in my creaky little orphan bed, that my mom lived here…

Well. I probably would have believed them.

But I was a very imaginative child.

“Um,” Roger says, looking anxiously at Cora. “Shall we?”

I smile at him, seeing that he’s eager to move on but also that he wants to give her room to process this experience. It’s more intense for her than it is for him, and I think that it’s very sweet that he realizes this. Roger really has come leaps and bounds as a person from when I first met

him

Sinclair comes to stand next to me and I grin at him and then turn to my baby, taking his hands

asking him how he likes it here and if he’s ready to

real this time Rafe claps and gurgles like he really

like he understands sometimes,” I say quietly, smiling

says, grinning proudly down at his son “He’s

leaning closer to kiss my baby’s forehead

more months,” Roger calls to us, crossing his

chest with a smirk.

shakes his head, letting it

you ready, Cora?” I ask, moving

reaching for my hand. I give it, and, with another

out of the

for a moment, going still

the last time I saw

against my back, and then a little pulse of comfort. comes down the

same situation we were in before. This

priestess we meet is going to try to

serve my mother.

little and giving us a deep smile as we approach.

the Goddess – you are welcome here. And you are

each other and then look back to the woman.

priestess smiles warmly at me but Cora turns to me with

1

second and then, as I

bite my lip,

—

cannot feel her. I used up our bond used the magic of it to unbind

could save my child, and Cora, and my mate. Cora realizes this very suddenly,

just shake my head and work hard to give

smile

glad you can feel her

to me, sympathetic, and then we both tum

smiling around at our whole

baby, admiring him “Please, do

we follow the priestess into my mother’s temple And as we go, I wonder a everyone’s heart is pounding as much as

a home. As I look around at the padded benches by the windows, at the well-loved books neatly tucked into alcoves and the little worn stick broom tucked into a corner, I decide quite suddenly that this is my favorite temple of all – and that I quite like

instead leads us across it to a

serious. He is, after all, about to be introduced to his mate’s mother as such for the first time. I smile at both of

–

ready and Sinclair has placed a warm hand on my shoulder – Cora nods to the

see her immediately, we

the faint luminescence of moonlight. Her face breaks into a smile as we cross the room, her eyes flashing over all of us but focusing on Cora. I can’t help the tears that well in my eyes when I see her, as

And this time, as I

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