Accidental Surrogate

Chapter 393: Do You Know what I Know?

Cora

“What?” I ask, confused. I – I have a gift? I quickly search for it within myself

but….it’s not there. I mean, I know how Ella’s feels – she passed it to me before,

I carried it – but there is nothing in me now that feels anything like that…

“Yours is different from your sisters,” the Goddess explains. “Ella’s soul is that of

a healer, and so that is her gift. Yours,” she smiles lightly, “reflects you. You’ve

used it before,” she says, turning her head to glance at Roger with a little laugh.

“I’m surprised you did not notice it then.”

“What?” I ask again, still baffled. But she turns to go and I grab for her hand.

“Please,” I say, shaking my hand, “I don’t understand -”

“Perhaps you should ask your sister for help,” the Goddess says with a shrug.

“She can guide you to it, I think, as hers is already unlocked. But you already

have your gift, Cora.” She assures me. She hesitates then before laughing a

little, “as does your child.”

“What!?” I say for the third time, my mouth falling open now as I stare at her and

then glance down at my stomach before looking back up into her face. ” My

child -”

“All your children,” she says simply, as if it’s obvious, “will be gifted, as you are,

as Ella is. As you, my daughters, are gifts to me – it is my gift to you, and to all

of your children.”

“Whoa,” Roger says, sitting back in his chair and raising a hand to his head in

shock. “All…all are kids are going to be magic?”

The Goddess laughs a little. “Each will be gifted,” she says simply, turning back

to me. “And each gift will be unique, and will reflect each child’s unique spirit. As

yours does, as Ella’s does. They’ll all have pieces in common but -” she sighs

happily now, shaking her head as if it’s too complicated to explain. “You will see,

Cora. I need not explain it all. Your children will show you.”

“Thank you,” I whisper.

“I love you,” the Goddess says, raising her hand and brushing my cheek with

her fingertips. “Carry that knowledge your whole life. I will see you again,” she

promises, and I cling to that prophecy just a little, “but until then carry my love.”

watch, my

room – a door that I swear was not

I continue to stare at him, he starts

as he gets up and crosses

arms and rocking me back

head against my neck.

murmurs, still holding me tight. “I knew it was all going to

news-”

did not,” I laugh, and finally as

and resounding joy in its place. “You were as anxious

was!”

his voice muffled against my

was going to

him think it. But despite all of it,

stop smiling. Inside me my wolf turns in a happy

her fur, getting used to the feel of her body

freely.

up a little straighter and grins down

to be a

his head, laughing,

I murmur, smiling up at him and raising my hands to bury my

different, like expanded –

do it now?” he asks, interrupting me and looking down

start to tug at the collar of my

see him eyeing

laughter and

his mouth dropping open a little bit – but we’re

We’re we’re just…so connected now

snapped together on both ends. It’s

having to

not?” He asks, and I can sense

playfully. “We’re in my mom’s house

here! We’re not just

of the

hell not?” he asks, looking at me like I’m

be a wolf

a little more decency than that.” And then

waist and pulls me closer, looking hungrily down at me, I

body shakes. It takes

with me, and we pass our joy between ourselves

that makes me

murmurs when we both calm down a little bit, after he presses

kisses me, soundly, warmly, so that

feel absolutely

alone, Cora…” he snaps his teeth at me, letting me

precise intentions.

my nose, just as my wolf does to his

“You’d better,” I whisper, feeling an

didn’t feel before.

Roger exhales and loosens his arms, his

as he makes space between us. “So

powers,” he murmurs. And Sinclair and Ella are going

them that Rafe -”

his

he looks up and whispers my name.