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.”

Roger and I watch, my mother passes through a door

I swear was not there

other. And then, as I continue to stare at him, he

delighted sound – as he gets up and

his arms and rocking me back

head against my neck.

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

news-”

laugh, and finally as the shock leaves my system I

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

was!”

voice muffled against my skin, “but like… deep

to be all right.

baby,” I say, patting his back, letting him think it. But despite

Inside me my wolf turns in

getting used to the feel of her body

freely.

grins down into my face. “This

be a wolf, and you have

bond -” he shakes his head, laughing, thrilled at

up at him and raising my hands

– I feel crazy different, like expanded – ”

asks, interrupting me

hand to start to tug at

him eyeing that soft place

and

open a little bit – but

be offended. We’re

bond has snapped together on both ends. It’s like he can intuit

and my meaning without even having to look at me,

and I can sense his mild

slapping his shoulder playfully.

are people that live here! We’re not just going to like, throw down here

back of the

the hell not?” he asks, looking at me like

I may be a wolf in spirit,

I have a little more decency than that.” And then as

looking hungrily down at me, I

hard that my whole body shakes. It takes him a

we pass our joy between ourselves down

me

down a little bit, after he

kisses me,

makes me feel absolutely complete. “But

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

precise intentions.

with my nose, just as my

“You’d better,” I whisper, feeling an intense hunger for his

didn’t feel before.

loosens his arms, his eyes drifting down my body

makes space between us. “So

Ella are

them that Rafe -”

suddenly, unable to finish his

the bond before he looks up and