Accidental Surrogate

Chapter 395

Chapter 395: By the Light of the Fire

Ella

That night, again around the fire, Henry leans forward in his chair and rests his

elbows on his knees, smiling around at us.

“So, tell me if I’ve got this right,” he says, clearly tickled by it. “My two sons are

mated to two sisters, who each have the Goddess’ blood in their veins, which

means…” .” he pauses here, putting his thoughts together, “that all of my

grandchildren are going to have mystical powers?”

Cora shrugs, grinning at him. “That’s what she told us,” she says, laughing a

little bit.

“Well,” Henry says, pleased, leaning back in his chair and shaking his head in

disbelief. “This saves me a great deal of worry.”

Sinclair turns to him confused. ” What? Why?”

“Because,” Henry says, shrugging, trying to hold back his grin. “Imagine if just

one of you were mated to a Goddess -born wolf, and only half of my

grandchildren had magical powers. At least this way, I don’t have to pretend that

I like the non-magical ones as much as the others.”

We all laugh at this, but I shake my head at Henry’s streak of dark humor.

Because, beneath it, we all know that it’s not true. He was always going to love

all of the grandchildren equally, no matter what.

“I wonder what your gift will be, little baby,” I say to Rafe, who is awake and

sitting up in my lap, holding my fingers in his little fists and looking interestedly

around at our group. I was very intrigued when Cora told me that all of their gifts

would vary according to their personalities – I, like her, had assumed that they

would be the same. We still haven’t figured out Cora’s gift yet, though we’ve all

be thinking.

“Rafe’s will probably be shooting lasers from his eyes,” Roger murmurs, leaning

forward to study my son. I shoot a little glare at Roger and he grins at me.

“No, he’s going to be a healer, like mommy,” I say, kissing Rafe’s head and

making him look up at me with a little baby smile. I smile back at him, unable to

help it.

“Nah, Rafe’s got a warrior’s soul,” Sinclair says at my side, leaning back in his

chair and proudly considering son. It will be something to do with that.”

“Nooo,” I say in denial, glaring at my mate now. “Rafe is gentle. His powers will

be for peace.”

“What about ours?” Roger asks, turning to Cora. “Are you getting any hints

down the bond?”

can’t even figure out what mine is, let

baby.” She frowns a little in frustration, even though

today. Everything for her

coming up roses.

all right Cora,” I say with my own contented sigh, leaning

figure

says, putting her chin in

a bit, “if my gift had been healing too.

with a mock haughtiness,

be as gentle, and loving, and restorative

in my personality -”

me a little false glare, and I laugh, Sinclair nods as if

But then Cora cocks

something.

sits up straight and looks around. “Actually,” she says to

if Ella and I had a minute

agree and start

little. “Why?” he

turning to him,

little sister time, to see if we can sort through

little and I laugh a little

a bit – but I forgive him, because I know he doesn’t want

her for a single moment right now not

she gives him a

Sinclair says, wrapping an arm

that Cora and I

you how to

but Cora and I laugh as the

then head inside

I ask eagerly, moving my chair closer

see each other in the dim light of the

looking down at her hands

as she goes. “She said that you could help me figure

at me now, her mouth twisted to the side as she

think I’m like broken,

deny that, but she puts up a hand to

need to be healed? With your powers? So that I

access the gift?”

straight. “I mean, that would make sense –

the

need to like, do something to get it going.

ceremony like that.”

Do you want to…give it a

for her hands. And then, quite quickly, I run my

and over her body. Her wolf raises her nose

nudge, and I smile as I sense her. Such

thousand shades of brown, from the lightest tawny to nearly

places

come up with nothing.

I sigh, dropping her hands and sinking back onto the chair.

as

in the

she moves on to the next option.

could try healing you?”

ask, my

also said all the gifts were linked. Maybe I can…heal

doing that will allow me to like, access my full

say, and I hold my hand out to her. “I

a sigh, realizing that I’ve been meaning to heal it

My gift could fix this up

shrugs and takes my hand in hers, closing her eyes and pushing

the meditative state I use when I access my gift.

very still and, importantly, not to fall into that

heal it myself.

when I do feel a very slight

where the cut is. I see Cora

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255