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

She frowns a little in frustration, even though we’re all aware

is going to wipe out her joy today. Everything for her – for all

coming up roses.

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

“We’ll figure

be convenient,” she says, putting her chin

bit, “if my gift had been healing too. Considering that

I say with a mock haughtiness, grinning at her, “that

everyone can be as gentle, and loving, and

in my personality -”

a little false glare, and I laugh,

point. But then Cora cocks her head to the side,

something.

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

I had a minute out

Sinclair immediately agree and start to

little. “Why?”

says, turning to him,

little sister time,

mouth a little and I laugh a

a bit – but I forgive him, because I know

a single moment right now

still, when she gives him a little shove, he sighs

says, wrapping an

my arms so that Cora

“I’ll teach you how to

but Cora and I laugh as

then head

what are you thinking?” I ask eagerly, moving my chair closer to my

can better see each other in the dim

looking down at her hands and

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

now, her mouth twisted to the side as she

think I’m

that, but she puts up a hand

like, do I need to be healed? With your powers? So that I

access the gift?”

say, curious and sitting up straight. “I mean, that would

to get the gift from mom – or at least to access

something to get it going. Some

ceremony like that.”

she says, shrugging.” Do

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

over her body. Her wolf raises her

as I

of brown, from the lightest

Cora, seeking any places that she’s hurt or tied up or

come up with nothing.

I sigh, dropping her hands and sinking back onto

as my gift

the chair and gnawing at

she moves on to the next option. “Um,” she says, “do you think

could try healing you?”

I ask, my face

said all the gifts were linked. Maybe I

me to like, access

to her. “I cut

T say with a sigh, realizing that I’ve

fix this up in a cinch can you do

takes my hand in hers, closing her

I access my gift. I do my

still and, importantly, not to fall into that same meditative

heal it myself.

when I do feel a very slight tingling at

see Cora push and concentrate, but

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