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?”

a little. “I can’t even figure out what mine is, let

in frustration, even though we’re

out her joy today. Everything for her – for all of us –

coming up roses.

I say with my own contented

figure

she says, putting her chin in her

my gift had been healing too. Considering that I’m a

mock haughtiness, grinning

gentle, and loving, and restorative as me,

in my personality -”

gives me a little false glare, and I laugh, Sinclair nods

fair point. But then Cora cocks

something.

and looks

Ella and I had a minute out here

Sinclair immediately agree and start

little. “Why?”

mom said,” Cora says, turning to him, “about

A little sister time,

a little and I laugh a

him, because

single moment right

she gives him a

on, new papa,” Sinclair says, wrapping

from my arms so that Cora and I can concentrate

teach you how

groans but Cora and I laugh as the men

then head inside

ask eagerly, moving my chair closer

each other in the dim light of the

Cora sighs, looking down at her

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

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

you think I’m like broken,

to deny that, but she puts up a hand to stop

I need to be healed? With

access the gift?”

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

to get the gift from mom –

need to like, do something to get it going. Some

ceremony like that.”

a try,” she says, shrugging.” Do you want

And then,

her body. Her wolf raises her nose to

smile as I sense her. Such a pretty wolf

of brown, from the lightest tawny

as I scan Cora, seeking any places that

come up with nothing.

sigh, dropping her hands and sinking back onto

fine, as far as my gift

she says, likewise sinking back in the chair and gnawing at her

next option. “Um,” she says, “do you think

could try healing you?”

my face

said all the gifts were

will allow me to like, access my full

I say, and I hold my hand out to

T say with a sigh, realizing that I’ve been meaning to heal it

could fix this up in

and takes my hand in hers, closing her eyes and

the meditative state I use when I

still and, importantly, not to fall into that same

heal it myself.

when

see Cora push and concentrate, but then,

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