Chapter 302 – Moonlight Baptism

“Well,” Henry answers, hesitating. “Cora and Roger will see the prophecy.”

My face falls a little when I realize the implications of this. “Really? Unfair,” I declare, pouting.

Henry laughs a little along with me. “It will bring them closer to him, give them a bond.”

“Well,” I sigh, “I want them to have that. What sort of things do you learn, though? Do you share them with the parents?”

“If you choose,” Henry shrugs. “I always did. And Sinclair and Roger’s godparents shared with me, for which I was grateful.”

“What did they tell you?” I ask, curious.

“That Sinclair would be a great leader of men,” Henry says, looking down at the baby again, clearly remembering his baby who looked so like this one. “That was no surprise. But Roger, that was…”

I pause, curious, suddenly fascinated. “What did they say?”

He hesitates and then meets my eye. “I never even told Roger about it. But they told me that his destiny laid less with who he was, and more with the children he would sire. The many children, who would be…” he looks away a bit, trying to sort his thoughts, “it was hard to understand. But something about a set of extraordinary children who would bring much joy to the world.”

My stomach drops at this, though I work hard to keep it off my face.

guess Cora

destiny, even. And if Cora can’t give him children… Henry meets, my eyes, perhaps

says quietly. “Don’t think too hard on her messages they often

in my chair, smiling down at my baby, who’s staring up at me with

“And his future is very, very bright. This

people later that evening, and my heart is full to bursting to see all of them – especially

to greet all of our guests and introduce Rafe around to his new friends and family. But still, Isabel and I make plans to have a good

almost breathless with excitement and stress as the time approaches.

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much for a trip to the woods, but we’ll be having champagne

I don’t know. I’ve never held a midnight baptism

hands on my

my mate can read my mind in more ways than one. “I just want everything to go smoothly, and

ear, and I can feel him smiling as he does it. “You don’t need to be everything to everyone, trouble. They’re here

turning

for a quick kiss. “What I mean, Ella, is that you should just calm down and enjoy the night. It’s for us, as

then looking down at my happy baby in

shoulders and moving towards the door. “It’s good that you figured that

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