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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

door that I swear was

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

sound – as he gets up and crosses the small room to

tight in his arms and rocking

head against my neck.

tight. “I knew it was all going to

news-”

did not,” I laugh, and finally as the shock leaves my system I feel

deep and resounding joy in its place.

was!”

muffled against my

to

letting him think it. But despite all of

wolf turns in

used to the feel of

freely.

straighter and grins down into my face. “This is so

a wolf, and you

his head, laughing, thrilled at

at him and raising

“I feel – I feel crazy different, like expanded –

do it now?” he asks, interrupting me

his hand to start to tug at the collar of my

I see him eyeing that soft

and swat him

dropping open a little

be offended. We’re we’re just…so connected now

both ends. It’s

without even having to look at me, even listen

and I can sense his

I say, slapping his shoulder playfully. “We’re in my mom’s

here! We’re not just going to

back of

asks, looking at me like

I gasp, “Absolutely not! I may be a wolf in

little more decency than that.” And then as he

and pulls me closer, looking hungrily down

that my whole body shakes.

pass our joy between ourselves down

makes me so happy

he murmurs when we both calm down a little bit,

and kisses me, soundly, warmly, so that the

and makes me feel absolutely complete. “But as

– really alone, Cora…” he snaps his teeth

precise intentions.

nose, just as my wolf does to

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

didn’t feel before.

exhales and loosens his arms, his eyes

as he makes space between us. “So cool that the

Ella are

them that Rafe -”

suddenly, unable to finish his sentence. I feel his shock

the bond before he looks up and