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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.”

then, as Roger and I watch, my

a door that I swear was not there a moment ago

And then, as I continue to stare at him,

as he gets up

and rocking me

head against my neck.

holding me tight. “I knew

news-”

I laugh, and finally as the shock leaves my system I feel

joy in its place. “You were as anxious as

was!”

his voice muffled against my skin, “but like…

it was going to be all right. You

his back, letting him think it.

stop smiling. Inside me my wolf

used to the feel of

freely.

and grins down into my

murmurs. “The baby is going to be a wolf, and you have a wolf, and we

his head, laughing, thrilled at it

him and raising my hands to bury

I feel crazy different, like expanded – ” my whole body

interrupting me and

hand to start to tug at the collar of my

eyeing that soft place between my shoulder

neck I burst into laughter and swat

He says, his mouth dropping open a little bit

offended. We’re we’re

snapped together on both ends. It’s like he

and my meaning without even having to look at me, even

I can sense

his shoulder playfully. “We’re

people that live here! We’re not just going to like, throw

back of the

hell not?” he asks,

not! I may be a wolf in spirit, but I was

little more decency than that.” And

and pulls me closer, looking hungrily

so hard that my whole body shakes.

we pass our

makes me so happy I can

calm down a little

mouth and kisses me,

me and makes me feel absolutely complete. “But

he snaps his teeth at

precise intentions.

my nose, just as my wolf does to his in the

an

didn’t feel before.

loosens his arms, his eyes drifting down my body

he makes space between us. “So cool

and Ella are

them that Rafe -”

unable to finish his sentence. I feel his shock

the bond before he looks up and whispers my