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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.”

watch, my mother

room – a door that I swear was

And then, as I continue to

he gets up and crosses

tight in his arms and rocking me back and

head against my neck.

murmurs, still holding me tight. “I knew it was

news-”

as

joy in its place. “You

was!”

he admits, his voice muffled against my skin,

to be all

him think

stop smiling. Inside me my wolf turns in

and shaking out her fur, getting used to the feel of her body

freely.

little straighter and grins

be a wolf, and you have a

shakes his head, laughing,

know,” I murmur, smiling up at him and

I feel crazy different, like expanded –

it now?” he asks, interrupting me and looking

to start to tug at

then as I see him eyeing that soft place between my shoulder

laughter and

open a little bit – but

him to actually be offended. We’re we’re just…so connected now 1-

snapped together on both ends.

without even having to look at me, even

not?” He asks, and I

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

here! We’re not just going

back of

he asks, looking at

may be a wolf in spirit, but I

I have a little more decency than that.” And then as he

my waist and pulls me closer, looking hungrily down at me, I

whole body shakes. It takes him a moment

we pass our joy between ourselves down that

me so happy I can barely

when we both calm down a

and kisses me, soundly, warmly, so that the love

makes me feel absolutely complete. “But as

– really alone, Cora…” he snaps his teeth at me, letting me know

precise intentions.

nudge him with my nose, just as my wolf does to his in the

whisper, feeling an

didn’t feel before.

arms, his

as he makes space between us. “So cool

And Sinclair and Ella are going to flip when

them that Rafe -”

freezes, suddenly, unable to finish his sentence.

looks up and whispers my