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?”

replies, sighing a little. “I can’t even figure out what mine

She frowns a little in frustration,

is going to wipe out her joy today. Everything for her – for all

coming up roses.

Cora,” I say with my own contented sigh,

“We’ll figure it

her chin in

a bit, “if my gift had been healing too. Considering that

mock haughtiness, grinning at

be as gentle, and loving,

in my personality -”

a little false glare, and I laugh, Sinclair

then Cora cocks

something.

up straight and looks around. “Actually,” she says

and I had a minute

Sinclair immediately agree and start to

little.

said,” Cora says, turning to

you mind? A little sister time, to see if we can sort through

mouth a little and I laugh

because I

her for a single moment right

she gives him a little shove,

Sinclair says, wrapping an arm

my arms so that Cora and I

how to change a

as the men help Henry onto the platform

head inside

what are you thinking?” I ask eagerly, moving my chair

better see each other in the dim light of

said,” Cora sighs, looking down at her hands

as she goes. “She said that you

me now, her mouth twisted to the side as she

think

immediately open my mouth to deny that, but she puts up

need to be healed?

access the gift?”

say, curious and sitting up straight. “I

out into the desert to get the gift from mom – or at

do something to

ceremony like that.”

Do you want to…give it a

her hands. And

her

little nudge, and I smile as I

brown, from the lightest tawny to

seeking any places that she’s hurt or tied up or

come up with nothing.

sigh, dropping her hands and sinking back onto

as my gift

back in the chair

to the next

could try healing you?”

my

also said all the gifts were linked.

that will allow me to like, access

to her. “I cut my finger

cap, T say with a sigh, realizing that

could fix this up in a cinch

hand in hers, closing her eyes and pushing herself

when I access my gift. I

not to fall into

heal it myself.

when I do feel

see Cora push and concentrate, but then,

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