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?”

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

in frustration, even

today. Everything

coming up roses.

with my own contented

“We’ll figure

her

my gift had been healing too. Considering that

I say with a mock haughtiness, grinning

everyone can be as gentle, and loving, and restorative as

in my personality -”

gives me a little false glare, and I laugh, Sinclair nods

But then Cora cocks her head

something.

looks around. “Actually,” she

mind if Ella and I had a minute out here

and start

little. “Why?” he

said,” Cora says, turning to him, “about Ella…being able

sister time, to see if we

and I laugh

– but I forgive him, because I know he doesn’t want

moment right now not with everything they’ve

But still, when she gives him a little shove,

Sinclair says,

arms so that Cora and I can

you how

and I laugh as

head

thinking?” I ask eagerly, moving my chair closer to my

better see each other in the

Cora sighs, looking down at her

she goes. “She said that you could help

at me now, her mouth twisted to the side as she tries to

“Do you think

but she puts up a hand

need to be healed? With your

access the gift?”

up straight. “I mean, that would make sense –

the gift from

need to like, do something to get it

ceremony like that.”

says, shrugging.” Do you want to…give

for her hands. And then, quite quickly, I run

her body. Her wolf raises her

a warm little nudge, and I smile as

from the lightest

any places that

come up with nothing.

I sigh, dropping her hands and sinking back onto the chair.

as far as my gift

likewise sinking back in the chair

she moves on to the next option. “Um,”

could try healing you?”

ask, my face twisting with

mom also said all the gifts were

doing that will allow me to

to her. “I

say with a sigh, realizing that

got distracted. ” My gift could fix this

my hand in hers, closing her eyes and pushing herself

when I access my gift. I do my very

importantly, not to

heal it myself.

I gasp a little when I do feel a very slight

I see Cora

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