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?”

can’t even

baby.” She frowns a little in frustration, even though we’re

out her joy today. Everything for her – for all of

coming up roses.

right Cora,” I say with my own contented sigh, leaning back

“We’ll figure

she says, putting her chin in

bit, “if my gift had been healing too. Considering that I’m

mock haughtiness, grinning at her,

and loving, and restorative

in my personality -”

false

then Cora cocks her head to the

something.

sits up straight and looks

you mind if Ella and I

agree and start

little.

said,” Cora says, turning to

sister time,

mouth a little and I laugh a little when I see that

but I forgive him, because

right now not with everything they’ve

still, when she gives him a little shove,

on, new papa,” Sinclair says, wrapping an arm around

arms so that Cora and I can concentrate on

how

but Cora and I laugh as the men

then head

I ask eagerly, moving my

that we can better see each other in the dim light of the

sighs, looking down at her

it through as she goes. “She said

her mouth twisted to the

“Do you think I’m

mouth to deny that, but she puts

like, do I need to be healed? With your

access the gift?”

say, curious and sitting up straight. “I mean,

to get the gift from mom – or at

do something to

ceremony like that.”

try,” she says, shrugging.” Do you want to…give it a

her hands. And then, quite quickly, I

her body. Her wolf raises her nose to the

smile as

thousand shades of brown, from the lightest tawny to

scan Cora, seeking any places

come up with nothing.

her hands and sinking back onto the

as far as my gift

she says, likewise sinking back in the chair and

as she moves on to the next

could try healing you?”

ask, my face

all the gifts were linked. Maybe I can…heal

allow me to like,

I say, and I hold my hand out to her.

say with a sigh, realizing that

got distracted. ” My gift could fix

and takes my hand in hers, closing her eyes

meditative state I use when I access my gift. I

importantly, not to

heal it myself.

a little when I do feel a

the cut is. I see Cora push and concentrate, but

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