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 is, let

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

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

coming up roses.

I say with my own contented

“We’ll figure

she says, putting her chin in her

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

I say with a mock haughtiness, grinning at her, “that

be as gentle, and loving,

in my personality -”

gives me a little false glare, and I laugh,

Cora cocks her head to

something.

looks around. “Actually,” she says

if Ella and I had a minute out here

immediately agree and start

little.

says, turning to him, “about Ella…being

little sister time, to see if

mouth a little and I laugh a little

but I forgive him, because I know he

moment right now

a little shove,

says, wrapping an arm around Roger’s

from my arms so that Cora and I can concentrate on

“I’ll teach you how to change a

and I laugh as the

then head

I ask eagerly, moving my chair closer to

other in the dim light of the

said,” Cora sighs, looking

said that you could

twisted to the side as

you think I’m

deny that, but she puts up a hand to

do I need to be healed? With your powers? So that I

access the gift?”

straight. “I

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

something

ceremony like that.”

a try,” she says, shrugging.” Do you

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

wolf raises her nose to the gift as

and I smile as

brown, from the lightest

I scan Cora, seeking any places that she’s

come up with nothing.

her hands and sinking

fine, as far as my

says, likewise sinking back in the chair

the next option. “Um,” she

could try healing you?”

I ask, my face twisting with

the gifts were linked.

will allow me

hold my hand out to

cap, T say with a sigh, realizing that I’ve been meaning

fix

hand in hers, closing

meditative state I use when I access my

to

heal it myself.

few minutes, I gasp a little when I do feel a very slight

see Cora push and concentrate, but

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