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?”

a little. “I can’t even

little in frustration, even

Everything for her – for all of

coming up roses.

I say with my own contented

figure it

convenient,” she says, putting her chin

my gift had been healing too. Considering that I’m

haughtiness, grinning

not everyone can be as gentle, and loving, and

in my personality -”

a little false glare, and I laugh, Sinclair

Cora cocks her head to the side,

something.

straight and looks around. “Actually,” she

if Ella and I had

immediately agree and start to stand up but

little.

turning to

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

I laugh a little when

I forgive him, because I know he

a single moment right

him a little shove, he

new papa,” Sinclair says, wrapping an arm

that Cora

you how

as

then head inside the

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

we can better see each other

sighs, looking down at her hands and

through as she goes. “She said that you could help

mouth twisted to the

think I’m like broken,

that, but she puts up

like, do I need to be healed? With your

access the gift?”

curious and sitting up straight. “I mean, that

into the desert to get the gift from mom – or

do something to get

ceremony like that.”

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

say, reaching for her hands. And then, quite

her nose

I smile as I sense her. Such a pretty wolf

a thousand shades of brown, from the lightest tawny to

places that she’s hurt

come up with nothing.

I sigh, dropping her hands

as

sinking back in the chair and gnawing

on to the next option. “Um,” she says, “do you

could try healing you?”

my face

said all the gifts were linked. Maybe I can…heal a little?

will allow me to like,

to her. “I cut my

that I’ve

gift could fix this up in a cinch can you do

hand in hers, closing her eyes and pushing herself

I use when I access

not to fall into that same meditative state

heal it myself.

gasp a little when I do feel a

see Cora

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