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

in frustration, even though we’re all aware

her joy today. Everything for her – for all of

coming up roses.

say with my own contented sigh, leaning back in

“We’ll figure it

be convenient,” she says, putting her chin in her hand and scowling

my gift had been healing too.

mock haughtiness, grinning

as gentle, and loving, and restorative

in my personality -”

me a little false glare,

But then Cora cocks her head to

something.

sits up straight and looks

mind if Ella and I had a minute out here

immediately agree and start to

little. “Why?” he

Cora says, turning to him,

time,

I laugh a little when I see that

a bit – but I forgive him, because I know he

moment right now not

a little shove, he sighs

new papa,” Sinclair says,

taking Rafe from my arms so that Cora and I can concentrate on

you how to change a

but Cora and I laugh as the men

head

thinking?” I ask eagerly, moving

each other in

looking down at

she goes. “She said that you could help me figure

now, her mouth twisted

“Do you think I’m like broken, or

deny that, but she puts

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

access the gift?”

sitting up straight.

the gift from mom – or at

need to like, do something to get it going.

ceremony like that.”

she says, shrugging.” Do you want

I say, reaching for her hands. And then,

raises her nose to

I smile as I sense her.

thousand shades of brown, from the

I scan Cora, seeking any places that she’s hurt or

come up with nothing.

hands and sinking back

as far as

likewise sinking back in the chair and gnawing at her

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

could try healing you?”

my

were linked. Maybe I can…heal a little?

allow me to like, access my

to her.

with a sigh, realizing that I’ve been meaning to heal it

gift could fix this up in a cinch can you

shrugs and takes my hand in hers, closing her eyes and pushing herself

I access my gift. I do

not to

heal it myself.

when I do feel a very slight tingling

where the cut is. I see Cora push and

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