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

She frowns a little in frustration, even though

wipe out her joy today. Everything for

coming up roses.

Cora,” I say with my own contented

figure

her chin in her hand and

bit, “if my gift had been

mock haughtiness, grinning at her, “that

be as gentle, and loving, and

in my personality -”

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

point. But then Cora cocks her head to the side, clearly

something.

looks

Ella and I had a minute out here

Sinclair immediately agree and start to stand up but

little. “Why?” he

Cora says, turning to

mind? A little sister time, to see

I laugh a little when I see that he

– but I forgive him, because

her for a single moment right now

a little shove,

papa,” Sinclair says,

that Cora and

you how to change

as the men help Henry

head

I ask eagerly, moving my chair

each other in the dim light of

mom said,” Cora sighs, looking down at

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

mouth twisted to the side as she tries to

you think I’m

immediately open my mouth to deny that, but she puts

be healed? With your powers? So

access the gift?”

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

the gift from mom

something to get it

ceremony like that.”

she says, shrugging.” Do you

And then, quite quickly,

body. Her wolf raises her nose to the gift as

a warm little nudge, and I smile as I sense her. Such

shades of brown, from

any places

come up with nothing.

I sigh, dropping her hands and sinking back

far as

the chair and gnawing at her lip.

next option.

could try healing you?”

I ask, my face

all the gifts were

doing that will allow me to like, access

hand out to her. “I cut my finger

realizing that I’ve been

got distracted. ” My gift could fix this up in

and takes my hand in hers, closing her eyes and

state I use when I access my

and, importantly, not to fall into that same meditative state

heal it myself.

I gasp a little when I do feel a

is. I see Cora push and

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