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 even figure out what mine

baby.” She frowns a little in frustration, even

out her joy today. Everything for her – for all

coming up roses.

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

figure it

she says, putting her chin in her hand and scowling

been healing too. Considering that I’m a

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

as gentle, and loving, and restorative as

in my personality -”

gives me a little false glare, and I laugh,

But then Cora cocks her head

something.

sits up straight and looks

Ella and I had a minute

Sinclair immediately agree and start to

a little. “Why?”

says, turning to him, “about

A little sister time, to see if

twists his mouth a little and I laugh a

a bit – but I forgive him, because I know

her for a single moment right now

a little shove, he sighs and

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

my arms so that Cora and

how to change a

I laugh as the men help Henry

then head inside

are you thinking?” I ask eagerly, moving

other

sighs, looking down at her

said that you could help me figure

her mouth twisted to the side

think I’m like

mouth to deny that, but she puts

need to be

access the gift?”

straight.

the gift from mom – or at

like, do something to get it going. Some sort

ceremony like that.”

shrugging.” Do you want

for her hands. And then, quite

over her body. Her wolf raises her nose

and I smile as I

thousand shades of brown, from the lightest

I scan Cora, seeking any places that she’s

come up with nothing.

dropping her hands and sinking back onto the

as far as

likewise sinking back in the chair and gnawing at

the next option. “Um,” she says,

could try healing you?”

I ask, my face twisting with

were linked. Maybe I can…heal

allow me to like,

my hand out to her. “I cut my finger

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

” My gift could fix this up in

in hers, closing her eyes and pushing

state I use when I access

to fall into that

heal it myself.

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

where the cut is. I see Cora push and

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