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?”

can’t even figure

a little in frustration, even though we’re

Everything for

coming up roses.

Cora,” I say with my own

figure

convenient,” she says, putting her chin in her hand

my gift had been healing too.

say with a mock haughtiness, grinning at her,

be as gentle, and

in my personality -”

she gives me a little false glare, and I

Cora cocks her head to the side, clearly

something.

sits up straight and looks around.

you mind if Ella and I had a minute

Sinclair immediately agree and start

a little. “Why?”

says, turning to

A little sister time, to see if

I laugh a

bit – but I forgive him, because I know

single moment right now not

him a little shove, he sighs and

Sinclair says, wrapping an

my arms so that Cora

you how to change a

as the men help

head inside

I ask eagerly, moving my chair closer to my

other

sighs, looking down

said that you could help me figure

at me now, her mouth twisted to the side

it. “Do you think I’m like

deny that, but she puts up a

be healed?

access the gift?”

straight. “I mean, that would make sense –

the desert to get the gift from mom

something to get

ceremony like that.”

shrugging.” Do you want to…give it

And then,

her nose to the gift as it passes

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

from the lightest tawny

places that

come up with nothing.

I sigh, dropping her hands and sinking

as far as my gift can

back in the chair and gnawing at

moves on to the next option.

could try healing you?”

I ask, my face

gifts were linked. Maybe I

me to like, access my

hold my hand out to her. “I cut my finger this morning

that I’ve been meaning to

gift could fix this up in a cinch can you do

hers, closing her eyes and pushing

I use when I access my gift. I do my very

still and, importantly, not to fall into

heal it myself.

little when I do

where the cut is. I see Cora push and

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