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

a little in frustration, even though we’re all aware

her joy today. Everything for her – for all of us

coming up roses.

with my own contented

figure it

be convenient,” she says, putting her chin in

been healing too. Considering

with a mock haughtiness, grinning at her,

gentle, and loving, and restorative as me,

in my personality -”

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

But then Cora cocks her head

something.

she sits up straight and looks

I had a minute out

agree and start

a little. “Why?” he

said,” Cora says, turning to him,

time, to see if we can sort

a little and I laugh a little when

but I forgive him, because I know he doesn’t want to be

right now not with

when she gives him a little shove,

Sinclair says, wrapping an arm around Roger’s

that Cora and I

“I’ll teach you how to

but Cora and I laugh as

then head

what are you thinking?” I ask eagerly,

better see each other

said,” Cora sighs, looking down at

through as she goes. “She said that you could

up at me now, her mouth twisted to the side as she

think I’m like

my mouth to deny that, but she puts up a hand to stop

be healed? With your powers? So that I

access the gift?”

and sitting up straight.

desert to get the gift from mom – or at

we need to like, do something

ceremony like that.”

try,” she says, shrugging.” Do you want

for her hands. And then, quite quickly, I

and over her body. Her wolf raises her nose to the gift as

nudge, and I smile as I sense her. Such a pretty wolf –

of brown, from the

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

come up with nothing.

I sigh, dropping her hands

fine, as far as my gift

the chair and gnawing at her lip.

the next option.

could try healing you?”

ask, my face

said all the gifts were linked. Maybe I

that will allow me to like, access my full

to her. “I cut my finger this

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

” My gift could fix this

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

the meditative state I use when I access my gift. I do my

still and, importantly, not to fall

heal it myself.

few minutes, I gasp a little when I do feel

I see Cora

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