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

baby.” She frowns a little in

Everything for

coming up roses.

all right Cora,” I say with my

figure

she says, putting her chin in

been healing too. Considering

haughtiness, grinning at her,

and

in my personality -”

a little false glare, and I

cocks her head to

something.

she sits up straight and looks around. “Actually,” she says to

if Ella and I had a minute

immediately agree and start to stand up but Roger

little. “Why?” he

mom said,” Cora says, turning

you mind? A little sister time, to

I laugh a little when I

I forgive him, because I know he doesn’t

right now not with

But still, when she gives him a little shove, he sighs and

says, wrapping an arm around Roger’s

taking Rafe from my arms so that Cora and I

teach you how to change a

and I laugh as the men

head inside the

you thinking?” I ask eagerly, moving my chair

can better see each other in the dim light of

looking down at

as she goes. “She said that

her mouth twisted to the side as she

you think I’m

to deny that, but she puts

to be healed? With your

access the gift?”

and sitting up straight. “I mean, that would

to go out into the desert to get the gift from mom – or at least to

we need to like, do something to get

ceremony like that.”

she says, shrugging.” Do you want

I say, reaching for her hands. And then, quite quickly, I run my

Her wolf raises her nose to the gift as

as I sense her. Such a pretty

of brown, from the lightest

Cora, seeking any places that she’s hurt or tied up or

come up with nothing.

hands and

as far as my

she says, likewise sinking back in the chair and gnawing

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

could try healing you?”

my face twisting with

all the gifts were linked.

me to like, access my

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

with a sigh, realizing that I’ve been meaning

just got distracted. ” My gift could fix this up in a cinch can you

hers, closing her eyes and pushing

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

still and, importantly, not to fall into

heal it myself.

few minutes, I gasp a little when

I see

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