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?”

she replies, sighing a little. “I can’t

little in frustration, even though

joy today. Everything for her – for all

coming up roses.

Cora,” I say with my own

“We’ll figure

putting her chin in her hand and scowling

my gift had been healing too. Considering that I’m a

I say with a mock haughtiness, grinning at her,

and loving, and

in my personality -”

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

But then Cora cocks her

something.

and looks around. “Actually,” she says

you mind if Ella and I had

and Sinclair immediately agree and start to stand up but Roger

a little.

says, turning

you mind? A little sister time, to see if we

mouth a little and I laugh a little

but I forgive him, because I know he doesn’t

right now

But still, when she gives him a little shove,

says, wrapping an arm around

Rafe from my arms so that Cora and I

teach you how

as the men help Henry onto

head

you thinking?” I ask eagerly, moving my chair closer

each other in the dim

said,” Cora sighs, looking down

said that

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

you think I’m like

but she puts up a hand to

to be healed? With

access the gift?”

I say, curious and sitting up straight. “I mean, that would make

desert to get the gift from

something to

ceremony like that.”

says, shrugging.” Do you want to…give it a

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

her nose to the gift as it

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

a thousand shades of brown, from

Cora, seeking any places that she’s hurt or

come up with nothing.

sigh, dropping her hands and

as far as my

says, likewise sinking back in the

next

could try healing you?”

my face twisting with

mom also said all the gifts were

me to like, access my full

hand out to her. “I

with a sigh, realizing that I’ve been meaning

gift could fix this up in a cinch

takes my hand in hers, closing

the meditative state I use when I access my

to fall

heal it myself.

gasp a little when I do feel a very slight

where the cut is. I see Cora

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