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 even figure out what mine is, let

frowns a little in frustration, even though

to wipe out her joy today. Everything

coming up roses.

with my own contented sigh, leaning back

figure it

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

had been healing too. Considering that

a mock haughtiness, grinning

can be as gentle, and loving, and restorative as me, Cora –

in my personality -”

false glare,

Cora cocks her

something.

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

Ella and I had a minute out

Sinclair immediately agree and start to stand up

little.

Cora says, turning

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

little and I laugh a little when I see

a bit – but I forgive him, because I

single moment right now

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

new papa,” Sinclair says, wrapping an arm

that

how to

but Cora and I laugh as the men help Henry onto the

head inside

thinking?” I ask eagerly,

can better see each other in the

Cora sighs, looking down

said that you could

mouth twisted to the side as she

you think

that, but she puts up a hand

I need to be healed? With your powers? So that

access the gift?”

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

the gift from mom –

we need to like, do something to get it going. Some

ceremony like that.”

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

for her hands. And then,

raises her nose to the gift as it

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

from the lightest tawny

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

come up with nothing.

Cora,” I sigh, dropping her hands and sinking back onto

as far as

the

she moves on to the next option. “Um,”

could try healing you?”

ask, my face twisting

also said all the gifts were

that will allow me to like, access

hand out to her. “I cut my finger

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

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

and takes my hand in hers, closing her eyes and

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

still and, importantly, not to fall into

heal it myself.

a few minutes, I gasp a little when I do feel

where the cut is. I see Cora push and concentrate, but then,

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