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

baby.” She frowns a little in frustration, even though we’re all aware

wipe out her joy today. Everything

coming up roses.

my own contented sigh, leaning

figure it

she says, putting her chin in her

my gift had been healing too. Considering

say with a mock haughtiness,

as gentle, and loving, and restorative as me,

in my personality -”

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

Cora cocks her head to the side,

something.

up straight and looks around. “Actually,”

I had a minute

agree and start to

a little.

said,” Cora says, turning

mind? A little sister time, to see if

and I laugh a little when I see that

because I

single moment right now not with

him a little shove, he sighs

papa,” Sinclair says, wrapping an arm around Roger’s

Rafe from my arms so that

teach you how to

and I laugh as the men

then head

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

see each other in

mom said,” Cora sighs, looking down at her hands and

said that you could help

now, her mouth twisted to the side as she tries to

you think I’m like

deny that, but she puts up

like, do I need to be

access the gift?”

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

to get the

something to get it going. Some sort

ceremony like that.”

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

for her hands. And then, quite quickly, I

her nose to the gift

little nudge, and I smile as I

a thousand shades of brown, from the lightest tawny to

seeking any places that she’s hurt or

come up with nothing.

sigh, dropping her hands and sinking back

as far as my gift

says, likewise sinking back in the chair and gnawing

the next option. “Um,”

could try healing you?”

I ask, my face

were linked.

allow me to

my hand out to her. “I

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

My gift could fix

hers, closing her eyes

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

importantly, not to fall

heal it myself.

a little when I do feel a very slight tingling at

see Cora

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