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?”

a little. “I can’t even figure out what mine

in frustration, even though we’re all

to wipe out her joy today. Everything for her – for all

coming up roses.

with my own contented sigh, leaning

figure it

would be convenient,” she says, putting her

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

mock haughtiness, grinning

everyone can be as gentle, and loving, and

in my personality -”

false glare,

point. But then Cora cocks

something.

looks around. “Actually,”

Ella and I had

and start to stand up

little. “Why?” he

mom said,” Cora says, turning to

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

mouth a little and I laugh a little when

him, because

moment right now not with

gives him a little shove, he sighs

Sinclair says, wrapping an arm

taking Rafe from my arms so that Cora and I can

how

I laugh as the men help Henry onto

then head inside the

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

each other in

said,” Cora sighs, looking down

through as she goes. “She said

twisted to the side as she tries

it. “Do you think

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

I need to be healed? With your

access the gift?”

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

desert to get the gift from mom – or

need to like, do something to get it going.

ceremony like that.”

shrugging.” Do

say, reaching for her hands. And then, quite

her body. Her wolf raises her nose to

little nudge, and I smile as I sense

a thousand shades of brown, from the lightest tawny to nearly

seeking any places that she’s hurt

come up with nothing.

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

as far as my

back in the chair and gnawing at

next option. “Um,” she

could try healing you?”

ask, my face twisting with

were linked.

me to like, access

hold my hand out to her. “I

T say with a sigh, realizing that I’ve

got distracted. ” My gift could fix

shrugs and takes my hand in hers,

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

importantly, not to fall into

heal it myself.

a little when I do feel

where the cut is. I see Cora push and

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