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

She frowns a little in frustration, even though we’re all

is going to wipe out her joy today. Everything for her

coming up roses.

right Cora,” I say with my

“We’ll figure it

convenient,” she says, putting her chin

gift had been healing

haughtiness, grinning

not everyone can be as gentle, and loving, and restorative

in my personality -”

she gives me a little false glare,

cocks her head to the side, clearly

something.

straight and looks around. “Actually,” she says

and I had a minute

and Sinclair immediately agree and start

a little.

said,” Cora says, turning to him, “about Ella…being

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

a little and I laugh a little

because I know

moment right now not with

she gives him a

says, wrapping an

so that Cora and

teach you how

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

then head

ask eagerly, moving my chair closer to

see each other in

mom said,” Cora sighs, looking down at

she goes. “She said that you could help me figure it

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

think I’m like broken,

but she puts up a hand to

mean like, do I need to be healed? With your powers? So that I

access the gift?”

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

get the

do something

ceremony like that.”

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

reaching for her hands. And

her nose to the gift as

smile as I sense her.

shades of brown, from the

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

come up with nothing.

dropping her hands and sinking back

as my gift

likewise sinking back in the chair and gnawing

on to the next

could try healing you?”

ask, my face

mom also said all the gifts were linked. Maybe

doing that will allow me to like,

I hold my hand out to her. “I cut

T say with a sigh, realizing that I’ve been

” My gift could fix this up in a cinch

hers, closing her

state I use when I access my gift. I

to fall into that

heal it myself.

gasp a little when I do feel a very slight

see Cora push and

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