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?”

replies, sighing a little. “I can’t even figure out what mine is,

little in frustration, even though we’re all aware

Everything for

coming up roses.

with my own contented sigh, leaning

figure it

says, putting her chin

a bit, “if my gift had been healing too. Considering that I’m

haughtiness, grinning at her,

not everyone can be as gentle, and loving, and

in my personality -”

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

cocks her head

something.

looks around. “Actually,”

Ella and I had a minute out

and Sinclair immediately agree and start to stand

a little.

mom said,” Cora says, turning to

sister time, to see if we can sort

laugh a little

I forgive him, because I know

single moment right now

But still, when she gives him a little

says, wrapping an arm around Roger’s

my arms so that Cora and I can concentrate

how to change

but Cora and I laugh as

head inside

thinking?” I ask eagerly, moving my

better see each other in the

mom said,” Cora sighs, looking down at her

she goes. “She said that you

twisted to the side

it. “Do you think I’m like broken,

that, but she puts up a hand to stop

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

access the gift?”

and sitting up straight. “I mean,

the gift from mom – or at least to access

like, do something to get it going. Some sort

ceremony like that.”

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

hands. And then, quite quickly, I run my

over her body. Her wolf raises her nose to the gift

warm little nudge, and I smile as I sense

from the lightest tawny to

any places that she’s hurt

come up with nothing.

sigh, dropping her hands and

as my gift can

she says, likewise sinking back in the chair and gnawing at her

the next option. “Um,” she says, “do

could try healing you?”

I ask, my face

all the gifts were linked. Maybe

doing that will allow me to

out to her. “I cut my finger this morning on

that I’ve been meaning to

” My gift could fix this up in a

my hand in hers,

meditative state I use when I

not to fall into that

heal it myself.

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

see Cora

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