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 figure

frowns a little in

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

coming up roses.

right Cora,” I say with my

“We’ll figure

her chin in her hand

bit, “if my gift had been

with a mock haughtiness, grinning at her, “that would

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

in my personality -”

gives me a little false glare,

then Cora cocks her head

something.

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

mind if Ella and I had a minute

agree and start

a little. “Why?”

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

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

I laugh a little when I see that he does

forgive him, because I know

moment right now not

when she gives him a

on, new papa,” Sinclair says,

Rafe from my arms so that Cora and

teach you how to change a

I laugh as the

then head inside

thinking?” I ask eagerly, moving my chair closer to my

we can better see each other

looking down at her

said that you

mouth twisted to

think I’m like

open my mouth to deny that, but she puts up

I need to be healed? With

access the gift?”

sitting up straight.

go out into the desert to get the gift from mom –

something to get it going. Some

ceremony like that.”

shrugging.” Do you want to…give

say, reaching for her hands. And then, quite quickly, I run my

wolf raises her nose to the

I smile as I sense her. Such a

brown, from the lightest

seeking any places that she’s

come up with nothing.

I sigh, dropping her hands and sinking back onto

far as my

says, likewise sinking back in the chair and gnawing at

on to the next option. “Um,” she says, “do

could try healing you?”

I ask, my face twisting with

said all the gifts were

will allow me

hand out to her. “I cut

say with a sigh, realizing that I’ve

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

in hers, closing her eyes

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

importantly, not to fall into that

heal it myself.

when I do feel a very

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

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