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

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

her joy today. Everything for

coming up roses.

with my own contented sigh, leaning

figure it

says, putting her chin in her hand

bit, “if my gift had been healing

haughtiness, grinning at her, “that would

everyone can be as gentle, and loving, and restorative as me,

in my personality -”

she gives me a little false

then Cora cocks her head to

something.

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

and I

Sinclair immediately agree and start

a little.

Cora says, turning to

sister time, to see if we can sort through

laugh a little when I see that

I forgive him, because

single moment right now

still, when she gives him a

Sinclair says, wrapping an

so that Cora and I can concentrate

you how to change

laugh as the

head

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

see each other in the

said,” Cora sighs, looking down at

it through as she goes. “She said that you

twisted to the side

you think I’m like broken,

but she puts

do I need to be healed? With your powers?

access the gift?”

curious and sitting up straight. “I mean,

the desert to get the gift

like, do something to

ceremony like that.”

try,” she says, shrugging.” Do you want

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

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

it a warm little nudge, and I smile as I sense her. Such a pretty

from the lightest tawny

as I scan Cora, seeking any places

come up with nothing.

sigh, dropping her hands and

far as my gift can

sinking back in the chair and gnawing at her

next option. “Um,” she says, “do you

could try healing you?”

my face twisting

the gifts were linked. Maybe I can…heal a little?

me to like, access my full

out to her. “I cut my finger

sigh, realizing that I’ve been

just got distracted. ” My gift could fix this up in a cinch

shrugs and takes my hand in hers, closing her eyes and

I access my

not to fall into that same

heal it myself.

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

is. I see Cora push and

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