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

a little in frustration, even though we’re all aware

today. Everything for her – for all

coming up roses.

right Cora,” I say with my own contented sigh,

“We’ll figure it

her chin

gift had been

I say with a mock haughtiness, grinning

and loving, and restorative

in my personality -”

false

point. But then Cora cocks her head to

something.

and looks around. “Actually,” she

if Ella and I had a minute out

and Sinclair immediately agree and start to stand up

little. “Why?” he

said,” Cora says, turning

sister time, to see if we can

and I laugh a little when I

I forgive him, because I know he

right now not

him a little shove, he sighs

says, wrapping an arm

Rafe from my arms so that Cora and I

“I’ll teach you how to change

laugh as the men help

head inside the

I ask eagerly, moving my chair closer to my

see each other in the dim

said,” Cora sighs, looking down at

“She said that you could help me

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

it. “Do you think

my mouth to deny that, but

mean like, do I need to be healed?

access the gift?”

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

to get the gift from mom – or at least

need to like, do something to get it

ceremony like that.”

shrugging.” Do you

hands. And then, quite quickly, I run my

her body. Her wolf raises her nose to the gift

smile as I sense her. Such a

of brown, from

scan Cora, seeking any places that

come up with nothing.

dropping her hands and sinking back

far as

sinking back in the chair and

the next option. “Um,” she says, “do

could try healing you?”

my face twisting

the gifts were linked.

that will allow me to like, access my full

hold my hand out to her. “I cut my

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

My gift could fix this up

in hers, closing

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

not to fall

heal it myself.

gasp a little when I

see Cora

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