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 out what mine is,

little in

her joy today. Everything for her – for

coming up roses.

with my own contented sigh, leaning back in

“We’ll figure it

says, putting her chin

been healing too.

mock haughtiness, grinning at her, “that would be

can be as gentle, and loving, and restorative as

in my personality -”

a little false glare, and I laugh, Sinclair nods

point. But then Cora cocks her head to

something.

sits up straight and looks

and I

Sinclair immediately agree and start to stand up but

little. “Why?” he

mom said,” Cora says, turning to him, “about

sister time, to

little and I laugh a little when I see that he does

a bit – but I forgive him, because I

single moment right now

when she gives him a little

on, new papa,” Sinclair says, wrapping an arm around

so that Cora and I can concentrate on

teach you how

as the men help Henry onto

head inside

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

better see each other in the

mom said,” Cora sighs, looking down at

it through as she goes. “She said that you could help

twisted to the side as she tries to

think I’m like broken,

but she puts

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

access the gift?”

say, curious and sitting up straight. “I mean,

into the desert to get the gift from mom – or

do something to

ceremony like that.”

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

for her hands. And then,

and over her body. Her wolf raises her nose to

a warm little nudge, and I smile as I

brown, from the lightest tawny

Cora, seeking any places that

come up with nothing.

hands and

as my gift can

sinking back in the

the next option.

could try healing you?”

I ask, my face twisting

all the gifts were linked. Maybe I

will allow me to like,

my hand out to her. “I cut

a sigh, realizing that I’ve been

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

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

state I use when I access

importantly, not to

heal it myself.

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

see

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