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?”

can’t even figure

in

today. Everything for her

coming up roses.

my own contented sigh, leaning back in

“We’ll figure it

be convenient,” she says, putting her chin in her

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

with a mock haughtiness,

not everyone can be as gentle, and

in my personality -”

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

cocks her head to the side,

something.

straight and looks around. “Actually,” she

you mind if Ella and I had a minute out here

and Sinclair immediately agree and start to stand up but Roger

a little. “Why?” he

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

little sister time, to see

little and I laugh a little when I see that

a bit – but I forgive him, because I know he doesn’t want to be

a single moment right now not with everything

gives him a little shove, he

Sinclair says,

that Cora and I can concentrate on

teach you how to change

but Cora and I laugh as the men help Henry

then head

are you thinking?” I ask eagerly, moving

that we can better see each other

looking down

as she goes. “She said that you could help me figure

twisted to the side as she tries

it. “Do you think I’m like

immediately open my mouth to deny that, but she puts up a hand to stop

to be healed? With your powers?

access the gift?”

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

desert to get the gift from mom – or at least to

do something to get it

ceremony like that.”

shrugging.” Do you want

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

wolf raises her nose to the gift as it passes

smile as I sense

brown, from

places that she’s hurt or tied

come up with nothing.

sigh, dropping her hands and sinking back onto the chair.

as far as

back in the chair and gnawing at her lip.

she moves on to the next

could try healing you?”

my face twisting

said all the gifts were linked.

that will allow me to like,

hand out to

with a sigh, realizing that I’ve been meaning to heal it all

got distracted. ” My gift could fix this

and takes my hand in hers, closing

when I access my gift. I do

very still and, importantly, not to

heal it myself.

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

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

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