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

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

Everything for her –

coming up roses.

say with my own contented sigh, leaning back in

“We’ll figure it

she says, putting her chin

my gift had been healing too. Considering

say with a mock haughtiness, grinning

and loving, and restorative as me,

in my personality -”

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

then Cora cocks her head

something.

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

if Ella and I

and Sinclair immediately agree and start

little. “Why?” he

says, turning to him, “about Ella…being able

sister time,

a little and I laugh a little

bit – but I forgive him, because I know he doesn’t

her for a single moment right now not with everything

gives him a little shove,

says, wrapping an

my arms so that Cora and I

“I’ll teach you how to change a

but Cora and I laugh as

head

eagerly, moving my chair closer

other in the dim light of

sighs, looking down at her hands and

she goes. “She said

now, her mouth twisted to the

“Do you think I’m

open my mouth to deny that, but she puts up

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

access the gift?”

I say, curious and sitting up straight.

go out into the desert to get the gift from mom – or at least

we need to like, do something to get it

ceremony like that.”

a try,” she says, shrugging.” Do you

for her hands. And

body. Her wolf raises her nose

as I sense her. Such a pretty wolf

of brown, from the

seeking any places that she’s hurt or tied up

come up with nothing.

I sigh, dropping her hands and sinking

as far as my gift

back in the chair and gnawing at

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

could try healing you?”

I ask, my face twisting with

mom also said all the gifts were linked.

allow me to like, access

hand out to her. “I cut

say with a sigh, realizing that

” My gift could fix this up

hers, closing her

meditative state I use when I access my gift. I

to fall

heal it myself.

little when I do feel a very

see Cora push and concentrate, but

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