#Chapter 487- Mothers and Fathers

Ella

“Ella, you can’t just demand

But I glare at Sinclair, slicing my hand through the air and shaking my head as I realize that he can’t hear what I’m hearing.

And the first thing that comes to my ears…

Is a laugh.

“All right, little daughter,” a soft voice says, and I instantly recognize it as my mother. “I stopped there for a reason, but if you get out of my pool, I’ll give you one more.”

I narrow my eyes at the moon but do as the Goddess bids, stepping out of the pool.

“I ended there because I do not know the outcome,” she says, her voice sorrowful. “His mission will be…his own. But, I do know this…”

And I reach out and put a hand on Sinclair’s arm, very tense. I gasp a little as a new vision forms very fleeting, very brief –

But in it, Jesse is an old, old man wrinkles crinkle around his eyes as he smiles down at a child in his arms

His grandchild, or maybe his great- grandchild or maybe not a child of his blood at all, but certainly one he loves very, very much –

It’s gone as soon as it comes, but it’s enough.

Jesse – he lives. And it’s enough.

now towards the sky, the tension falling from my

Thank you.”

now than they were before. “Even

understanding,

was here lifts, and she’s

the pool fades until it’s just…a lake, or

just happened?” Sinclair asks, staring down at me with wide

I ask, desperate

at me. “See you plunge

vision!” I explain, and when he continues to stare at me I

“She showed you more!?”

upset when the vision ended with Jesse in darkness. So,

he wants to get mad now but he’s a little too scared of her for blasphemy. “Well, that hardly

you,” I say, pointing down at his

face is peaceful now, his

probably knowing that I’m upset and want to hold

you,” Sinclair sighs, wrapping a warm arm around my shoulders. “Come on.

promise and comes out of Cora and Roger’s closet, tossing a pair of fluffy

Cora says, frowning down at me with her baby in

you,” I say on

the forest and went totally still. We tried to put on a good show, ensuring the group of all the wonderful things we saw which is true! – but Cora didn’t say much at all, ushering everyone into the waiting vans so that we could all get back to the house

of course, and she made sure that everyone was happily settled in the house with food and drink so Jesse’s celebration could

though he’s doing a

said it’s all right, Cora,” he says, putting a

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