#Chapter 492- A Gift

Ella

I go rigid at the idea of this dark god giving my daughter anything.

“No,” I gasp, attempting to push myself away from him – but I struggle to move

“Fear not, moon daughter,” he says, the corner of his lip tilting up. “I do not give curses to those who are my chosen ones – only gifts.”

And with that shadows begin to swirl in his hand. My eyes go wide as they build and build into an orb of smoke and shade.

“No!” I protest again, my voice a little breathless this time.

“Careful, girl,” he growls, taking a step closer, bending over me now. “If you anger me, I will not be so eager to bestow my gift. You would not to incur my ire for your life, instead of a blessing for hers, would you?”

I cringe away from him, not knowing what to do – not knowing which will be worse-

The God of Darkness stretches out his hand over me and the shadows begin to spill down from his fingers, surrounding me.

“A blessing,” he murmurs, “for the first granddaughter of the moon from her benefactor. Long may she live, dwelling in darkness as well as light.”

The shadows, when they touch me, are soft – gentler than I imagined they’d be, like velvet or mist. When I breathe, they flow into me through my nose and my mouth. I gasp, worried – but the smoke, it tastes faintly of…of mint, and cool mornings, and it soothes my aching throat…

I look up at the God in wonder, tilting my head at him.

“See?” he says softly. “Not all that dwells in darkness is wicked.”

wayward, vicious

Before he disappears.

I blink, and the world – my room

Cora says, abruptly in front of me now, shining a light in

side as I blink rapidly, trying to clear my thoughts. “Are you – “he spins his head to Cora, “is

um I’m fine,” I

hands, studying me with horror on her features. “Ella,

of my mouth. As I exhale

just as strong –

I say, nodding to my sister, to my mate. “It – um – ” I hesitate for a moment, torn between wanting to explain and the feeling of the next contraction coming steadily on. “It was it was really weird,

between my knees, nodding. “All right, Ella,” she says, pulling me a little lower so that I’m flatter

I turn my face to him and press my eyes shut, passing all of my emotions down our

says, his voice low as he sits up and puts his hands my shoulders. “Let’s

ready to

later, our little baby girl

stroke her teeny tiny fingers, her perfect little nose. She shouts her unhappiness and shakes her little head, which only makes me laugh as I try

Sinclair breathes, tucked close behind me, peering

breaths. “Oh god, she’s so cute –

to me and stroke a hand over her little head. We’re quiet for a long moment

voice almost reverent. “And I love her, and I’m going to

murmurs, his

the best.” She leans forward, kissing me

as well as she scrunches her nose at me and turns to the door,

honestly, as much as I want to shout my thanks out after them, all I can do is stare down at my

as I study her face and he wraps

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