#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.”

smiles at me – a wayward, vicious thing

Before he disappears.

I blink, and the world – my room – it’s real

in front of me now, shining a

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

– um I’m fine,”

Cora says, dropping her flashlight and taking my face in her hands, studying me with horror on her features.

nod, taking a deep breath, the scent of mint still clinging to the back of my mouth. As I exhale I run my

just as strong – just

a moment, torn between wanting to explain and the feeling of the next contraction coming steadily on. “It was it was really weird, all right, but right now?” I shake my head at them, a little frantic, “I

bed to position herself between my knees, nodding. “All right, Ella,” she says, pulling

even as the contraction takes hold I turn my face to him and press my eyes shut, passing all of my emotions down our bond – my fear, and my shock, but

right,” he says, his voice low as he sits up and puts his hands my

my mate behind me, and my sister ready to welcome my little girl,

our

stroke her teeny tiny fingers,

Sinclair breathes, tucked close behind me,

say between gasping breaths.

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

voice almost reverent. “And I love

aunt,” Sinclair murmurs, his

the best.” She leans forward, kissing me on the cheek. “I’ll give you

to the door, taking the team of nurses with

shout my thanks out after them, all I can do

back against Sinclair as I study her face and he wraps his arms around me,

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