“The violet and cerulean smoke?!” Hycinth breathed. She seemed to understand more than I did. I had no idea what the hell colored smoke she was talking about.

The Oracle nodded in approval. “Yes. That is correct. You bore his child at that moment.”

Hycinth’s mouth dropped open. It took her a minute to close it. The shock never left her expression as she asked incredulously, “Are you telling me that was when Leander got me pregnant…even before we had sex?!”

What she said sounded ...