Caught in a Lie
Lucky
The Oracle walked out the door, leaving both Hycinth and me gutted and raw with the truth, utter devastation in her wake.
Unable to make my body move, I slumped in the chair across from Hycinth. Her arms were wrapped around her middle, clutching her belly. Tears streamed down her cheeks. She rocked back and forth. Confusion swirled unchecked in her irises, mirroring mine, trying to wrap her head around the impossible.
But neither of us couldn't any make sense out of what we'd heard.
Nothing made sense anymore...
Lost blue eyes focused on me. "I thought it was about the war, Lucky-the decades-old conflict between our pack and Leander's -it was supposed to be about the war!" Hycinth wailed, gasping for breath. Desperation colored every word. "Not me! Why did they
