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“You’re pregnant.”

“I know.”

“Well, apparently, it just slipped your mind. Just like my orders for you to remain here.”

“I was with Faris and Grace. Surely, a god’s orders supersedes your orders?”

I glanced back at Faris, but he was gone. So was Grace. They’d both vanished. I’d thought the room had grown suddenly very quiet and peaceful.

Nyx gave me a hard look.

Typical. When I didn’t want Faris and Grace around, I couldn’t get rid of them. But when I actually needed them, they were nowhere to be found.

“They were right here just a minute ago,” I told Nyx.

Nyx sighed, a rare show of emotion. “I believe you.”

“You do?”

“No one is crazy enough to lie about going on an outing with a god and a demon.”

“I might be crazy enough.” Then I added quickly, “But I’m not lying.”

Nyx shook her head. “So was this dangerous, monster-fighting excursion at least fruitful?”

“I guess. Kind of. We were in the Lost City.”

“Didn’t get enough of it your first time around?”

“Well, no. That’s why I went back there. I’ve been having these visions again, like I had back then, and…” I stopped when I saw the look on her face. “You think I’ve lost my mind.”

“No. I’ve had visions of my own.”

“Oh, right. Of me at the head of a demon army.”

Her dark brows drew together. “How do you know about that?”

Oops.

I smiled and shrugged.

“If you’re going to eavesdrop on people’s private conversations, Pandora, you should take care not to admit your guilt later.”

“I’ll try to remember that,” I said quickly.

I didn’t want her to remember what had happened after that conversation I’d overheard between her and Ronan. I didn’t want her to know what else I’d seen that I shouldn’t have. Because then I might have been in actual trouble.

“So the visions,” I said. “They’re coming from this secret place. The Vault, she called it.”

“She who?”

“River. She claims to be a rogue Guardian.”

“Be careful, Leda.”

“I am being careful. I’m not even sure I trust River. She could be trying to manipulate us.”

“So this River is the one who sent you the visions?”