The Omega Mated To The Four

Chapter 9

Four

Chapter Nine

The smell of roasted chicken filled the cabin as Mariah hummed softly, setting the table for dinner. It was one of the few moments of peace we shared since my world had turned upside down. She had tried to talk to me about everything-about my shifting, my lineage, and even my so-called "mates"-but I wasn't ready. How could I possibly make sense of it all when my entire existence felt like a question mark?

I poked at my plate absently, my thoughts a swirling mess. Suddenly a knock at the door shattered the quiet.

Mariah wiped her hands on a dish towel and moved to answer it, throwing me a questioning glance. I shrugged, uninterested in whoever it might be. Probably someone from the pack with more questions I didn't want to answer.

When Mariah opened the door, my stomach twisted. Standing on the porch were Kathleen and Olivia, flanked by their parents. The sight of them made my blood boil. They were the reason I'd been left battered and bruised on the side of the road. They were the reason my life felt even more suffocating than usual.

"What do you want?" Mariah asked, her tone polite but sharp.

"We've come to apologize," Kathleen's mother said, nudging her daughter forward. Olivia shuffled awkwardly next to her, both girls looking

uncharacteristically meek.

Mariah stepped aside, allowing them in. "Stormi, they're here to talk to you."

Istared at them, my fork frozen mid-air. Apologize? Now?

Kathleen cleared her throat, her voice trembling slightly. "We wanted to say we're sorry... for what we did. It was wrong, and we were awful to you. We're really, really sorry."

didn't mean for

down my fork and leaned back

air, and for a moment, the only sound was the crackle

broke the silence, her gaze flicking to me.

your

breath, my mind racing. Part of me wanted to forgive them, to move past this and stop carrying the weight of my anger. But the other

your apology," I said, my voice steady, "but I don't forgive

eyes widened in

then expect forgiveness because

that."

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fell, and her parents looked at each other uncomfortably. Kathleen's mother opened

raised a hand.

said your piece, and Stormi's said hers," Mariah said firmly. I think it's time for

Mariah closed the door

chest tight. "But I meant

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Chapter Nine

who left flowers on the porch daily. I ignored their offerings, refusing to even glance at the neat little batches of blooms they arranged just for me, At night, I could hear

buried myself

I found texts on pack history and shifter lots. One title in particular caught my eye: The Silver Lineage. The pages detailed the history of wolves like me- silver wolves. According to the book, silver wolves had been the pride of the shifter world, known for their strength and wisdom and also their direct connection to the moon goddess it said they were a special bloodling But one hundred years ago, they were wiped out in a brutal massacre by the umbrakins. It was their last known