The Omega Mated To The Four

Chapter 22

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Chapter Twenty Two

The weekend had passed, but the memory of Elijah's kiss still lingerell in the back of my mind like an annoying itch I couldn't scratch. No matter how many times I told myself to let it go, it kept coming back, playing on a loop whenever I had a quiet moment.

As I stepped outside the cabin Monday morning, I froze in my tracks. There they

were.

Isaiah was perched on the hood of Elijah's Jeep, casually leaning back like he owned the world. Elijah leaned against the driver's door, arms crossed, his gaze locked on me. Meanwhile, Alex and Austin were lounging on the porch steps like they had every right to be there.

"What part of leave me alone don't you guys understand?" I snapped narrowing my eyes at them.

"Good morning to you too," Alex said with a smirk, not even pretending to be offended.

"We're just here to give you a ride to school," Elijah added, pushing off the car and taking a step toward me. "No big deal."

I rolled my eyes. "I don't need a ride."

"You're going to walk all the way there?" Isaiah asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Yes," I said, lifting my chin defiantly.

"Stormi," Elijah began, his voice soft but firm, "you don't have to make everything so hard-"

"I don't want your help," I interrupted, cutting him off.

Before he could say anything else, Mariah poked her head out of the cabin.

"What's going on?" she asked, looking between me and the boys.

"They're trying to force me into their stupid car," I said, gesturing toward the Jeep.

Mariah blinked, then burst out laughing. "Stormi, just let them give you a ride. It's not like it'll kill you."

firmly, glaring

back to the boys with an apologetic smile. "Sorry,

I adjusted my backpack and started walking down the path, my

familiar rumble of Elijah's Jeep behind me. I didn't need to turn around to

of the engine slowed as they matched my pace. I kept

before the drizzle started.

at first, just a few droplets here and there. But as the minutes ticked

from the passenger seat, leaning

I said,

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to get soaked," Alex chimed in, his

"Good," I shot back.

is ridiculous," Isaiah said. "You're not

care," I

rain continued to fall, the sound of the engine blending with the patter of

time, "please. Just get in.

down at my bag. The papers inside were

stubborn, carrot head," Elijah added, pulling the car slightly ahead of me before stopping. "We're

torn between my pride and my practicality. Finally,

car. "But only because I don't want my homework

he opened the passenger door for me, stepping out to let me climb in. "Whatever

I

and closing the door. Alex and Austin

forward. "That wasn't

him a withering glare, but he just grinned. The ride to school

the occasional sounds of the windshield wipers and the

kept my gaze fixed on the window, refusing to look at any

their eyes on me, the weight of their stares making my

Elijah said after a few minutes, breaking

asked, not bothering to look at

your precious homework," he said, his tone

"I didn't

said, "but