The Omega Mated To The Four

Chapter 48

Chapter Forty Eight

The drive was a quiet one. But it was a comfortable silence, the hum of the engine filling the silence as the forest blurred past. I sat in the passenger seat, my mind racing. My mates had been unusually quiet, I was nervous. Elijah's knuckles were tight on the steering wheel, and from the back seat, Alex occasionally glanced my way, his expression unreadable.

I wondered what the Umbral society headquarters would be like, But wait ain't they in Europe? I don't have a passport. I'll just bring it up with Eirs once we made a stop.

"Stormi", I felt Isaiah shake me awake. I opened my eyes and realised we had stopped at the base of a mountain. We got out of our cars and Eira walked up to us as the other witches began walking up trail.

"This way", Eira said and we began following her after giving each other questioning looks.As Eira led the way, I trailed behind my mates, watching as the witches moved with calm determination.

"So, where exactly are we headed?" Austin asked, his tone casual but laced with curiosity.

"To the Umbral Society's headquarters," Eira replied without turning around.

"In Europe," added one of the witches, a petite woman with a soft voice but sharp eyes.

I stumbled slightly, catching herself before anyone could notice as I remembered something. "Wait, Europe? I don't have

passport!"

And my mates turned to look at me, and I crossed my arms defensively. "What? It's not like I've ever had a reason to leave the

country."

voice carrying an amused lilt. "Don't worry about that, Stormi. We don't exactly rely on commercial flights

glance with Elijah. "What does that

the group to follow her as we began to ascend a narrow trail into

path wound upward, the dense trees casting long shadows across their way. My wolf stirred uneasily, sensing something

anyone else feel... weird?" Isaiah asked, voicing what

forest is one of the gateways between realms. You're

of that. "Realms?

turning to face all of us with a knowing smile. "Patience,

that reached skyward like skeletal fingers. At its base was a large, hollowed-out hole, big enough for a person

announced, gesturing

at Elijah, Isaiah and the twins, who looked equally confused. "Here we are?

only smirked, clearly enjoying our reactions. Without further explanation, she motioned to the witches behind her. One by one, they stepped forward, kneeling

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muttered,

Isaiah asked, eyes

confirmed,

wolf growled softly in my mind, unsettled by the

crawl into some creepy tree and hope we don't

"It's not as bad as it looks. Go ahead, one at a time. The tree

motioning toward him,

his jaw set with determination.