The Omega Mated To The Four

Chapter 76

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The Omega: Mated To The Four

Chapter Seventy Six

The world around me blurred, shifting between reality and something else- something distant yet strangely familiar. I wasn't lying in a bed, wounded and exhausted. I was running. My legs burned, my breath came in sharp gasps, but I couldn't stop. I wouldn't

stop.

A strong hand held mine, pulling me forward. I glanced to the side and saw a boy, a twelve-year-old boy the one from my previous dream.his determined eyes focused ahead, his dark hair tousled by the wind. His grip was firm, and protective, as if letting go would mean losing everything.

Behind us, shadows slithered through the trees, chasing us relentlessly. The girl beside me-no, I was the girl-felt her heart hammering against her ribs, terror clawing at her chest.

"Keep running," the boy urged his voice tight with urgency. "We're almost there!"

I didn't know where there was, but I trusted him. My feet pounded against the forest floor, the scent of pine and damp earth filling my lungs. A branch whipped against my arm, but I barely felt it.

Then, through the trees, headlights appeared. A road. A highway.

The boy pulled me forward, and we stumbled onto the asphalt just as an old- fashioned car passed by, its tires hissing against the pavement. I wanted to call for help, but my voice wouldn't come. Instead, we kept moving, pushing forward. My legs trembled with exhaustion. "I can't," I panted. "I can't go any farther." The boy stopped, looking at me with concern before kneeling. "Get on," he said.

I hesitated, but my body ached too much to argue. Climbing onto his back, I let him carry me. His steps were steady, and determined, as he carried me toward the lights of a distant city.

"We're almost safe," he murmured, as much for himself as for me. "There's a pack south of the city. They'll help you."

When we reached the city outskirts, he set me down at the pack's border. My hands gripped his jacket, panic rising in my throat. "You're leaving?"

"I have to," he said, taking out a key. It was made of crystal, shimmering in the moonlight, radiating a power that made my skin tingle. "They're after this. I have to hide it. But I'll come back for you. I swear."

I wanted to tell him to stay, to beg him not to go-but before I could speak, everything faded into darkness.

I gasped awake, my body jerking as if I had just been pulled out of ice-cold water. My heart was racing, my breathing erratic. The images of the dream still clung to me, vivid and haunting.

turned my head, my sore hip protesting the movement. Austin was slumped in a chair beside my bed, his

if sensing I was awake. He blinked a

moon," he murmured against my hair. "I was

grounding me in the present. I was in the infirmary. I was alive. My hip throbbed where the spear had struck me, but I was

pulled back slightly, his sharp eyes scanning my face. "How do

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I admitted. "But I'll

me first, his usual composed

scared the hell out of

still in one piece. Alex crossed his arms, but

entered, followed by Rowena and

a shiver down my

managed a weak

the moment they were gone, Eira stepped

the hell were you

warmth in the

her piercing gaze. "I was thinking that we were

died! Do you understand that? You're not just another fighter in this war, You are the

not some delicate flower. I can

you ended up unconscious in Elijah's arms," she shot back. You don't get to

"Eira, give her a break. She just

Eira insisted. "Because next time,

Stormi.

Isaiah frowned. "Eira-"

her like she's invincible. She isn't. She's powerful, yes, but she's still learning, and the Children

much as I wanted to argue, I couldn't deny the truth in her words. They had overpowered me easily. The Children of the Eclipse had been faster, stronger, and more coordinated than I had expected. And I had nearly paid for it

life.

my

weight of her words pressed against my chest, suffocating. I don't want to sit back and do nothing while everyone fights for

this, Stormi. You have to train harder and fight smarter. Because if you