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.

movement. Austin was slumped in a chair beside my bed, his arms crossed, his chest rising

He blinked a few

murmured against my

infirmary. I was alive.

eyes scanning my

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I admitted. "But

stormed in. Elijah reached me first, his usual composed expression fractured with worry.

the hell out

me like he was ensuring I was still in one piece.

entered, followed

enigmatic presence that sent a shiver down my spine. Rowena's eyes

a weak

stayed only for a few minutes before leaving, but the moment they were gone,

were you

in the

piercing gaze. "I was thinking that we were in

listen!" she snapped. "You could have died! Do you understand that? You're not just another fighter in this war, You are

not some

she

her a break. She

hear this," Eira insisted. "Because next time, she might not wake up

Stormi.

Isaiah frowned. "Eira-"

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

me easily. The Children of the Eclipse had been faster, stronger, and more coordinated than

life.

my

don't want to sit back and do nothing

"And no one is asking you to. But you have to be smart about this, Stormi. You have to train harder and