The Omega Mated To The Four

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The morning air was thick with tension as we gathered in the clearing. The training had been brutal so far, pushing us to our limits, but today felt different. Heavier.

Eira stood before us, her silver eyes unreadable. "Today's challenge will be unlike any you've faced before," she said, pacing slowly. "Your enemy will not be an external force, but your own mind. You will endure illusions crafted to prey on your deepest fears."

A cold chill settled over me.

"Illusions?" Elijah asked, crossing his arms. "So, nothing physical?"

Eira tilted her head. "Your mind is just as powerful as your body. Sometimes, the worst battles are fought within."

I swallowed hard. That didn't sound reassuring.

"Each of you will be placed in an isolated chamber, where your fears will manifest. You must fight through them, or they will consume you." She let her gaze sweep over us. "Remember, nothing you see will be real... but the emotions will be. Face them, broken by them."

I glanced at my mates. Isaiah looked wary, Austin's hands curled into fists, and even Elijah, ever the fearless warrior, seemed uneasy,

or

be

A knot formed in my stomach. What would my fear be?

Eira clapped her hands. "Let's begin."

Before I could react, the ground beneath me shifted. A swirling vortex of silver mist engulfed me, pulling me down. I reached out, but my mates were already gone.

And then-

Darkness.

The moment the swirling mist swallowed me, I felt an eerie shift. My feet landed on solid ground, but the air was thick, suffocating, heavy with something unseen yet deeply familiar.

When the world sharpened around me, I froze.

I knew this place.

The packhouse.

But not as it was now-this was the past.

The scent of polished wood and faint traces of burning firewood lingered in the halls, just as it had when I was younger. The walls stretched high, the familiar creaky staircase ahead of me. The same long corridors where I had walked alone, too afraid to meet anyone's gaze,

My pulse pounded as footsteps echoed from around the corner,

And then-

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The sound sent a cold shiver down my spine.

I knew those voices.

I turned the corner and saw them.

A younger version of my mates.

They were different back then. Not the strong, loyal, devoted men they were now- but the cruel, arrogant boys who had tormented

me when we were younger.

And in the center of their circle, standing small and fragile-

Was me.

My breath caught in my throat.

A younger version of myself stood there, shoulders curled inward, her eyes wide but filled with unshed tears.

Elijah stood with his arms crossed, his golden eyes sharp, indifferent. Alex was smirking, arms slung casually over Austin's shoulder, while Isaiah stood slightly behind them, his face unreadable.

They had her-me-cornered.

think you belong here?"

slow step

closer.

flinched, her fingers curling around the hem of her

whispered, but her voice was weak,

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a cruel chuckle. "You hear that? The runt thinks she's one

mocking like the others-it was

My stomach twisted.

this. They weren't

I knew the

They were.

finally stepped forward, his golden eyes unreadable. He studied

a long moment.

then he whispered, "You're nothing

hit like

younger self flinched, her body

added, his voice laced with cruelty. "That's all you

"What do you think, Elijah? Should we let the tle runt stay? Or

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I clenched my fists.

I remembered this moment.

my heart had shattered that day, how I

woods where no one could

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alone for so

relive it, I felt that same ache clawing at my

told myself, breathing heavily. "This is just an

the pain was real. The memory was

Elijah, my mate, the man

those words, the wound reopened, raw and

rogue. And when I become

out of the pack"

a low, warning growl

No.

Not this time.

that weak, fragile

step forward, my hands curling into

They didn't hear me.

her out

embarrasses us anymore."

"I SAID THAT'S ENOUGH!"

the air, rippling through the illusion like

broken,

then, for the first time, she saw

Our gazes met.

something inside

just watching

I was inside it.

She-1-could hear me.

forward, eyes blazing. "You are not weak," I told her. "You are

you sure as hell aren't a

The illusion trembled.

Alex's smirk faltered.

took a step

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golden eyes widened, flickering

me, her lips parting slightly

clearly for

firm. "You do belong. And you are not

crackled with