The Omega Mated To The Four

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The Omega: Mated To The Four

Chapter Hundred

The car ride was mostly quiet, save for the occasional sigh or the rustling of pages as Alex flipped through the book we had retrieved from the library.

Isaiah drove, gripping the wheel with ease, while I sat in the passenger seat. The wind rushed through the slightly cracked window, carrying the scent of damp earth

and pine.

Austin sat in the middle, a permanent scowl on his face. "Remind me again why I have to sit here?"

Alex smirked. "Because you're the youngest,"

Austin rolled his eyes. "By minutes."

Elijah, who had been silent for most of the journey, finally spoke. "Stop

complaining." His voice was gruff, but hearing him say anything at all was a relief.

It hadn't even been a full day since he found out his parents didn't make it.

Now, not only was he forced to face the devastation of losing his family, but he was also thrust into the role of Alpha.

I kept sneaking glances at him through the rearview mirror. He looked lost, his mind miles away.

wanted to say something. Do something. But what could pain.

possibly say? There were no words that could take away that kind of

So I sat there, watching him silently, hoping that when the time came, he would let me be there for him.

Alex's voice finally broke the silence.

"Who even hides a map behind a book of fairy tales?" He was flipping through the book we had taken from the library, his brows furrowed in frustration.

I shrugged. "I guess it's the last place someone would think to look."

Austin leaned forward, peering over his twin's shoulder. "Maybe the book wasn't just based on real things?"

Alex snorted. "Yeah, sure. And next, you're gonna tell me the boogeyman is real." Isaiah smirked. "With everything we've seen, would that really be surprising?" That shut Alex up.

if all the stories

blouth

reached over, flipping a few pages back

difficult to read, but

of the forest, a place that seemed to be completely cut off

was

had said back

one goes there.

like

rustling leaves, distant animal sounds. But the way that man had said it,

shiver ran down my

voice pulled

think the riddle actually talks about real

hesitated before

behind the stories. If we were going to find it before the Shadow Weaver did, we had to believe that this map led somewhere

we're not following a children's bedtime

Arrival at the Town

passed before we finally reached the

the kind of place where everyone knew everyone. The buildings were old,

there was

quite place it, but the entire town had this lingering heaviness. Maybe it was the knowledge that

the fact that we didn't

gas station at

unbuckling his seatbelt. "We need information. Austin, go do what you

"And

into

www

and even Isaiah let out

something under his breath before

2

mini-mart, I decided to stretch my legs. Sitting

as I stepped out, and the scent

the shelves were stocked with the usual-snacks, drinks, and random travel supplies. The place smelled of coffee and something fried, and the floor creaked slightly as

my way toward the counter where Austin was

behind the counter was older, his graying beard making him look wise, but his

His eyes held suspicion.

I blamed him. Packs had been getting attacked, and we were

be wary of