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.

What if all the

blouth

a few pages back to the section with

to read, but the markings were

forest, a place that

alone was eerie

what Austin had said back at the gas

there. It's... too

didn't like

completely silent. Even in the dead of night, there were crickets, rustling leaves, distant animal sounds. But the way that man had said it, like even the birds refused to go near

shiver ran down

voice pulled me

think the riddle actually talks about real

before answering.

to be legendary, but there had to be truth behind the stories. If we were going to find

Let's hope we're not following a children's bedtime story

Arrival at the Town

before we

everyone knew everyone. The buildings were old, but

was something...

this lingering heaviness. Maybe it was

was the fact that we

gas station at the edge of

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

"And

into answering

www

smirked, and even Isaiah let

under his breath before hopping out

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

cool breeze felt nice as I stepped out, and the scent of pine mixed with the

supplies. The place smelled of coffee and something fried,

grabbed a bag of chips and a soda, making my way toward the counter where Austin was already talking

behind the counter was older, his graying beard making him

His eyes held suspicion.

we were strangers rolling

be wary of