The Omega Mated To The Four

The Alpha Bond 111

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I sat at the wooden café table, my fingers idly tapping the notebook in front of me

as I read the lines of the riddle aloud.

"By the moonlit lake, reflections guide,

Symbols hidden in ripples, where secrets abide."

I frowned. "A lake...?"

Isaiah leaned back in his chair, arms crossed, as he raised an eyebrow "A lake could mean anything. There are literally thousands of lakes in the world. How are we supposed to find the right one?"

I pursed my lips, glancing at Austin, who was flipping lazily through The Book of Lores in his lap. The old tome, filled with history, myths, and ancient prophecies, had proven useful so far. Hopefully, had something on this mysterious lake.

Alex, sitting across from me, shrugged. "Well, I doubt it means just any lake. The riddles we've been getting have all led us to places of historical or magical significance, right?"

"Yeah," Austin muttered, still skimming the pages. "But it's not like there's a chapter titled 'Magic Lakes of the World.""

I sighed. I glanced out at the lively street around us. The café we'd chosen had outdoor seating, allowing us to soak in the atmosphere of the Idrija Lace Festival, which was in full swing. Colorful banners lined the streets, and people bustled about, browsing delicate lacework and enjoying the festivities.

But no amount of beautiful decorations could distract me from the riddle at hand.

I turned back to Austin. "Anything?"

He shook his head. "No lakes that match... wait."

He paused, suddenly sitting up straighter. His expression shifted from casual disinterest to focused intensity.

Everyone leaned in."There's a story here," Austin said, his voice slower now, more thoughtful. "A legend about a lake. It says it was formed from the tears of the Goddess after she learned of Lunaris's betrayal."

A cold shiver ran down my spine.

Lunaris. The name of the shadow weaver.

"Wait isn't that the shadow weaver's name ..." Isaiah muttered.

But before the shadow weaver became the force we were fighting against, he had been something else entirely.

I swallowed. "The Goddess... cried?"

Austin nodded. "According to this, she wasn't always the distant celestial entity we think of today. Before the Great War, before the Shadow Weaver fell, she was deeply connected to the world. She felt things... deepty. And Lunaris wasn't just any being. He was her most beloved creation. His betrayal... it broke her."

I glanced at Alex, who was now listening intently, his easygoing demeanor replaced by curiosity.

"She wept for days," Austin continued, "and where her tears fell, a lake was born. The legend says that the lake holds the last

remnants of her sorrow-and her wisdom."

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"The last remnants of her sorrow..." I echoed. "That has to be the lase from the riddle -

Isaiah leaned forward, frowning. "Does it say where this lake is?"

book and then tapped a section near the bottom. "No, it

wilderness."

in the hotel. The atmosphere in the twins' room was thick with focus, wo were all trying to pinpoint our next destination. As it turns out the book had ten more lores about magic lakes. The dim hotel lamp cast a warm glow over

brittle page.

temple. "Okay, so we know the lake was formed from the goddess's tears after Lunaris betrayed

here," he murmured, "but the location is vague. Something

the table. "This is

smirked. "Get me

Alex said, standing up.

"Something salty," Austin muttered.

even glance up from the book. "Just bring back something that won't

his eyes and

minutes, I glanced at

I was

"I'm going to check

look up. "He's got distracted

scoffed but made

moment I stepped into

the vending machine-but he wasn't

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machine, trying to put distance between them. But she kept stepping forward, her fingers ghosting over his arm as she whispered something to him. My wolf snarled

I cleared my

walking straight to me. He placed a hand on my waist and turned slightly to face the other woman.

woman smiled-but something about

something that made me

I didn't know," the woman murmured. "You're the mate of the Silver

blood turned

body went rigid beside me. "What did you just

her form shifted-her tight dress melted into a tattered brown robe, her fingers turned black like talons, and a

A witch.

of the Eclipse,"

looking for you

now you have to pay." Then

reacted instantly, shoving me back as the witch's claws slashed through the air where

"Stormi, move!” Alex snapped.

a chair and swung it at the witch. It slammed into her ribs, sending her skidding backward. But

ducked another swing she took at us with a chain and aimed a kick at the witch's stomach, sending her skidding back a few feet, But the moment she landed, she whispered something under her breath, and suddenly, the

as people scrambled for

witch alone, but

thoughts, more figures materialized from the shadows. Two more witches, dressed in the same

need backup,"

on cue, the rest of my

and Austin burst into the room just as the first witch unged again. Isaiah

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and forcing her back.