The Omega Mated To The Four

The Alpha Bond 126

The moon hung heavy in the sky, casting silver beams through my window, but sleep refused to come. My mind churned with everything Elra had said earlier. A traitor among us. A final test tomorrow. And after that? The real war would begin,

1 exhaled, rubbing my temples. Sky, my wolf, stirred inside me, restless.

"You're not going to sleep, are you?” she asked.

"No," I admitted.

A deep growl of approval echoed through my mind. "Then go. You know what you need to do."

I didn't need any more convincing. Quietly, I slipped out of bed and pulled on a cloak, moving toward the door. My heart pounded, but I wasn't scared. I was determined.

The witch we captured-the high witch of the Children of the Eclipse-had known where to find us. That meant she had answers. Answers I needed.

I moved through the castle with practiced silence, staying close to the walls, and avoiding the patrols. The halls were dark, only lit by flickering sconces. Every shadow seemed deeper than usual, making my skin prickle.

Then, as I passed through a dìm corridor, a hand shot out and yanked me into the darkness.

I barely had time to react before I was pulled into a room, the door shutting behind

me.

I turned, eyes flashing, ready to fight-

"Where exactly do you think you're going?" Isaiah's voice was low, teasing, but

his expression was anything but playful.

My pulse slowed slightly. Isaiah.

I folded my arms. "None of your business."

He smirked. "Stormi, you and I both know that's not true."

His dark eyes searched mine, reading me too easily. He sighed. "You were going

to see the witch, weren't you?"

I didn't answer.

He let out a soft curse. "Dammit, Stormi."

"I need to talk to her, Isaiah. I need to know how she found us."

His jaw clenched. "And what if it's a trap?"

I'll deal

"Yeah? And what if she tries to get

"I won't let her."

think you're in control, but some

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door. "You're wasting time. Cone with me or don't, but I'm

before following. "I swear, one day, you're going to get yourself killed. You know how

I ignored him.

silence, slipping through

dungeon, I motioned for Isaiah to stay close.

as Mother entered the room where the witch was being held. Her signature veil cascaded over her form like a living shadow, obscuring her features. Her voice was

she instructed. "She is more dangerous than she

unreadable beneath the veil. "And have the destroyed wing repaired by morning. The Silver Wolf's power grows- we cannot allow chaos to

and l'exchanged

words didn't sit right

presence lingering like an echo even after she was

flickering torches. The

in the center of the room, bound in chains, hanging upside down, was

sound slithered through the air like poison, making

forward, my voice cold. "Something

lips curled into a wicked smile. “Oh, just remembering

My

hand resting on

witch's grin widened. Then she opened her

Mariah's voice came

apologize to my daughter.

of nausea

voice.

a shaky step

to get in your head, Stormi. Don't let

was

her voice like this-pleading, desperate-it

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witch laughed again,

throat as I let my wolf take over. My bones shifted, my muscles stretched, my vision sharpened. The world around me blurred as 1 transformed, my form towering,

moon surge through me and then, without thinking, I growled in warning at

around me concentrating above me as

stop!" Isaiah's voice was urgent, desperate.

ries. The horrible image of Mariah appeared in my mind her clothes were torn and bloodied, her chest grotesquely ripped open as though her heart had been torn from her body.

light shot forward, piercing straight through the