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

if she tries to get in your

"I won't let her."

think you're in control, but some things- some things

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reached for the door. "You're wasting time. Cone with me or

one day, you're going to get yourself

I ignored him.

silence, slipping through

we reached the dungeon, I motioned for Isaiah to

we watched 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 calm,

on the witch," she instructed. "She

destroyed wing repaired by

l'exchanged a

her words didn't sit

echo even after

torches. The walls were lined

upside down, was the witch. The

sound slithered through the air like poison, making my skin

stepped forward, my voice cold. "Something

into a wicked smile. “Oh, just

My breath

resting

widened. Then she opened her

voice

don't kill me. I have to apologize to my daughter. I have

of nausea crashed

was her voice. Her exact

a

get in your head, Stormi.

was in

her voice like this-pleading, desperate-it ignited something dark

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witch laughed again, and

wolf take over. My bones shifted, my muscles stretched, my vision sharpened. The world around me blurred as 1 transformed, my form towering, silver fur glowing like molten moonlight. My armor appeared, shimmering against

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

concentrating above me as a spear of pure

urgent, desperate. But

could only hear Mariah's 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. Blood smeared her face, and

the spear. The light shot forward,