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?"

deal with

And what if she tries to

"I won't let her."

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

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door. "You're

following. "I swear, one day, you're going to

I ignored him.

in silence, slipping through

for Isaiah to stay close. We weren't

held. Her signature veil cascaded over her form like a living shadow, obscuring

she instructed. "She

wing repaired by morning. The Silver

l'exchanged

about her words didn't sit

like an echo even after she was gone. Then,

only by flickering torches. The walls were lined with ancient

center of the room, bound in chains, hanging upside down, was the witch. The moment she saw me,

the air like poison, making

forward, my

a wicked smile. “Oh, just remembering how

Mariah." My breath

hand resting

widened. Then she opened her

voice came

me. I have to apologize to my daughter. I have

wave of nausea crashed over

her voice.

took a shaky

get in your head,

I was in

was dead. I knew that. But hearing her voice like this-pleading,

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witch laughed again, and 1

me blurred as 1 transformed, my form towering, silver fur glowing like molten moonlight. My armor appeared, shimmering

felt the power of the moon surge through me and then, without thinking, I growled in warning at her my claws

as a

Isaiah's voice was urgent, desperate. But I

mind her clothes were torn and bloodied, her chest grotesquely ripped open as though her heart had been torn from her body. Blood smeared

released the spear. The light shot forward, piercing straight through the