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

"Yeah? And what if she tries to

"I won't let her."

always think you're in control, but some things- some things aren't that

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past him and reached for the door. "You're wasting time.

day, you're going to get yourself killed. You know how

I ignored him.

silence, slipping through

for Isaiah to stay close. We

darkness, we watched as Mother entered the room where the witch was being held. Her signature veil cascaded over her

watch on the witch," she instructed.

have the destroyed wing repaired by morning. The Silver Wolf's power grows- we cannot allow

l'exchanged a

didn't sit

an echo even after she was gone. Then, without hesitation, we

lit only by flickering torches. The walls were lined with ancient symbols, glowing faintly with

hanging upside down, was the

air like poison,

forward, my voice cold.

curled into a wicked smile. “Oh,

My

resting on the hilt of

Then she opened her

Mariah's voice came

apologize to my daughter. I

nausea crashed

was her voice. Her

a shaky step

arm. "She's trying to get in your head,

was

hearing her voice like this-pleading, desperate-it

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again, and 1

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

through me and then, without thinking, I growled in

me concentrating above me as a spear of pure lunar

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

face. I 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 her once gentle eyes were clouded

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