The Omega Mated To The Four

The Alpha Bond 130

The night was quiet, the kind of silence that wrapped itself around you like a blanket. Only the distant hoot of an owl and the rustling of leaves in the soft breeze filled the air. The moon, a luminous silver orb, hung high in the sky, casting its glow over the castle grounds.

I stood at the edge of the balcony, my arms resting against the cold stone railing as I gazed at the night sky. The moon had always been a source of comfort for me, a silent witness to my thoughts, my battles, and my heartaches. But tonight, it felt different. It felt heavier as if the weight of everything I carried had begun pressing down on my chest, making it difficult to breathe.

Tomorrow, they would leave. The journey to find the Lunar Keystone would begin. A journey that would determine the fate of my kind.

A cold gust of wind blew past, sending a shiver down my spine, but I barely noticed. My thoughts were tangled, shifting between fear and determination, between duty and uncertainty.

Footsteps echoed behind me, soft but steady. I didn't need to turn around to know who it was. His presence was familiar, and warm, even before he spoke.

"Elijah."

He came to stand beside me, resting his hands on the stone railing. His gaze wasn't on the sky but on me. "You've been quiet all

night."

I exhaled slowly, the cool air filling my lungs. "Just thinking."

Elijah tilted his head slightly, studying me. "About?"

I didn't answer right away. Instead, I let my fingers trail against the stone as if the texture could ground my thoughts. "Everything," I admitted finally. "The mission. The riddle. The fact that I have to lead all of us into something none of us fully understand."

Elijah was silent for a moment before he shifted closer, his arm brushing against mine. "It's a lot," he said softly.

I let out a short, humorless laugh. "That's an understatement."

there for a while, side by side, neither needing to fill the silence with meaningless words. The wind rustled through

at him,

darkness. "Yes," he admitted, his

swallowed the lump forming

"Stormi, you don't have to carry

the words left my

yes. But we're in this together." He exhaled, running a hand through his hair. "You don't always have

looking away. "If I let myself be scared, I

stepping in front of me. "And we'll put you back together.

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met his gaze, searching for any trace of doubt.

before tilting my chin upward. "Stormi," he murmured, his voice softer now, gentler. "You

have felt obvious. But they weren't. They were something I hadn't realized

ribs, not from fear but from something else entirely. Something that made my chest tighten

but I wasn't sure what I was about to

he closed

resting against mine. His warmth, his steady presence, surrounded me like a shield against the storm brewing inside

do this together," he

closed my eyes, letting the weight of those words settle deep in my soul. He meant it. Every syllable.

much of my life fighting, surviving, and standing alone even

by others. But here, at this moment, I wasn't

I could second-guess myself, Elijah's lips