The Omega Mated To The Four

The Alpha Bond 137

The car ride was mostly quiet, save for the occasional sigh or the rustling of pages as Alex flipped through the book we had retrieved from the library.

Isaiah drove, gripping the wheel with ease, while I sat in the passenger seat. The wind rushed through the slightly cracked window, carrying the scent of damp earth

and pine.

Austin sat in the middle, a permanent scowl on his face. "Remind me again why I have to sit here?"

Alex smirked. "Because you're the youngest."

Austin rolled his eyes. "By minutes."

Elijah, who had been silent for most of the journey, finally spoke. "Stop

complaining." His voice was gruff, but hearing him say anything at all was a relief.

It hadn't even been a full day since he found out his parents didn't make it.

Now, not only was he forced to face the devastation of losing his family, but he was also thrust into the role of Alpha.

I kept sneaking glances at him through the rearview mirror. He looked lost, his mind miles away.

I wanted to say something. Do something. But what could I possibly say? There were no words that could take away that kind of

pain.

So I sat there, watching him silently, hoping that when the time came, he would let me be there for him.

Alex's voice finally broke the silence.

"Who even hides a map behind a book of fairy tales?" He was flipping through the book we had taken from the library, his brows furrowed in frustration.

I shrugged. "I guess it's the last place someone would think to look."

Austin leaned forward, peering over his twin's shoulder. "Maybe the book wasn't just a fairy tale. What if all the stories in here were based on real things?"

Alex snorted. "Yeah, sure. And next, you're gonna tell me the boogeyman is real." Isaiah smirked. “With everything we've seen, would that really be surprising?" That shut Alex up.

I reached over, flipping a few pages back to the section with the map The faded ink made it difficult to read, but the markings were clear enough.

The Whispering Willows were deep in a dense part of the forest, a place that seemed to be completely cut off from everything else.

was eerie

said

there. It's...

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didn't like that. At

in the dead of night, there were crickets, rustling leaves, distant animal sounds. But

ran

pulled

actually talks about

before

had to be truth behind the stories. If we were going

sighed. "Alright. Let's hope we're not following

Arrival at the Town

before we finally

where everyone knew everyone. The buildings were

was something...

but the entire town had this lingering heaviness. Maybe it was the knowledge that the attacks were spreading, that people were losing their homes, their

was the fact that

pulled into a gas station at the edge of

seatbelt. "We need information. Austin, go do

scowled. "And what's

into

even Isaiah let out a

something under his breath

into the mini-mart, I decided to stretch

nice as I stepped out, and the scent of pine mixed with the faintest hint of

the mini-mart, the shelves were stocked with the usual-snacks, drinks, and random travel supplies. The place smelled of coffee and something fried, and the floor creaked

and a soda, making my way toward the counter where Austin was already talking to the

older, his graying beard making him

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His eyes held suspicion.

and we were strangers

forest.

be wary

the counter with

expression darkened immediately. "Most

ago."