The Omega Mated To The Four

"Elijanz" 1 wnospered, my voice trembling with confusion and dread What did she mean?"

Elijah didin't answer, but his shield nickered and vanished like dissipating mist. The protective barrier that hold once been unbreakable now lay shattered, exposing us to danger. I barely registered his movement as he stepped closer, his expression turbulent storm of guilt and trsignation. Before I could process what was happening, he snatched the bag from my shoulder, ripping it from my grasp.

"Elijah!" I shouted, reaching for him, but he had already pulled the map from the bag. My heart pounded, disbelief renting me to the spot as I watched him tumi and begin walking toward Mother.

The world seemed to slow down, each second stretching into an eternity, I couldn't believe my eyes, couldn't fathom what I was seeing. My mind screamed at me to move, to do something-anythi-lit my body wouldn't respond. I was frozen, trapped between shock and betrayal. The echoes of my own hourtbent pounded in my ears, drowning out every other sound.

"Elijah, what the hell are you doing?" Austin yelled, his ice sword ckling as his fury surged. Shards of ice scattered around him like sharp, deadly snowflakes. Isaiah looked equally stunned, shadow flickering erratically around him as if responding to his Turbulent emotions.

skin, but I

"Elijah, stop!" Alex bollowed, flames igniting with a ferocity I hadn't seen before. The heat from his fire licked at my barely felt it. All I could see was Elijah's back as he continued his march toward Mother, the map clutched tightly in his hand.

But Elijah didn't stop. He kept walking, every step heavy with purpose and regret. My heart shattered with each footfall, pieces of my soul crumbling to dust. When he finally reached Mother, he didn't hesitate. He turned and handed her the map.

The impact of that realization hit me like a physical blow, and my legs gave out beneath me. I dropped to my knees, my breath catching in my throat as cold dread seeped into my bones. I couldn't feel anything except the hollow ache spreading through my

chest.

"No..." I whispered, but the word barely escaped my lips. It was as if the air itself had turned solid, trapping my suffocating me.

voice and

as if I were underwater. I clung to him, trying to make sense of what had just happened, but my mind was fractured, unable

you do this?" I managed to choke out, staring at Elijah's back as he stood before Mother, unmoving. The Elijah I knew would never betray us- never betray me. But that man was

smile beneath her veil. I hated it. Hated her.

gaze dismissive

tone casual as if

the weather.

he shouted, his voice raw with desperation. The guilt in his eyes was unmistakable, but it did nothing to

from the ground, wrapping around

let them live," Mother sneered, "if you gave

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hotter. "Nal elt he begged, his voice tracking

otward, dark magic pulsing from their hands. The air filled with an oppressive, suffocating energy that made

couldn't move, couldn't breathe. My mind was a tangled mess of pan and betrayal. Elijah had done this. He had

burst of energy. Thamigls it stepped Elra, Savannah, and a group of witches from the

I barely registered it. I was

to Isaiah, gripping his shoulder as she whispered something urgent into his ear. He nodded grimly and tightened his hold on me, his touch warm and grounding amid the chaos. I felt him squeeze iny hand, grounding me in reality as he