The Omega Mated To The Four

The first thing I noticed when I woke up was that my shoulder didn't ache as much. I stretched, wineing slightly, but the pain was nowhere near as bad as it had been the night before. The healing wi working faster than I had expected. It had been a fome. exhausting few days, but at least now I could move without feeling the my entire arm was about to fall off.

outside.

wide, Tetting g the crisp morning fill my lungs. The forest around us was qület, only the I took a deep breath and steppeil

ccasional rustling of leaves and chirping of birds breaking the silence. It was peaceful-for now. But that peace was temporary, and we all knew it.

As I walked down the steps of the small two story motel, I noticed my mates standing together, huddled around something. My bre furrowed as I got closer. They were surrounding what looked like a small, old, heat-op cat.

and the cracked windshield.

"What the hell is this?" Lasked, crossing my arms as I took in the rited, dented frame an

Austin grinned, looking far too

o proud of himself. "It's called a cat, sitermi. People use it to drive places,"

rolled my eyes. "Obviously, I meant, where the

together, as if he had just struck the greatest deal in history. "I got

real beauty".

one of the tires, which let out a

Austin continued, undeterred, "but it runs. And it'll get u get us to where we

"It's the only option we had. Anything better would have drawn too much

We had to keep a low profile. A sleek, enchanted car like the one Elra had given us before would have been ideal, but that was

Eira.

me. Savannah had always been kind to me, even back in school when others had whispered behind my back and spread rumors. She had never once treated

was I supposed to look into their eyes and

the necklace around my neck-the one that had belonged to Mariah. My fingers traced its familiar shape, the cool metal grounding me for a moment. I then opened my bag and pulled

deserved to lose

had lost his parents, and i still couldn't understand why he had chosen the side of those responsible for that pain. Why had he given Mother the map? What could she have possibly offered him to make

my fists, pushing the thought away. We had a long journey ahead, and I

now.

groaning every few miles What should have been a simple day's journey stretched into a miserable day and a half