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,"

I meant, where the hell did you

clapped his hands together, as if he had just struck the greatest deal in history. "I got it from the local dump. It's a

real beauty".

junk," Alex muttered, kicking one of the tires, which let out a depressing

look beat-up, Austin continued, undeterred, "but it runs. And

look, but Isaiah just sighed, rubbing his temples. "It's the only option we had. Anything

knowing they were right. We had to keep a low profile. A sleek, enchanted car like the

Eira.

resurfacing as the weight of their deaths pressed down on me. Savannah had always been kind to me, even back

was I supposed to look into their eyes and tell them that their

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.

lose

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 him betray us

away. We had a long journey

now.

miles What should have been a simple day's