The Omega Mated To The Four

The Alpha Bond 210

The moment we stepped into the library, the familiar scent of old pachment and burnt wood filled my senses. Alex, using his lunar names as a light source, cast long, flickering shailows against the towering bookshelves, making the space feel smaller than it was. It was a sharp contrast to the wild, mystical places we had just left Ind-the sweltering volcanic fields, the cursed swamps filled with whispering shadows, the endless mare that had tested both our minds and our sanity,

But we weren't here to rest.

We had come for answers.

I strode straight to the massive oak table at the center of the room, the weight of the cloth bundle in my hands heavier than it should have been. Every step sent a new wave of exhaustion through me, but 1 ignored it. There was no time to dwell on how drained 1 felt, no time to process the bruises and cuts we had gather along the

way.

I carefully unwrapped the bundle, my fingers brushing against the cd, smooth shards nestled within. A faint glow pulsed from them, a silvery-blue light that shimmered under the candlelight,

A broken key.

That was what we had fought

hard for?

After everything-the volcanic beasts, the cursed swamp that had nearly swallowed us whole, the illusions that had made us doubt reality itself—I had expected something more. Something powerful. Something that would reassemble itself the moment we laid it out, as if recognizing its purpose.

But... nothing happened.

I frowned, staring at the scattered shards, willing them to react, to piece

themselves together, to show us why we had been led here.

"I don't get it,

it, I muttered.

Austin leaned over the table, tilting his head as he inspected the fragments with a raised brow. "Maybe we need some glue?"

Alex shot him an unimpressed look. "Yes, because super glue is the secret to unlocking ancient magic."

Austin shrugged. "Hey, just throwing ideas out there."

I ignored their bickering, my fingers grazing the largest shard, feeling the way it pulsed beneath my touch. There was something missing. Something crucial. The key wasn't just broken-it was incomplete.

The sealization settled deep in my chest, bringing a sharp ache with t..

We had some so far, lost so much, only to find another obstacle standing in our way.

No.

No, I refused to believe that.

Instinct took over.

I turned to Elijah, my gaze locking onto his. "Give me your dagger."

His brows furrowed. "Stormi, what are you

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me... 1, rald,

he hesliated, Then, with a heavy

from his belt and banded it to

felt natural my grip. I

I seed my palm.

sharp sting, followed by the warm trickle

alann flashing in his golden eyes, but I Il my other hand, stopping him. I knew what I

turned my bloodstained palm over the shards and

touched the crystal-like

air grew thick with energy, pressing against my skin like a living

shards absorbed the blood instantly, glowing brighter,

guided by something beyond me, words formed

spoke them aloud:

from the ancient

a cavern's shadow where

the moonlit

ripples,

night, statues

the pack's

Within the

est, the hawls ros

howls reveal,

the ancient forest,

follow,

mountaintop ruins where stars

convergence, a gateway to

these riddles, a cosmic

Nexus,

moment the last word left my lips, the shards

through the room, making

to melting together in an intricate

glow filled the space, blinding yet

shift.

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brilliance finally didimed, the broken pieces had

key

It wasn't ordinary..

of the moon,

intricate design that pulsed

it was alive.

hand,

a low whistle. "Okay. That was

pretty hadas."

blus. Pines

his arms. "Yeah, yeah, but

over in