The Omega Mated To The Four

The Alpha Bond 232

Alex's POV

The battlefield was quiet now, but not with the peace of victory-with the weight of loss.

The air still smelled of burnt earth and blood, of steel and magic clashing, of death and destruction. The bodies of fallen warriors- werewolves and witches alike- were scattered across the field, a painful reminder of the sacrifices made this night. But none of it mattered to me.

Because Stormi was gone.

Stormi-our Stormi-was gone.[]

My throat tightened as I looked around at my friends, my brothers in arms. Elijah stood frozen, his fists clenched so tightly his nails pierced his skin. Isaiah had dropped to his knees, clutching the torn remains of her shirt as though he could will her back into existence. Austin was gripping his hair, his body trembling violently

Rowena stood off to the side, silent tears streaming down her face as she clutched her staff. Her expression was distant, as if she were seeing something we couldn't.

I felt frozen, like my body had shut down. My mind couldn't process what had just happened. One moment, she was there-glowing, fighting, winning. The next, she had become light itself, vanishing in a brilliant, blinding beam that shot straight to the moon.

And then... nothing.

forcing myself to breathe as I looked around at my brothers. Elijah was standing stiffly, his entire body trembling with rage and grief. Isaiah was kneeling, his head bowed, fingers gripping the torn fabric of Stormi's shirt so tightly his knuckles turned white. Austin had his back

thickly, looking to my

his face was a mirror of my own pain. Without

My voice

shakily, his grip tightening on my shoulder. He didn't answer.

so hard and sacrificed so much began to mourn. The sounds of

prayers, and whispered goodbyes to a woman who had given everything

apart from us, her face pale, her expression unreadable. But her

She knew.

knew this would

as I turned to her, barely keeping my

She just looked at me with those wise, ancient eyes, sadness

jaw tightened. "And you didn't

let out a long breath, her grip tightening around her staff. "Would

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that we could have topped