The Omega: Mated To The Four
Chapter Hundred and Two–1
The trees around us continued to murmur, but their whispers had changed.
No longer were they speaking of forgotten secrets and long–buried sins.
Now… they spoke directly to us.
To me.
-You were never wanted.
My breath hitched.
-You will fail them all.
I clenched my fists, shaking my head as I stepped back..
-You don’t deserve their love.
I gasped, my wolf howling in my mind as if trying to push back against the weight of those words.
“Get out of my head,” I whispered, but the voices didn’t stop.
From the corner of my eye, I saw my mates reacting the same way.
Austin’s usual cocky grin had vanished. He stood frozen, his expression twisted in discomfort. His fists clenched at his sides as his eyes darted back and forth, as if watching something only he could see.
Isaiah had gone rigid, his jaw clenched so tightly that the muscles twitched.
Alex, usually the first to joke, had gone completely silent. That scared me more than anything.
Elijah looked the worst of them all. His breathing was unsteady, his hands shaking slightly as he stared into the distance. I didn’t know what he was hearing, but I knew it was something terrible.
Elijah sucked in a sharp breath and staggered back.
That was it.
“Everyone, move!” I shouted, breaking through the whispers.
We all rushed toward the boundary line. My heart pounded as I pushed past the invisible force keeping us trapped within the cursed
grove.
As soon as we stepped out of the circle-
The whispers stopped.
1 gasped for air, bending over with my hands on my knees as I tried to steady myself. My whole body was trembling
Alex was the first to break the silence.
“That’s it?” he asked, his voice a mix of exhaustion and annoyance. We came all this way for an inscription and en
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Austin groaned. “I really didn’t need to hear about the secrets of people I’ve never even met! And, seriously, what was with that one about the guy falling in love with his crippled mother–in–law? That was way too much!”
Despite everything, we chuckled at that.
But inside, I was still shaken
I took a deep breath and looked down at the old cloth in my hands carefully unwrapped it, my fingers brushing over the rough fabric, revealing what was hidden inside.
It wasn’t a weapon.
It wasn’t a key.
It was a fragment of stone.
Small, jagged, ancient. With two smooth edges and two rough edges, it looked like an irregular rectangular flat stone.
I ran my fingers over the surface. It looked like it had once been part of something bigger. Something broken.
“Elijah,” I called, my voice steadier now. “What did the inscription say again?”
Elijah, still catching his breath, closed his eyes for a moment before repeating the words.
“Seek the shadow where time has dwelled.”
My pulse quickened.
That sounded familiar.
I pulled out my notebook and flipped to the page where I had written down the original riddle.
I read the words aloud:
“Whispers from the ancient Willow’s boughs, in a cavern’s shadow where history allows.”
I looked up, heart pounding.
“This is it,” I said. “The riddle brought us here. This is the first clue
We hurried back to the car, my mind still racing with everything that had just happened.
As soon as we reached the vehicle, Austin unwrapped the cloth completely and examined the stone fragment.
“This looks like it came from a broken stone tablet,” he mused, turning it over. “But what the hell is it?”
Alex exhaled. “What if… this is part of the Lunar Keystone?”
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Chapter Hundred and Two–2
The silence that followed was heavy. My thoughts went back to the dream I had of that little boy and girl the key he showed his sister was not made of stone was made of crystal, shimmering in the moonlight, radiating a power that made my skin tingle even in my dream.
Elijah crossed his arms. “You think the Keystone is in pieces?”
“No but I feel all this has to do with its location,” I said.
Austin nodded. “It would explain why we’re getting riddles leading us from place to place. Maybe we’re not searching for one thing… Maybe we’re looking for all the pieces.”
Isaiah’s gaze darkened. “That means someone must have broken whatever it is we are looking for.
Alex groaned. “Great. So now we’re on a scavenger hunt.”
Elijah turned to Austin. “Check the map. Where’s the next location?
Austin pulled out the enchanted book and flipped to the back, where the map was tied to the legend. His fingers traced the parchment, his brows furrowing.
His eyes widened.
“Uh… guys?” he muttered.
“What?” I asked.
He slowly turned the book toward us.
The map had shifted, glowing faintly. The next marked location was halfway across the world.
Europe.
A long, stunned silence filled the car.
“…How the hell are we supposed to get to Europe?” Alex finally asked.
For a second, none of us had an answer.
Then, suddenly, a memory surfaced in my mind.
Eira’s words.
“This car will take you anywhere in the world.”
1 looked at the rusted, beat–up Toyota Camry in front of us and sighed.
“This thing?” Austin scoffed, gesturing to the car. “This old rust bucket is supposed to take us to Europe?“.
Isaiah smirked. “Only one way to find out.”
Elijah sighed. “Well… we don’t exactly have other options.”
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I nodded, “Let’s try it.”
We all climbed into the car, the worn seats creaking under our weight.
Austin sat in the passenger seat, pulling out his phone. “Alright. Let’s see… uh… France is the closest marked point. I’ll put in the coordinates.”
He typed them into the car’s outdated GPS, then sat back with a smug grin. “Alright, old girl. Take us to France.”
Nothing happened.
The silence stretched.
Austin let out a laugh. “See? I knew-”
Then the world shifted.
The car lurched forward.
The tires screeched against the dirt, and suddenly-
We were moving.
No–flying.
The entire world outside the windows blurred, flashing past us like streaks of light.
I screamed.
Isaiah, on the other hand, was laughing.
“This is amazing!” he shouted over the roaring wind.
Alex had both hands braced against the dashboard. “This is NOT safe”
Elijah gritted his teeth. “Hold on–Stormi, buckle your seatbelt!”
I was already scrambling to do exactly that. The car moved at an impossible speed, weaving between actual traffic on the highways -cars honking in confusion as we zipped past.
Austin was gripping the dashboard. “Oh my god, we’re gonna die.”
My stomach twisted as the car swerved through a tunnel and then shot back onto a different road entirely
It was **teleportation- **except I was inside a car, and everything was moving at insane speeds.
I clutched the seat. “I think I’m going to be sick.”
Austin groaned. “You and me both.”
Isaiah was still whooping in excitement.
Elijah just muttered under his breath. “I swear to the Moon Goddess hate magic cars.”
The scenery outside flashed past us, changing at a dizzying pace.
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The last thing I saw before squeezing my eyes shut was a massive blue ocean stretching below us.
We were already leaving the continent.
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