The Omega Mated To The Four

Chapter 37 Chapter Thirty Seven-1 "No." I shook my head, my voice rising. "That's not true. Tellit isn't true." Mariah's face crumpled, and she looked away, her hands clenching in her lap. "I wish it weren't true," she whispered. "But they're gone." I stared at her, my mind spinning. The hope that had been burning so brightly withinflickered, threatening to go out entirely.

"If they're gone," I said, my voice cracking, "then why didn't you tellbefore? Why letbelieve I was unwanted?!" Tears welled in Mariah's eyes, but she held her ground. "You're not unwanted Stormi, I love you so much. There are things you don't know, Stormi. Things I couldn't tell you until now." "Like what?" I demanded.

I sat on the bed, feeling the weight of her hesitation like a physical force. My heart pounded in my chest. Her cryptic words about knowing my parents and now asking for privacy-it was too much.

Mariah finally turned, Her green eyes filled with something I couldn't quite place: guilt, sadness, regret.

"I need you to listen to me, Stormi," she said softly, almost pleading.

"I'm listening," I said, my voice sharp with impatience. "Start talking" Mariah inhaled deeply and walked over to the armchair across from me, lowering herself into it. She folded her hands in her lap, her fingers twisting nervously.

"I need to tell you about my mate," she began, her voice shaky.

I frowned, my frustration bubbling to the surface. "What does your mate have to do with my parents?" "Everything," she said, her voice breaking slightly. "Please, just letexplain." I sighed and leaned back against the headboard, crossing my arms. "Fine." Mariah nodded, her gaze dropping to her lap. "When I first met my mate, I thought I was the luckiest woman in the world. He was charming, funny, everything I had ever dreamed of. For a while, we were happy. Or at least, I thought we were." Her voice grew quieter, tinged with bitterness. "But as the years passed, he changed. Or maybe he'd always been that way, and I just didn't see it. He beccruel. Angry. He started drinking, and it wasn't long before the drinking turned into something darker.

My chest tightened as I watched her fight back tears.

"He becabusive," she continued, her voice barely above a whisper. "He would hit me, lockin the basement for days, anything to control me. I felt trapped. Worthless." "Mariah..." I whispered, horrified.

She shook her head, forcing a bitter smile. "I tried to leave him. I even planned to reject him, but he found out. And when he did... he snapped. He tried to hit me, and for the first time, I fought back. I pushed him. He stumbled, and his head hit a metal rod sticking out from the wall." I gasped, the room seeming to tilt slightly.

1/2 Chapter Thirty Seven-1 "I didn't mean to kill him," she said, her voice cracking. "But he was gone. Just like that." I stared at her, my mind reeling, "I don't understand. What does this have to do with my parents?" Mariah's gaze met mine, her eyes filled with anguish. "Because he was cheating on me. For years. And the woman he was cheating with... was your mother." The air seemed to be sucked out of the room.

"What?" I whispered, my voice barely audible.

Mariah nodded, her tears spilling freely now. "Your mother was my mate's mistress. She was young, desperate, and in a situation she couldn't escape. She didn't love him, Stormi. He manipulated her, just like he did me." I felt like I couldn't breathe.

"Your mother... she got pregnant with you," Mariah continued, her voice trembling. "When she found out, she was terrified. She didn't know what to do. And after he died, she had no one to turn' to No one to protect her. So she cto"You're lying," I said, shaking my head. "Why would my mother go to you?" "I don't know. But That night, during the storm, she showed up at my door with you in her arms. You were so small, Stormi. So fragile. She beggedto take you, to keep you safe. She said she couldn't stay, that it wasn't safe for either of you if she did. She said speople where after her." Chapter Comments Alomea POST COMMENT i know it's for the plot's twist purpose but her anger towards Mariah it's very well placed and blaming Mariah for her mother to abandon her when she did nothing but raised he...

VIEW 1 COMMENT > - 1 2/2 The Omega: Mated To The Four Chapter Thirty Seven-2 Tears blurred my vision as I listened to her words.

"She left you with me," Mariah said, her voice breaking. "She said it was the only way to keep you alive. And then she was gone. I never saw her again." I stared at her, my heart pounding in my chest. "You knew my mother. You knew who I was this whole time, and you didn't tell me?" Mariah wiped at her tears, her expression pained. "I didn't think it was safe to tell you. And I didn't know how. How do you tell a child that their mother gave them up to a stranger?" "You don't lie to them, that's how! I deservedto know Mariah! To know at least I wasn't just sunwanted baby someone left in the storm to die" I shouted, the anger and betrayal boiling over.

Mariah flinched, but she didn't argue. "You're right. I should have told you sooner. But I was scared, Stormi, I didn't know what you'd think of me, or of your mother." "What happened to her?" I demanded, my voice trembling. "Where is she now?" Mariah hesitated, her expression darkening.

"She's gone, Stormi," she said softly. "She died not long after she left you with me." "No," I whispered, shaking my head.

"It's true."Mariah interrupted gently. "Not your mother. Your mother is gone. I'm so sorry, Stormi." I felt like the ground had been ripped out from under me. My entire life had been a lie.

Tears streamed down my face as I buried my head in my hands. For the first tin a long time, I felt truly, utterly alone.

Mariah's words hung in the air, each one cutting deeper than the last. My head spun, my chest ached, and the room felt too small to hold the storm raging inside me.

"No," I said, shaking my head as I stood abruptly from the bed. What happened to her? How did she die? Did you kill her too?".

Mariah flinched at my tone, her hands trembling as she clutched the chair for support. "Stormi, I tried to track her down after she left you with me. But by the tI found her..." She hesitated, as if the words physically hurt to say. "I found out She... she had taken her own life. She set her apartment on fire." Her words hitlike a physical blow. My legs felt weak, and I staggered slightly, bracing myself against the bedpost. "My god," I whispered, shaking my head. "That can't be true." "I wish it wasn't," Mariah said, tears streaming down her face. "I've carried that guilt every single day, Stormi." I snapped, my voice rising. "When were you planning on telling me? When? Or were you just going to keep lying toforever?" Mariah opened her mouth to speak, but no words cout.

"And what about him?" I asked, my voice trembling with fury. "The man you killed. That was my dad, wasn't it?" Mariah's face crumpled as she nodded slowly. "Yes, Stormi. He was your father. But you don't understand-" 1/2 Chapter Thirty Seven-2 "I understand perfectly!" I shouted, my voice echoing through the room. "You're the reason I grew up without my parents! if my dad hadn't died, my mother would have kept me! This is all your fault!" Mariah's eyes widened, and she stepped closer, reaching out as if to comfort me. "Stormi, please "Don't," I snarled, stepping back, my body shaking with rage. "Don't Touch me. Don't ever touch me." Her hand fell to her side, and she looked atwith a pain that mirrored my own.

"I never meant for any of this to happen," the said, her voice breaking, "I only wanted to protect you," "Protect me?" I spat, the tears streaming down my face hot and unrelenting. "You didn't protect me. You stole everything fromMariah tried to speak, but I couldn't hear her over the roaring in my ears. The walls seemed to close in, and I couldn't breathe. i turned and stormed toward the door, my legs moving on instinct.

"Stormi, wait-please!" Mariah called after me, but I didn't stop.

Chapter Comments Alomea POST COMMENT i know it's for the plot's twist purpose but her anger towards Mariah it's very well placed and blaming Mariah for her mother to abandon her when she did nothing but raised he...

VIEW 1 COMMENT > 4 2/2 The Omega: Mated To The Four Chapter Thirty Seven-3 I flew down the stairs of the pack house, the tears blurring my vision My heart pounded in my chest, a mix of anger, grief, and betrayal tearingapart from the inside.

When I reached the main floor, everyone was there-Elijah, Austin, Isaiah, Alex, and even Eira. Their eyes locked ontoas I stumbled into the room, my tears spilling freely, "Stormi, what's wrong?" Elijah asked, stepping forward.

But I couldn't answer him. My throat burned with unshed screams, and my heart felt like it was being crushed in a vice. All I could do was run.

I shoved past them, ignoring their questions and worried glances, and bolted out the door into the cold night air.

The moment my feet hit the grass, something insidesnapped. A sudden, overwhelming energy surged through me, consuming every inch of my body. My vision blurred, and the world seemed to tilt as my limbs began to shift and change.

Gasps echoed behind me, and I heard someone shout, "She's shifting I fell to my knees, my body trembling violently as the transformation overtook me.

My skin burned, my muscles stretched, and then, in one explosive moment, I was no longer human.

Hooked down at my paws-huge, glowing paws that shimmered with a silvery light. My fur was radiant, glowing like the moon itself, and when I glanced at my reflection in a nearby window, I saw a wolf towering over the pack house. This wasn't possible no wolves are able to shift during the Luna Redemption Day.

The others spilled out onto the lawn, their expressions ranging from shock to awe.

"She's huge," Austin whispered, his voice barely audible.

"She's glowing," Isaiah added, his eyes wide.

Even Eira, who always seemed unshakable, looked stunned.

I didn't know what to think. My body felt foreign, my senses heightened beyond anything I'd ever experienced. My glowing fur lit up the yard, casting shadows across the ground.

"Stormi..." Elijah stepped forward cautiously, his voice calm but filled with wander. "Stormi, it's okay. Calm down." But I wasn't okay. I was anything but okay.

The door behind them creaked open, ditegr and Mariah stepped out, her facen pale and tear-streaked. The sight of her reignited my fury, and a low, guttural growl escaped my throat. "Stormi," she said softly, her hands raised in surrender. "Please, letexplain-" I snarled, my glowing eyes locking onto hers. Her presence made my blood boil, and I couldn't hold back the surge of anger coursing through me.

Without a second thought, I turned and bolted into the forest, my massive paws thundering against the ground.

"Stormi, wait!" Elijah shouted, but I didn't stop.

The voices of my mates and the others faded into the distance as I ran deeper and deeper into the woods. The cool night air 1/2 Chapter Thirty Seven-3 whipped through my fur, the sounds of the forest surrounded ing but none of it mattered.

I didn't know where I was going, and I didn't care. All I knew was that I couldn't stay. Not with them. Not with her. Not after everything

The glow of my fur lit the path shead, casting eerie shadows on the fees as I pushed myself faster and farther.

I My mind raced with questions and accusations, each one more painful than the last.

Why hadn't Marish toldsooner? Why had my mother abandoned me? Why had my father been such a monster? And why did everything hurt so much? The questions were endless, and the answers felt unattainable.

As I slowed to a stop in a clearing deep within the woods, the reality of my situation crashed down on me.

I was alone.

The weight of it all pressed down on me, and I let out a mournful howl that echoed through the forest, carrying my pain into the night.

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