The Omega Mated To The Four

The Alpha Bond 104

Chapter Hundred and Four

The next morning, we sat in a small café tucked away in one of the quieter streets of Ljubljana. The place had a warm, welcoming atmosphere, with the scent of freshly brewed coffee and baked pasties filling the air. Soft chatter from the other patrons created a comfortable hum around us as we settled into our seats.

1 stirred my tea absently, still trying to shake off the lingering exhaustion from yesterday's journey. Teleporting in a speeding car? Definitely not an experience I wanted to relive anytime soon.

Austin, on the other hand, was already buzzing with energy. He took a large bite of his croissant before leaning forward, lowering

his voice.

"So," he said, glancing around before continuing. "Since we're already in Europe, why don't we take the stone piece to the Umbral Society Headquarters?"

I froze.

Across from me, Isaiah and Elijah exchanged looks.

"The Umbral Society?" Alex asked, raising an eyebrow.

Austin nodded. "They know everything about supernatural artifacts, right? If

anyone can tell us what this thing is, it's them."

swallowed.

"No," I said immediately.

Austin blinked. "What? Why not?"

I tightened my grip around my cup.

Because Eira's words echoed in my mind.

Do not trust anyone.

I took a slow breath. "Eira warned us against trusting anyone. We don't know who's working against us."

Austin scoffed. "Oh, come on. The Society exists to protect us during the full moon, Stormi."

"our location was

had information they shouldn't have had.

could be leading them straight to the lunar keystone"

back in his

to figure this

table with his knuckles. "Then we

we left the city and drove toward

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more rugged, with dense forests carpeting the mountainsides. The air grew crisper, carrying the scent

even know which cave it is," Alex pointed out as we drove

had already

out they

the

blend in with a tourist group and look

"You really think we're just

piece

Or maybe we'll find something else.

as we pulled into a small town nestled at and

could get out, Elijah turned in

we're going cave exploring, we

Shops and restaurants

the

of us critically.

stone-payed streets until we found a small

old leather and dust, filled with racks of second-hand clothes, stacks of shoes,

brief

clapping his hands together. "We need boots and

call Eira

grabbing a pair of sturdy boots from a shelf. "We need to blend in. If we go in there looking

muttered something under his breath but

well. Alex pulled on a

picked out a black turtleneck, a jacket, and cargo pants that

comfortable for moving around.

of course, found