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."

Isaiah cut in, his tone sharp, "our location was compromised back

Traitors. The Children of Eclipse had information they shouldn't have had. If

leading them straight to

sighed, leaning back in his chair.

need to figure this

tapped the table with his knuckles. "Then we should get

toward the outskirts

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left the city behind. The scenery became more rugged, with dense forests carpeting the mountainsides. The air

which cave it is," Alex pointed out as we drove past a wooden sign marking the entrance to

had already thought of

found out they

the

with a tourist group

scoffed. "You really

across other piece

maybe we'll find something else. We

town nestled at and there were signs advertising guided cave

we could get out, Elijah

we're going cave exploring, we need to

Shops and restaurants lined the

the

of us critically.

walked down the stone-payed streets

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

us a brief glance before

said, clapping his hands together. "We need boots and clothes

Eira so she can

right," I said, grabbing a pair of sturdy boots from a shelf. "We need to blend in. If we go in there looking like we don't belong, people will

his breath but started rummaging through

on a dark hoodie, while Elijah settled for

turtleneck, a jacket, and cargo pants that would

comfortable for moving around.

found the brightest