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

spies among them. Traitors. The Children of Eclipse had information they shouldn't have had. If we

leading them straight to the lunar

leaning back in his chair. "Fine. So

"We need to figure

with his knuckles. "Then

toward the outskirts where the mountains loomed in the

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scenery became more rugged, with dense forests carpeting the mountainsides.

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

already

found out they

the

he sa. "We can blend in with a

"You really

across other piece of

"Maybe. Or maybe we'll find something else. We

a small town nestled at and there were signs advertising guided cave

Elijah turned

cave exploring, we need to

and

the

of us critically.

car and walked down the stone-payed streets until we

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

gave us a brief glance before returning to his

"We need boots and clothes that don't scream

groaned. "Ugh. Can't we just call Eira so she

grabbing a pair of sturdy boots from a shelf. "We need to blend in.

but started rummaging through the

worn leather jacket that surprisingly fit him well. Alex pulled on a dark hoodie, while Elijah settled for

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

comfortable for moving around.

course, found the