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 in the uncharted

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

straight to the lunar

leaning back in his chair. "Fine. So

to figure this out

tapped the table with his knuckles. "Then we should

left the city and drove toward the outskirts where the mountains loomed in the

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rugged, with dense forests carpeting the mountainsides. The air

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

had already thought of

I found out they give tours of

the

"We can blend in with

"You really think we're just

piece of broken

something else. We won't

pulled into a small town nestled

get out, Elijah turned in his seat,

cave exploring, we need to look

and restaurants

the

of us critically.

car and walked down the stone-payed streets until we

above the door jingled as we stepped inside. The place smelled of old leather and dust, filled with racks of

a brief

Elijah said, clapping his hands together. "We need boots and clothes that don't scream

Can't we just call Eira

boots from a shelf. "We need to blend in. If

under his breath but started rummaging through

fit him well. Alex pulled on a dark hoodie, while

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

comfortable for moving around.

course, found the