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."

tone sharp, "our location was

information they shouldn't have had. If we bring the stone to the wrong

them straight to the lunar

back in his chair. "Fine. So what's

to figure this out

table with his knuckles. "Then we should get

finishing breakfast, we left the city and drove toward the outskirts where the mountains loomed in the

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twisted and turned, climbing higher as we left the city behind. The scenery became more rugged, with dense forests carpeting the mountainsides. The air grew

as we drove past a wooden sign marking the entrance

had already thought

I found out

the

"We can blend in with a tourist group and look around

really

other piece of

Or maybe we'll find something else. We

car slowed as we pulled into a small town nestled at and

get out, Elijah turned in his seat,

we need to

the mountains. Shops and restaurants lined

the

of us critically.

the stone-payed streets

as we stepped inside. The place smelled of old leather and dust, filled with racks of second-hand clothes, stacks

shopkeeper gave us a brief glance before

together. "We need boots and clothes that

call Eira

I said, grabbing a pair of sturdy boots from a shelf. "We need to blend in. If we go

something under his breath but started rummaging

pulled on a dark hoodie,

a jacket, and cargo pants that would

comfortable for moving around.

of course, found the brightest jacket