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."

cut in, his tone sharp, "our location was

"There are spies among them. Traitors. The Children of Eclipse had information they shouldn't have had. If we bring the

straight

sighed, leaning back in his

need to figure this out

table with his knuckles. "Then we should

and drove toward the outskirts where

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

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

had already

I found out they give

the

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

scoffed. "You really think we're just

other piece of broken

"Maybe. Or maybe we'll find something

as we pulled into a small town nestled at and there were signs

get out, Elijah turned

cave exploring, we need to look the

Shops and restaurants lined the

the

of us critically.

and walked down the stone-payed streets until we found a

stepped inside. The place smelled of old leather and dust, filled with racks of second-hand clothes, stacks of shoes, and shelves lined with random

brief glance before returning to his

"We need boots and clothes

call Eira so she can magic up some

to blend in. If we go in there looking like we don't belong,

but started rummaging through the

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

black turtleneck, a jacket, and cargo pants

comfortable for moving around.

found the