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."

"our location was compromised back in the

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

straight to the lunar keystone" I

sighed, leaning back in his

"We need to

table with his knuckles. "Then we should

breakfast, we left the city and drove toward the outskirts

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

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

had already

asking around, I found out they give

the

blend in with a

really think we're

across other piece of broken

"Maybe. Or maybe we'll find something else. We won't know until we

town nestled at and there were signs

get out, Elijah

going cave exploring, we

mountains. Shops and restaurants

the

of us critically.

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

leather and dust, filled with racks of

us a brief glance before returning

hands together. "We need boots and clothes that

we just call Eira so she can

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

under his breath but started rummaging through

that surprisingly fit him well. Alex pulled on a

turtleneck, a jacket, and cargo pants

comfortable for moving around.

course, found the brightest jacket