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."

sharp, "our location

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

could be leading them straight to the lunar keystone"

in his chair. "Fine.

hesitated. "We need to figure this out

the table with his knuckles. "Then we

drove toward the outskirts where the mountains loomed

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became more rugged, with dense forests carpeting the mountainsides. The air

cave it is," Alex pointed out as we drove past a

had already thought of

out they give

the

with a

really think

piece of broken

we'll find something

a small town nestled at

Elijah turned in

we need

Shops and restaurants lined

the

of us critically.

the car and walked down the stone-payed

inside. The place smelled of old leather and dust,

us a brief glance before returning

Elijah said, clapping his hands together. "We need boots and clothes

call Eira

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

his breath but started rummaging through

leather jacket that surprisingly fit him well. Alex pulled on a dark hoodie, while Elijah settled for a simple button-up and

a

comfortable for moving around.

found the