The Omega Mated To The Four

The Alpha Bond 142

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 pastries filling the air. Soft chatter from the other patrons created a comfortable hum around us as we settled into our seats.

I 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 w

his voice.

rgy. He took a large bite of his croissant before leaning forward, lowering

"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."

"Oh, come on. The Society exists to

sharp, "our

among them. Traitors. The Children of Eclipse had information they shouldn't have had. If

straight to the lunar

in his chair.

hesitated. "We need to figure this

his knuckles. "Then we should

toward the outskirts where the mountains

1/3

Chapter 136

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

already thought

caves," he said. "We can blend in with a tourist

scoffed. "You really think we're just going

"Maybe. Or maybe we'll find something else. We

the base of the mountains. Shops and restaurants lined the narrow streets, and there were signs advertising guided cave

out, Elijah turned in his seat, eyeing the rest of

stone-paved streets until we found a small thrift

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

shopkeeper gave us a brief glance

together. "We need

we just call Eira

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

his breath but

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

picked out a black turtleneck, a

comfortable for moving around.

found

"Absolutely not," Elijah deadpanned.

on. High-visibility

a plain gray hoodie at him.