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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."

Society exists to protect us during

cut in, his tone sharp, "our location was compromised back in

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

be leading them straight to

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

to figure

tapped the table with his knuckles. "Then we should get

left the city and drove toward the outskirts where

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rugged, with dense forests. carpeting the mountainsides. The

out as we

already thought

out they give tours of the caves," he said. "We can blend in with a tourist group

scoffed. "You really think we're just going to

find something else. We won't know

at the base of the mountains. Shops and restaurants

out, Elijah turned in his seat, eyeing the rest of us critically. "If we're going cave exploring, we

car and walked down the stone-paved

stepped inside. The place smelled of old leather and

elderly shopkeeper gave us a brief glance before returning

together. "We need boots

“Ugh. Can't we just call Eira

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

breath but started rummaging

surprisingly fit him well. Alex pulled on

out a black turtleneck, a jacket, and cargo pants

comfortable for moving around.

found the

"Absolutely not," Elijah deadpanned.

grinned. "Oh, come on. High-visibility orange

plain gray hoodie