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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."

come on. The Society exists to protect us during the

"our

Eclipse had information

them straight to the

back in his

hesitated. "We need to figure this out

table with his knuckles. "Then we should get

breakfast, we left the city and drove toward the outskirts where

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the city behind. The scenery became more rugged, with dense

out as we drove past a wooden sign marking the entrance to the

had already thought

give tours of the caves," he said. "We can blend

we're just going to stumble across another

we'll find something else. We won't know until

a small town nestled at the base of the mountains. Shops and restaurants lined

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

stone-paved streets until

as we stepped inside. The place smelled of old leather and dust, filled with racks of second-hand clothes, stacks of

a brief

hands together. "We need boots and clothes that don't scream

just call Eira

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

breath but started rummaging

pulled on a dark hoodie, while Elijah settled for a simple button-up and

a jacket, and

comfortable for moving around.

course, found the brightest jacket

"Absolutely not," Elijah deadpanned.

come on. High-visibility orange is

a plain gray hoodie at him. "Wear