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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 full moon,

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

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

be leading them straight to the lunar keystone" I

sighed, leaning back in his chair. "Fine.

to figure this

his knuckles. "Then we should

the city and drove toward the outskirts

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as we left the city behind. The scenery became more rugged, with dense forests. carpeting the mountainsides. The air

out as we drove past a wooden sign marking the

already thought of

of the caves," he said. "We can

we're just going to stumble

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

pulled into a small town nestled at the base of the mountains. Shops and restaurants lined the narrow streets, and there were signs advertising guided cave

the rest of us critically. "If we're

down the stone-paved streets until we

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

a brief glance before returning

his hands together. "We need

just call Eira so

pair of sturdy boots from a shelf. "We need to blend in. If we go in there looking like we don't

under his breath but started rummaging through the

Alex pulled on a dark hoodie, while Elijah settled

black turtleneck, a jacket, and

comfortable for moving around.

course, found the brightest jacket

"Absolutely not," Elijah deadpanned.

High-visibility orange is

shoving a plain gray hoodie at him.