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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."

"Oh, come on. The Society exists to protect us during the full moon,

Isaiah cut in, his tone sharp, "our

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

be leading them straight to

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

hesitated. "We need to

with his

the city and drove toward the outskirts where the mountains loomed in

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

even know which cave it is," Alex pointed out as we drove past a wooden sign marking the

had already thought

I found out they give tours of the caves," he said. "We can blend

think we're just going to stumble across another piece of

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

of the mountains. Shops and restaurants

the rest of us critically.

and walked down the stone-paved streets until we found a

bell 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 shoes, and

us a brief glance

hands together. "We need boots and clothes

Eira so she can

to blend in. If we go in there looking like we don't belong, people will

something under his breath but started rummaging through the clothing

surprisingly fit him well. Alex pulled on a dark hoodie, while

turtleneck, a jacket, and cargo

comfortable for moving around.

found the brightest jacket

"Absolutely not," Elijah deadpanned.

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

plain gray hoodie at him. "Wear