Chapter 5 The Heart Stealer

Rupdred was waiting for an answer. His friends had come with a name, the name that booked that room, yet no one was happy. They actually looked dejected. Why?

Thorin closed his eyes and sighed loudly, “Fenrir Lupus is a made-up name. Like humans have John Doe, or Jane Doe. Mostly criminals or someone who is trying to hide their criminal activity uses this name. And they were about to commit a crime last night.”

“What??” shouted Rupdred.

“So, we cannot find that girl; we cannot find her friends. How are we going to find Thorin’s tru…” said Othvarin, but Thorin jumped at him and closed his mouth before he could complete his sentence. He shook his head in no, signalling everyone that they must not speak.

“But Prince! Why are you looking for a girl? And her friends? What is the matter? Can we help?” asked the manager.

Thorin’s friends looked at him with wide eyes. They, too, wanted to know what lie Thorin was going to spew out. “She stole something from me, something very important. Nothing can replace it. And I cannot live without it!” said Thorin and walked off, leaving everyone perplexed.

His friends, too, hesitated for a minute but soon started following him. They heard the manager’s voice behind themselves snapping at the waiter, “What did you do last night, you idiot! You tried to insult one of the guests just because someone paid you. Pack your things and get out! You know what happens to anyone who crosses the Blackridge family. They are blacklisted from working in any of the companies associated with them. Congratulations! You are going to die poor, you idiot!”

“What was that, Thorin? What did she steal from you?” asked Corvin.

Thorin sighed deeply and replied, “My heart!”

“Oh, my Moon Goddess! Oh, my Moon Goddess! How cheesy, you idiot!” Every friend of Thorin cringed hard.

“Okay, leave that! What are we going to do now? And why did you stop Othvarin from speaking?” asked Aguilar.

“Because no one can know about her. No one can know I met with a human girl; I fell in love with a human girl!” said Thorin and kept walking out of the hotel.

“What? Why?” asked Rupdred.

“Oh no! No! No! No! No! No! Not that!” cried Corvin, worried. “Don’t tell me you believe in prophecy? A man who does not believe in a fated mate believes in prophecies?”

“All of you, listen to me very carefully. No one is going to tell anyone that I met with a human girl, is that clear? I don’t want to use my alpha powers on you. And, Corvin, even if I don’t believe in prophecies, there is a section of our community that believes in that prophecy. Everyone is waiting for the saviour. And if anyone knows about the girl…” Thorin was trying hard to explain everything.

“…her life will be in danger, even if the prophecy is not true,” Corvin completed Thorin’s sentence for him.

“Yes! No one can know about her, not even Vespera! We will provide Eve’s photos to our loyal people and task them with finding her. If any of you open your mouth, our friendship is over! Am I clear?” warned Thorin.

“Relax! We won’t! That girl will be safe,” said Corvin and patted Thorin’s shoulder.

“I hope so! I really hope so! Why did she run away? Why didn’t she wake me up?” Thorin was on the verge of crying. Corvin kept patting his shoulder. Aguilar moved closer to the valet and ordered him to bring the car. Within minutes, the car was before them.

Corvin chose to drive the car while Thorin sat in the passenger seat. He was busy with his thoughts when suddenly he remembered something from last night. “Wait! Did you guys feel that earthquake too?”

“What? What earthquake? What are you talking about?” asked Othvarin.

“Last night there was this tremor. Everything in the room shook, and everything broke. Oh no! I will have to pay for everything now! Dad will kill me!” groaned Thorin.

“What are you talking about?” snapped Corvin. “There was no earthquake, no tremor, no shaking! Everything was quiet. Well! Except for your noises!”

“Noises?” Thorin’s eyes widened with shock. “What noises?”

“Oh, Eve! Oh, Eve!” teased his friends.

“Shut up!” roared Thorin. Everyone fell quiet immediately. “No one! I repeat, no one will make fun of her. Period!”

Everyone looked at Thorin with fear, but Corvin had adoration and happiness on his face. He placed his hand on Thorin’s thighs and smiled at him, “So you really found true love, huh? You were always opposed to the idea of a fated mate, and now look at you, you are in love. You are so in love that one look at the girl and you lost your virginity, my man! That is a big thing. I am happy for you!”

“Yeah, but the sooner I found her, the sooner I lost her. What am I going to do now?” asked Thorin.

“Don’t worry, we will find her!” said Aguilar.

Corvin dropped everyone on the way, and they finally reached the Blackridge Mansion. Thorin moved inside his room and went directly into the bathroom. He threw his clothes outside and stood naked in the shower. He could still feel Maeve’s fingers all over his body, her lips all over his body. He ran his fingers through his wet hair and stood before the mirror. Red hickeys were smeared all over his chest and shoulders. He smiled sweetly, thinking of Maeve. Like an idiot! He, too, was not thinking about why those hickeys were still there. He was a werewolf, and they had fast healing powers, so why was his body all bruised?

His mind went back to all those years when he first heard about the prophecy and didn’t believe in it. He didn’t want that prophecy to come true. That was going to put Maeve’s life in danger. He didn’t want Ozul to go after her. The notorious serial killer was looking for a human who would mate with an alpha and give birth to a child that would be his downfall. His mind kept flashing with the memories of his past, the first time he sat in the elder meeting.