CHAPTER 04

LANDON'S POV:-

I stepped out of the cart quickly as we suddenly stopped in the middle. I looked around for the reason why we stopped. I saw one of the drivers kneeling on the road. I went towards him and he stood up. "I swear my Lord, she came out of nowhere. We did not even see her." He said as I knelt down on the ground. She had a wound on her head. But she also had some bruises on her neck and her face. Three men came running towards us. 

"Oh God! What did you do? Oh my Berry, please talk to me." One of them started yelling at us. I grabbed his collar aggressively and pulled him up. The other two tried to attack me but my drivers were fast enough to pin them with the ground.

"What did you do to her? Did you try to force her?" I asked him through gritted teeth. He gulped hard as he saw his men pinned with the ground. He laughed nervously and shook his head.

"Oh, of course not. She and I were having a great time. She was the one who wanted to play a game. I have to catch her then please her. That's all. But you hit her. Now I have to take her to the hospital." He replied and I raised a brow at him.

"And what about these two buffalos. Were they playing with you too?" Raymond asked him in an angry tone while pointing his finger at the two guards. He gulped hard and again chuckled nervously. He then shook his head while looking at me.

"They are for our safety. You know, I have lots of enemies. Trust me. She is my girlfriend. I love her so much." He replied and I sighed. I let go of his collar and he chuckled again. I signalled my men and they let go of the other two men, they also stood up. He knelt down on the ground to pick her up. She opened her eyes and screamed loudly.

"No! Please save me. He tried to abuse me." She said while crying. I gritted my teeth and punched him hard on his face. He went flying to the other side of the street. I pulled my coat off of my body and made her wear it. I scooped her up in my arms gently and carried her bridal style. While the driver beat the shit out of the two guards who dared to touch her. She hid herself in my chest as I stood up. I turned to look at them. They were both lying on the ground, unconscious. 

"A man who tries to force himself on a woman, he does not deserve to live." I said in a firm tone and in a blink of an eye, Raymond snapped his head. He fell on the floor with a loud thud as I walked back towards the cart. We all stepped into the cart and I signalled the drivers to drive.

The carts finally came to a halt. We all stepped out of the cart. She was still in my arms. She was not unconscious but she was sleeping. She was so innocent. I took her straight towards my bedroom. I shut the door and gently laid her on the bed. I went into the bathroom and filled a bowl with hot water. I grabbed a towel and went back to her. I dipped the towel in the hot water and cleaned her wounds. Once done, I applied ointment on her wounds. 

I heard a knock on my bedroom door. I looked up and found an old maid standing. She bowed her head and came to my bed. "Change her clothes and make sure all of her wounds are treated. Be with her. If she wakes up, make sure to feed her. Once she will be better, I will ask her about her family." I ordered the old maid. She bowed her head again as I stood up. I went towards the door and the maid busied herself cleaning her wounds. I stepped out of the room and went straight towards the living room where Raymond was waiting for me.

As soon as I stepped into the living room, Raymond stood up and came to me. "This is not right. There must be something wrong. We were just told about the mighty heart. And it is stolen again. How is that even possible? Who is doing all this? And why?" He said in a frustrated tone. I sighed and patted his shoulder. I gestured to him to follow me. I took him towards the couches and made him sit. I then went towards the bar and pulled a bottle of whiskey along with two glasses. I went back to the couches and sat beside Raymond. I filled both glasses and gave one to Raymond.

"Whoever is behind this, I will find them and kill them. I will find the mighty heart and will take it back home. And you will be with me. Because I would never have done it without you. You don't have to be worried about it this much. We will figure this out together. Then we will find the mighty heart again and we will take it back home together." I replied to him in a calmed tone. He looked at me and forced a small smile on his face. He nodded his head and downed the bitter content of his glass in one go.

"What now? Balthazar must be waiting for our response. I can not come up with a reasonable reply. What will we tell him? That we were late again." He asked me in an annoyed tone and I chuckled. He was really cute when he was angry. 

"I will take care of it. You don't have to be worried about him. You focus on something I have in mind. I saw claw marks and wolf fur in that cabin." I replied and he raised a brow at me with a knowing smirk on his face.

"Werewolves are after the mighty heart. Nothing new for me." He replied and I shook my head.

"That's what they wanted us to think. Whoever is behind it, they are trying hard to make us believe on their stupid plans. I can tell the difference between real claw marks and the fake claw marks. They were trying to fool us. Or maybe, they wanted to get us trapped. Either way, we are exposed." I said and he sighed. 

"So what now?" He asked me and I smiled.

"Now, we will fight. We will find the mighty heart the hard way." I replied and he chuckled. He patted my shoulder with a proud smile on his face.