The Beauty And The Wolf - Chapter 147

Inside Sabrina’s room.

She was standing in the window, staring at the darkness of the night, wondering about her beloved Rhett’s whereabouts.

“My love, where are you now? When can we see each other again? When can be reunited?” she whispered in the air, hoping the wind will carry her message, and reached Rhett this time.

Her heart was filled with sorrow, her separation from Rhett is so painful.

She thought that being cursed with a hideous face and white hair is already the worst experience she ever had, she didn’t expect that losing Rhett to another woman is much more worst than the curse on her face and her white hair.

Why everything is going against her?

Why she’s experiencing all the bad luck while others are living a normal life?

Life is unfair!

She lamented as fresh tears sprang from her eyes.

This is all too much for her to handle!

She looked upward and talked to the almighty father in heaven. “Dear God, please bring Rhett back to me. Please reunite me with him again in this life time. I miss him so much!” she prayed fervently.

Feeling desperate and sad, she can’t help it, the tears rolled on her face like torrents.

She wept in sorrow.

A few minutes later.

She closed the window and went back to bed. She buried her tear-stained face on the pillow hoping that after she cried a river today, God will finally return Rhett to her tomorrow.

Meanwhile…

On the rooftop.

Gustav hovered in the air and settled beside Dimitri.

“I presumed that the girl is already sleeping right now?” Dimitri asked.

Gustav shook his head. “Nah, I see her crying while watching the darkness outside through the window. Seeing her cry broke my heart into pieces. I left after she closed the window but I can still hear her crying in her bed. My heart ache badly, I wanna hold her in my arms and console her, wipe the tears form her face and make things alright for her,” he said sadly.

Dimitri looked at his friend and laughed softly. “You’re such a silly guy every time you fall in love with a woman!” he said.

“I’m not like you. You have no feelings and emotions at all. Your heart is like a stone,” Gustav said.

Dimitri grinned. “That’s what you think!” he said and fixed his gaze on the horizon.

“What can I do to help Sabrina?” Gustav asked.

Dimitri looked at him. “Are you serious? Do you really want to help her?”

“Yes!” Gustav nodded his head, his eyes gleaming with the willingness to help the damsel in distress.

“Alright, go and find her beloved so that they can be reunited before she will go on a long training,” Dimitri said.

“Whaaat? No way! Why would I help them reunite? What’s going to happen to my affection for her? I don’t want to be the third party!” Gustav refused, shaking his head vigorously.

“Alright, then don’t do it. Do nothing,” Dimitri said, chuckling in amusement.

A few minutes of silence descended on the men.

Dimitri looked at his friend. “So, what happened with your last human lover?” he asked.

A deep pain flashed in Gustav’s eyes. “She died due to old age-related disease and our love story ended that way…” he replied gloomily.

“Oh, sorry to hear that. But why you didn’t turn her into a vampire like yourself so that she won’t age,” Dimitri asked curiously.

“Because she doesn’t want to become a vampire. Although we love each other deeply, she remained adamant that she will die a human and not a vampire, so I respected her decision,” Gustav said sadly.

Dimitri patted his friend’s back, sympathizing with his loss.

The men chatted until midnight and Gustav finally bid goodnight to his friend.

“I’ll get going, see you tomorrow,” Gustav said.

“Okay… have a good night sleep,” Dimitri nods his head.

“You too!” Gustav disappeared from the rooftop.

Dimitri remained seated alone on the rooftop, staring at the distance, his eyes gleaming.

One hour later, he vanished from the rooftop.

The inn was plunged in silence – the occupants were already sleeping soundly.

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One week later.

Sabrina gets up from the bed, ready to do the same routine. Bathroom, brushing her hair in front of the mirror, going downstairs to eat breakfast in the eatery, doing her laundry, thinking about Rhett, nursing her broken heart, going around the town to find Rhett…

What else is new today?

What’s gonna happen today?

Probably nothing special is going on today.

She left the room and went downstairs to eat her breakfast in the restaurant managed by the inn.

Half an hour later.

Time for her another aimless wandering in town.

Sabrina was already walking on the sidewalk, looking at people’s faces, trying to identify if her beloved Rhett was among them.

Hours went by.

Lunchtime comes and goes.

At 3:30 in the afternoon, tired of too much walking, Sabrina spotted a church nearby, she went inside to pray, and at the same time, she wants to rest her tired feet for a few minutes.

She settled in one of the pews away from the altar. The church is empty, she was the only person inside.

She closed her eyes and relaxed her tired body. Her aching feet feels better the moment she stopped walking.

Fifteen minutes later.

A guy wearing black pants, black long sleeve polo shirt entered the church and sat beside Sabrina.

Sabrina instantly felt the presence of someone sitting beside her on the chair, she quickly opened her eyes to find out who the person is… to her surprise… it was the mysterious guy, Gustav!

“How did you find out that I’m here?” she asked. “A-are you following me?” she asked in alarm.

Gustav smiled charmingly, showing white even teeth. “To be honest… yes…”

“You’re a stalker!” Sabrina blurted, glaring at him.

Gustav sighed. “What else can I do then? To be with the girl that I like, I have to follow her everywhere. I apologized for following you around… don’t worry… I’m not like some psycho out there who will harm the one that they are stalking. I can assure you that I’m a harmless guy, someone that you can depend on and feel secure when you’re with me,” he assured her, flashing a charming smile.

Upon closer inspection, Sabrina noticed the absence of fangs in his teeth. But it doesn’t mean that he is not a vampire. One thing is odd about him… If he’s indeed a vampire, why is it that he can walk safely outside without getting burned by the glare of the sun?

Are vampires supposed to be burned and reduced to ashes when exposed directly to the sun’s rays? But why Gustav is not burning yet?

She looked at the entrance of the church, the sun is still blazing up in the sky. Then she looked at the mysterious guy beside her, confused more than ever.

Gustav noticed the confusion in Sabrina’s eyes and he can feel the question burning in her mind right now. “What is it, sweetie? You can ask me anything…. go on…” he encouraged her.

“W-who are you? Are you a vampire or what? And stop calling me sweetie! I’m not your sweetie!” Sabrina scowled at him.

Oh, the girl is getting annoyed by his presence. Would it make a difference if he will admit the truth that he is indeed a vampire that roam this world for centuries? Would she avoid him from now on if she knows his real identity? But he has another identity besides being a vampire. Ah, it’s better not to tell her the truth, too early to tackle that sensitive issue.

He released a deep sigh. “I told you, I’m an angel that comes down from heaven to protect you…” he insisted.

Sabrina laughed softly in amusement. “You’re crazy! If you are indeed a true angel that comes from heaven, then show me your wings! Prove it to me now! That’s the only evidence that can convince me. I will believe you after you show me your wings!” she demanded to stop him from spouting further nonsense.

Gustav stood up. “Alright, since my girl requested to see my wings then I will gladly show you my wings,” he said, smirking.

Sabrina looked at Gustav in amazement as he walked into the center of the church.

Then what happened next took Sabrina’s breath away.

In split seconds, a golden pair of wings about two meters in length emerged from Gustav’s back and his eyes turned golden as well, even his hair!

OMG!

The sigh of a golden angel appearing in the church is one of the most unbelievable and mind-blowing spectacles that Sabrina had seen in her entire life.

She was stupefied for a moment…

She can’t get her eyes away from Gustav’s golden wings. As if she was hypnotized by a strong force, she found herself walking towards Gustav and finally runs her hands touching the golden wings. She thought it was just an illusion that Gustav had made to deceive her but now that she finally had a chance to feel the fine heavenly textures of the feathers under her touch, she can finally conclude that the golden wings are real!

“So beautiful!” she murmured appreciatively as she continue running her hands on the golden feathers.

Gustav smiled triumphantly. At last, his girl found something to admire about him. It’s a good start! After many centuries, his old wings that he seldom summoned to appear behind his back have finally found their purpose… and that is to impress the one he loves.

At the entrance of the church.

Dimitri was watching the spectacle unfolding in his eyes, shaking his head in dissatisfaction.

Eh? His dear old friend finally revealed his true self! Just to impress the girl!

He found it worrying…

If this situation continues and the two of them constantly see each other, then Gustav’s feelings for Sabrina will run deep…

What’s going to happen next?

Gustav might feel tempted to kidnap Sabrina, then hide her somewhere that will take him ages to find. If the girl is not the next guardian of the medallion then he won’t mind Gustav’s business, but the current situation is different… it involved the next guardian of the medallion.

Such a complicated matter!

It’s not fun anymore seeing how things unfold between Sabrina and Gustav… he thought that there’s no harm in allowing Gustav to get closer to Sabrina because he pitied his friend…

But Gustav might give him a bigger problem later on.

He has no other choice but to act… ASAP!

Suddenly…

He saw Gustav lift Sabrina swiftly in his arms, then they vanished from the church in the blink of an eye.

Groaning in dismay, Dimitri vanished from the church as well.