The Beauty And The Wolf - Chapter 176

~Golden Peak Valley~

Rhett’s family gathered around him in absolute surprise.

“Son, what happened? Why did you suddenly arrive at our house without our knowledge? We’ve been looking for you ever since you and Sabrina disappeared from the cave. You have no idea how far we have come to search for you and all of a sudden, you are lying on the sofa inside our house? What is going on?” Hozer asked in puzzlement.

Lyndra looked at her son. “Can you tell us how you enter our house without us seeing you coming through the door?” she asked in bafflement.

The rest of Rhett’s brothers were staring at him, they all gave him a questioning look.

Rhett released a deep sigh, his family is waiting for his explanation. He cleared his throat. “The only thing I can say is that Sabrina did this to me. She sent me here…” he answered.

The more Rhett’s family got confused with his answer.

Hozer’s brows knitted together. “W-what? Are you talking about Sabrina? Your girlfriend?” he asked, more confused than ever with his son’s answer.

A deep frown appeared on Lyndra’s face. “Son, you and Sabrina disappeared from the cave for a long time. So you mean to say that she was with you the whole time?” she asked.

Rhett was shaking his head. “Mother, I have to emphasize that Sabrina and I didn’t disappear from the cave! We were there the whole time. Then finally, when the curse was already lifted and Sabrina could finally leave the cave safely, we relocated to Grandma Azere’s hut and we’ve been staying there ever since. I can’t understand why you keep repeating that Sabrina and I disappeared from the cave. That’s confusing to me! We didn’t leave the cave! We’re there the whole time!” he insisted.

Stunned, Hozer, his wife, and the rest of the boys were looking at each other in utter disbelief.

Edmund sat beside his brother and said, “Bro, you told us that Sabrina brought you here into our house. But where is she now? Why didn’t she stay longer to meet us? Why did she leave all of a sudden without saying hello to our parents? Why didn’t we even see her entering the house with our eyes? The only thing we saw is you, alone, lying on the sofa with two bags. How can you explain that to us?”

Speechless, Rhett breathed deeply. He was at a loss for words. All that he can remember before he wakes up is that Sabrina apologized to him and told him to forget her. She mentioned that she will be the next guardian of the medallion. His theory is that Sabrina put him to sleep and used her power to bring him to his family’s home – since she was already becoming the guardian of the medallion, understandably, she gained some power.

That’s the only plausible explanation he can think of regarding Sabrina’s weird behavior when they were having a conversation the last time.

The problem is, he can’t explain all this perplexing stuff to his parents because they will bombard him with more questions and he has no ready answers for them.

And the thing that bothered him the most was his entire family, they kept repeating that he and Sabrina went missing from the cave. That’s one thing he can’t understand especially when they told him that they’re missing for over three months.

Something happened back then…?

And what happened exactly?

Why did he and Sabrina disappear from the cave and yet he has no memory of their disappearance?

Did he suffer from amnesia? Why can’t he remember anything?

The desire to return to Grandma Azere’s hut and confront Sabrina is driving him crazy. He has to ask her a lot of questions. There is also a possibility that Sabrina knows everything and she intentionally keeps him in the dark to protect him.

The more his family keeps insisting that he and Sabrina went missing, the more he believes that they’re telling him the truth.

But why is it that Sabrina didn’t tell him that they went missing?

Why can’t he remember leaving the cave for a long time? Three months is a long time, he should have remembered everything that transpired in three months. But he has no recollection about it.

That bothered him so much. Sighing, he looked at his family. “I’ll go back to the forest tomorrow to see Sabrina. I will ask her a lot of questions,” he said.

“I’ll go with you, bro,” Edmund volunteered.

“Okay,” Rhett agreed. “Guys, I’m glad to be back home. Please stop asking me questions right now. Believe it or not, I don’t have any memory of our disappearance from the cave. My brain didn’t register anything of that sort that is why I can’t answer your question. Don’t worry, once I’ll have a heart-to-heart talk with Sabrina tomorrow, I might have all the answers to all your questions. So for now, let’s just enjoy the moment of my return,” he finally said.

“Alright, son. Welcome back!” Hozer said and hugged his son.

“Welcome home, son!” Lyndra said and hugged her son happily.

“Let’s have a feast! A celebration!” Rhett’s older brothers exclaimed in chorus.

“Let’s roast fish and meat in the backyard!” Edmund said.

“Hooray!” the boys roared. “Welcome back, brother!” they said merrily.

A moment later, Everyone was already getting busy with the food preparation for the family feast.

Rhett stayed on the sofa brooding about the whole thing. As time went by, he was getting more confused about the whole thing. To stop himself from getting bombarded with confusing thoughts and theories, he joined his brothers in the backyard to keep himself busy.

Hozer and Lyndra warned their other children to keep their mouths shut, and avoid asking Rhett more questions because they have realized that there was something mysterious going on between Rhett and Sabrina that even their son does not know about.

A few hours later.

The family finally finished cooking their meals and gathered around the long table to eat their delicious preparation for Rhett’s homecoming.

The family ate their meals with gusto, pretending that everything was alright.

Although Rhett was surrounded by his loving family, his mind was preoccupied with Sabrina’s revelation before they parted ways in the hut.

He had a nagging feeling that Sabrina’s outrageous claim of becoming the next guardian of the medallion has got to do with all these mysterious occurrences in their lives including the vanishing episode from the cave.

He just can’t connect everything with a dot. He needs to talk to Sabrina again and wish to become enlightened regarding these perplexing things that are happening around him.

The feast finished like a blur in Rhett’s memory.

That night, during bedtime, he found himself sharing a bed with Edmund.

“Goodnight, bro. If you need someone to talk to, hit me up. I’m ready to listen,” Edmund offered.

Rhett breathed deeply and replied, “Thanks, bro. Goodnight.”

“Night night,” Edmund replied.

The brothers closed their eyes and went to sleep.

A few hours later, Rhett was still awake, he couldn’t wait for the morning to come so that he could return to grandma Azere’s hut and confront Sabrina.

He finally drifted to a deep slumber before midnight.

Meanwhile…

At the Laswich Mountain.

Sabrina was fidgeting on the bed and Azere can’t sleep either.

Sabrina left the bed to avoid disturbing Azere’s sleep.

“Where are you going, child?” Azere asked.

“I’m going to sleep on the sofa outside, Grandma. I’m sorry that I disturb your sleep,” she said, heading to the door.

Sighing, Azere watched Sabrina exit the door. She knew that Sabrina was missing Rhett badly and the poor girl felt guilty that she had to leave him behind without telling him everything.

The girl is dying inside, suffering badly. But what else can she do?

The guardian hasn’t shown himself to her again. She can’t plead on Sabrina’s behalf.

She has to do something!

Outside the room.

Sabrina opened the window and stared at the dark sky above. She was thinking about Rhett, she’s missing him already. She missed his smile, his voice, and his sweetness. She missed all of him!

She longed to stay by his side forever and ever.

If only that is possible!

One hour later, she finally started yawning, her body alerting her that she is finally ready to sleep.

She closed the window and settled herself on the sofa, shutting her eyes to sleep.

A few minutes later, she had already fallen asleep, snoring softly.

Azere left her room, holding a blanket in her hand. She went to the sofa and covered Sabrina’s body with the blanket. ‘Thank God, she was already sleeping soundly,’ she murmured to herself, feeling relieved.

Azere returned to her room to sleep.

Meanwhile…

Across the miles.

Dimitri can be seen scanning the area near Ivy’s house. The last time he was here, he wasn’t able to check the whole place because he got busy with Sabrina’s affair.

Now that Sabrina was already in the Laswich Mountain, he can finally focus on his task of finding the missing Ivy and her brother.

He opened his palm and a small crystal ball can be seen emerging from his palm. “Locate Ivy and her brother all over this place, including the surrounding areas as well. Report to me immediately if you find them!” he ordered.

Dimitri tossed the crystal ball into the air and it exploded into a million pieces, they scattered in the air and vanished from his sight in a blink of an eye.

Dimitri lowered himself on the ground and entered Ivy’s house to check the whole place thoroughly.

Maybe, he missed something.

Meanwhile…

Inside a cave, 100 kilometres away from Ivy’s house.

The witch was enjoying sipping Edward’s blood that tastes like honey in her mouth. Edward’s blood is addicting, the more she drinks his blood, the more her youthful beauty returns.

One night, when she visited the siblings in their house, she noticed something new on Edward, she smelled his delicious blood right away.

She realized that Edward’s blood can resurrect her fading beauty faster than any herbal elixir that she had ingested in the last few months.

The moment she tasted Edward’s blood, she noticed the difference right away. Edward’s blood is more potent than before!

The witch continues sipping Edward’s precious blood.

On the other hand…

Ivy can be seen imprisoned inside a wooden cage nearby. The cage hangs on the ceiling of the cave, protected by a powerful black spell. The cage became her prison.

Eyes flashing with anger, Ivy watched the witch enjoying her brother’s blood helplessly. If looks could kill, she already killed the witch!

She recalled everything that occurred on that catastrophic night that led to their current condition.