Rhett looked at Grandma in confusion.
Grandma Azere avoided Rhett's gaze.
Sabrina was stunned. How did Grandma know about the kiss? She swallowed the lump on her throat. She looked at Rhett for a few minutes... then she looked at Grandma.
Oh, no! She's walking away. "Grandma, wait!" Sabrina shouted.
But Grandma Azere was already on her way.
Sabrina looked at Rhett with a raised brow. "D-did you told her about the kiss?"
Rhett shook his head slowly. "Honestly, I can't remember if I told her or not about the kiss..." he said, scratching his head in bewilderment.
Sabrina was stunned by Grandma Azere's weird behavior lately. Their relationship before she entered the cave was great, but why is it that she had changed a lot nowadays? Grandma no longer wants to talk to her. It bothered her deeply.
Feeling sad and upset, she lowered herself to the ground.
Rhett watched Sabrina's face, she was sporting a sad expression on her face. "Can I ask you something, beauty?" he said.
"What is it?" she replied without looking at him.
"How did you meet Grandma Azere?" Rhett asked curiously.
Sabrina stared outside that cave. She remembered the day when she and the other orphan children are thrown together like a pack of sardines in a wooden cage, waiting for some kindhearted souls willing to buy or adopt them.
"The other orphans and I comes from a village slaughtered by demons. Surprisingly, those demons leave the children children unharmed. We were picked up by a bandit of human traffickers to be sold into the slavery market. That's my story..." Sabrina said.
"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. Did the demons killed your parents?" Rhett asked.
Sabrina nodded her head. "Yeah, but they are not my real parents, they found me wandering around the forest with no memory of who I am. They took pity of my sad flight and raised me as their own because they have no children during that time. They're kind people, unfortunately they were killed by demons..." she elaborated further.
"So, how did you meet Grandma Azere?" Rhett continues asking about her past.
"At the slavery market, I was bought by a couple who treated me horribly like a slave. The wife always beat me with her walking stick, so I ran away from home. And while wandering in the forest, under the pouring rain, shivering due to the coldness of the night and suffering due to my empty stomach, Grandma Azere appeared out of nowhere and bring me to her hut. The rest is history," Sabrina said.
Rhett's eyes furrowed. "Y-you have no idea who you are?" he asked skeptically.
"Yeah..."
"You can't remember your real parents? You can't remember your mother's face who gives birth to you?" he asked.
Sabrina shook her head. "No. How I wish I know..." she said wistfully.
Rhett watched the sadness plastered on Sabrina's face. "It seemed your memory was tampered..."
Sabrina looked at him in bewilderment. "Huh? W-what do you mean?"
"Since you can't remember the face of your real parents, then it's either you were abducted from your home, your memory was erased and you were thrown into the wilderness. For what purpose-? I have no idea..." Rhett said.
Sabrina was teary-eyed, feeling sorry for herself.
Rhett's heart ached for Sabrina, moved by the hidden suffering in her eyes, he spoke, "Come to me, beauty. Let me hold you in my arms," he said tenderly, offering his arms wide to console her.
Instead of accepting his embrace, Sabrina ignored his good intention. She walked away from the entrance of the cave, resigning to the chamber to ponder about the mystery of her past.
Rhett remained where he was... staring outside, looking at no one in particular.
"Owoooo"
"Owoooooo"
"Owoooooooo"
Suddenly... he heard wolves howling outside the cave, the sounds were getting closer.
The howling is familiar to him, it's distinct to their pack.
The pack is coming to the cave and his father was leading it!
But why?
It never happened before!
Could it be that his father was getting restless and wanting him to leave the cave?
The howling continues...
Rhett stood up and squinted his eyes to locate the wolves lead by his father. They're getting closer.
The wolves about a dozen of them, including his father, left the trunks of the trees and stepped into the open air.
Rhett finally saw them. He smiled brightly. It's been a while since the last time he saw his father, his brothers, and the other members of the pack.
The leader of the wolf walked slowly towards the entrance of the cave.
Rhett was excited to see his father. He looked behind him, he didn't see Sabrina around the area.
The leader of the pack stopped advancing and stood still a few meters away from the entrance of the cave.
The leader howled while conversing with his son.
'How are you, son?'
'I'm fine, father. How is mother?'
'She's fine, missing you terribly. We all miss you...'
'Give mother my love...'
'We're expecting you to leave the cave anytime, son. The girl is already inside the cave. What are you waiting for?' Rhett's father asked.
Rhett sighed. What answer can he give to his father? Forcing Sabrina to do his bidding will make her hate him to the core.
'Son... you have to do it quickly before the witch returns and change her mind!'
Rhett was silent for a moment.
'Why are you hesitating?' Rhett's father asked.
Rhett took a deep breath. Telling his father the reason why - won't make his and Sabrina's situation improved. His father only wants him to leave the cave quickly, he doesn't care about other people's well-being.
"Son, do it during the full moon! We will come back here to witness your escape from the cave and welcome you back into our pack. I and the others have to leave now. Take care of yourself...' the leader said and walked away, joining his pack.
Sabrina was lying on the bed during that time, she happened to hear the howling of the wolves. She came rushing to the entrance of the cave and saw the pack of wolves leaving the area.
Rhett's body tensed the moment Sabrina appeared beside him.
Sabrina watched the retreating pack of black wolves as they disappeared from her eyes. She glanced at her companion and sought his face. "Who are they?" she asked.
Rhett looked at Sabrina, there's no reason to hide the truth from her. "The one I'm talking to a while ago is my father, the other's are my brothers and other members of the pack," he answered.
"W-what are they doing here? Are they going to get you out of the cave?" Sabrina asked, looking at him with her penetrating gaze.
Rhett took a deep breath. "They can't help me... no one can help me. You are the only one who can help me!'" he said in a serious tone. His eyes spoke volumes while gazing at her face affectionately.