Chapter 56 - Home Sweet Home!

Azere and Olga arrived in the hut.

They proceed to the tiny kitchen and eat their breakfast on the table.

While eating, they were discussing the bracelet.

"The bracelet broke! How did Amara do that? I didn't saw her doing anything to the bracelet which I painstakingly sewn together. It just fall into the ground just like that!" Olga said, fuming in anger.

Azere sighed and questioned her. "Are you sure that the yarn that you used in sewing all the beads together is durable?"

Olga nods her head in confirmation. "Of course!"

A frown appeared on Azere's face. "But why does the yarn suddenly broke and scattered into the ground with just a mere touch of her fingers?" she asked in puzzlement.

"Yeah, explain to me that. Do you have a theory?" Olga asked.

Azere shook her head and replied, "It's hard to accuse her without a concrete evidence."

"Agree but I'm relying on my instinct and gut feel here. There's something mysterious about Amara - yet I can't pinpoint what is it!" Olga said frustratingly.

"Me too. I just hope that she is not a bad entity. I'm fearing for Sabrina's safety now that Rhett is out of the cave..." Azere said as she expressed her concern and worries about Sabrina's well-being in the cave along with a stranger.

"If only the beads didn't broke and it stayed in Amara's wrist for a few minutes absorbing her essence, we will discover her true identity. The bracelet will produce a bright yellowish radiance if the wearer is not human," she said with a sigh. "I need to fix it again..."

"Well... since Amara is willing to wear it, then you have to fix it before we will return there this noon to bring them food for lunch," Azere suggested.

"Okay. I'll just go home first and return during late afternoon. I won't be here at noon time so you have to eat lunch alone," Olga stated.

Azere nods her head. "Okay..."

They resumed eating their breakfast in comfortable silence. Their minds were preoccupied with the mystery surrounding Amara.

After eating breakfast, Olga left Azer's hut and went back to her place to fix the broken bracelet.

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Meanwhile...

Rhett was passing the thick forest, green fields, and the gorgeous rivers in his wolf form. He enjoyed the beautiful scenery so much.

Everywhere he looks... there are towering trees and refreshing green scenery to admire - giving him cool and refreshing air to breathe in every turn.

Being imprisoned in the cave for more than ten years, this is what he misses the most! Exploring the outdoors, enjoying the fresh air, and being one with nature.

It's a wonderful experience, and he loves the freedom to go anywhere he likes. It's the most fantastic feeling in the world.

He keep sprinting and galloping like a horse that had recently escaped his cage.

Minutes went by.

He enjoyed the invigorating scenery and barely noticed that he was now approaching the border of the Golden Peak Valley.

Five hundred meters ahead and he will finally reach the entrance of their village.

Excitement and adrenaline rushed surged through his body.

"I'm finally going home after a long time of imprisonment in the cave. I miss my father, mother and my siblings so much! I can't wait to see them again!" he said loudly in the air.

A few minutes later.

He already saw the entrance of the village. Several wolves are guarding the wooden gate in their human form. He approached the gate.

One of the guards saw him. "Show yourself in your human form!" he ordered.

Rhett obeyed and transformed himself into his human form.

"Show us your mark!" the guard said.

All the wolves residing in the Golden Peak Valley has a special mark on their shoulder. The mark of a golden wolf that only the medallion can provide authentication. If a wolf doesn't have that special mark on his or her shoulder, they can't enter the village, which means they are an outsider and they need a special pass or a legit member of the village to vouch for their identity.

Rhett removed his shirt and showed them the special mark on his shoulder.

The guard removed the medallion from the box and pressed it on the stranger's mark, his skin glowed which means his mark is authentic, not fake. "You can now enter the village freely..." he said.

"Thank you," Rhett said. He left the gate and walked into the path, passing houses made of huts and bricks.

He turned right and stared at one of the biggest houses in the village, it was made of bricks from top to bottom, his beloved family's home! Tears shone in his eyes. "I'm finally home sweet home!" he said and rushed to the house.

He saw his mother sitting on the rocking chair on the veranda doing her favorite hobby which is knitting. He walked towards her side. "Mother, I'm finally back home!" he said and planted a kiss on his mother's forehead.

Lyndra looked at her son's face in utter shock, with a mixture of disbelief and happiness. "Son... is this really you!?"

"Yes, Mother. I'm back, the curse is finally gone! I can now leave and enter the cave freely!" Rhett said enthusiastically.

She hugged him tightly. "That's good, son! Your father and brothers will be happy to see you again!" Lyndra said. "I am so happy right now to see your face again after a long time! I was planning to visit you in the cave next month along with the entire family. But now that you're here no need to go there..." Lyndra blabbered merrily.

Rhett roamed his eyes around the area, nothing have changed, the place was still the same. "Where are they, Mother?" he asked.

"Have a seat... son. Your father and your siblings are hunting in the forest right now - two kilometres from here. They will return home this evening," Lyndra explained. She rose from her seat. "Let's get inside the house so that you can rest in your old room upstairs," she said.

"Um... Mother, I have something to tell you..." Rhett said. Waiting for his father and siblings to come home might take a whole night.

"What it is, son? Tell me..." Lyndra said, she noticed the hesitation in her son's eyes. "What's wrong?"

Rhett scratches his head. "Um... I need to go back to the cave before nightfall..."

"Why-? Because of that girl you love that your father told us during their last visit? Was she the reason why you need to return to the cave on the same day?" Lyndra questioned him.

"Yeah. She's the reason why I'm no longer curse and I can leave the cave freely. The next day after we kiss, while we were sleeping soundly her face was transformed overnight, and when she woke up in the morning her beautiful face was gone and now she's looking very ugly. I promise her that no matter what happen, I will never abandon her. I owed her my freedom. And the worst thing... she can't leave that place 'coz she will die as soon she steps outside the cave," Rhett told her mother the truth.

"Oh, poor girl!" Lyndra said, feeling sorry for the girl. "She sacrificed a lot for you. Therefore, you shouldn't abandon her," she agreed.

"Thank you for your understanding, Mother. I can only stay for a few hours but after that I need to return to the cave before nightfall. I hope you understand, Mother," Rhett said.

"Of course I understand where you coming from, son," Lyndra replied.

"Thank you so much, Mother. Just tell father and my brothers that I will visit here again next week during weekends. I hope I can finally see them on that time," Rhett said.

"Okay, I'll tell them not to leave during weekends so that we can have a family bonding once again just like old times!" Lyndra replied excitedly.

The mother and son spend the rest of the day talking about family matters and Sabrina.

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