Chapter 26

Okay, that sounded crazy, but could there be another explanation?

“Well, Johanna, it’s a little unlikely because felines don’t work in teams; they are solitary,” Ivan replied. “Also, how would this entity connect you to me, or know where to look for you? Unless he’s been keeping an eye on you in advance, or has tracked me to this place, it’s hard to say. The handkerchief could have given him a clue, it is true, because if you had it, the natural aroma of your skin would be impregnated in the fabric. But if no one in this city or the surrounding area knows I’m here, how did he know exactly where to look?”

“There is no way that the boy I picked up on the road could have transformed into a creature two hundred pounds heavier,” I insisted, very firm in my idea. “If it was a cat, then it was another. And he gave my handkerchief to that tiger, who somehow located us.”

“Then I fear we are facing something bigger than I imagined,” was Ivan’s unfortunate deduction, with a s