Chapter 9

“Thank you, Mrs. Johanna!”

It was impossible for me not to smile a little at him, that child.

“You’re welcome, darling. It fits you well.”

“True? I can’t wear shoes like that because my nails bother me, but it’s very comfortable, and I don’t feel naked anymore. Before it was like… weird. Not uncomfortable, but strange. These clothes are very good, it’s like my mom bought them for me.”

I noticed that the father tensed up when he heard the little boy talk about his mother. That made me alert, but I tried not to lose my wits, to see if I could make Ivan soften and the two of them decide to change into their human form. I had the suspicion that it would be easier for me to handle them if they didn’t look like beings covered in hair, and by the way, it would be easier for them, since the two of them also spent time as ordinary people, right? No.

The truth was that Ivan’s appearance, although he seemed imposing and inspired my respect, instigated me to alway