The ex-human’s parents started to ponder that.

- Keeping him here… - Aniu continued, calmer. - … you are forcing him to live a lie. He was never a human.

- She's right. – Paula realized.

Mr. Hawkins looked surprised at her.

- He always seemed like he didn’t belong here… it’s hard to explain… - she said, uncertain.

- It's just a fantasy! - Daniel bucked. - He belongs here, with his family, and he needs to adapt himself to the world he was thrown in!

Dan got angry now.

- Oh, so let me guess, you think it’s all because I liked Balto’s film and this was living dream. – he said, contesting his father. – Well, that was what I thought at first, but I realized it was something far more complicated than that. I was always a wolf-dog, but I never got to adapt to be a human, and I never will. I never belonged here, and now I have the chance of being what I was meant to be. Don’t you understand?

Suddenly, he felt the last scent he wanted to smell there. It couldn’t be. Sensing the danger, he turned to the door, and froze in place. Dan snarled threateningly. Ohanzee was looking at them from the door, with his already known cruel grin. He released a maniac laughter. Dan's mother screamed in fear, and the humans stepped back to the other side of the room.

- Then, wolf-dog. - he said, cynical. - Is this your happy family? – his grin got wider. - They won't be happy for long.

The black wolf leaped in their direction, with his teeth and claws bared. Dan leaped in his way to stop him, ready to give his life for his family.

To be continued…