“No luck?” I asked when he ended the most recent call.
“The police won’t give me access to the street cameras, no.” The expression on his face was as grim as my spirits.
“Did you tell them that she threatened his life?” I clutched the coffee cup tighter. “Don’t they realize that Maggie is unhinged and wouldn’t stop at hurting an innocent cat? Oh, God, Dmitri! What are we going to do? We can’t let her hurt him. He’s probably scared and traumatized and who knows what else.”
Tears burned hot in my eyes, making my throat ache.
Dmitri pulled me off the chair, his hands on my arms as he looked me in the eyes with a steady, unwavering gaze. “She won’t hurt him. She knows we’ll pay to get him back, and you said that above all else she wants money.”
“I can’t ... I don’t have—”
“But I do, and
