Cyrus “Are you serious?” Sadie exclaimed, her voice a mixture of fear and fury. “You think that animal wants to kidnap his own daughter and go on the run with her?” I nodded. I knew the theory sounded a little wild, but after everything that had happened, I was growing more and more convinced of it. He wasn’t acting rational. Ralph might be crazy, but he wasn’t an i***t. He had to know what he was doing and the consequences if he was caught. All I knew was that Ralph was dangerous and posed an immediate threat to my family. I thought Sadie might break down into tears and express her obvious fear of the situation. However, Sadie leapt to her feet and began to angrily pace, just as I had done a few moments before. “We’ve got to do something,” she snarled. “We’ve got to keep him away from

