Avoiding Ransom
In hushed tones, I overheard more—there would be no ransom demands. “It’ll draw too much heat,” one of them muttered. Their strategy to avoid law enforcement’s attention made it clear: our worth to them wasn’t financial. It was tied to their need to stay hidden, a deeply unsettling realization. By forgoing a ransom, they ensured we remained off the radar, but it also painted a grim picture—a prolonged captivity with no clear path to freedom.
Avoiding Ransom
Realization of Danger
The realization struck me like a blow. The lack of ransom demands revealed a far more unsettling truth—our predicament was even graver than I had imagined. If not for money, what did they intend to do with us? My thoughts spiraled into a maze of grim possibilities, each more terrifying than the last. This revelation shattered any illusion of safety, replacing it with the stark awareness of an immediate and very real danger.
Realization Of Danger
