Julia's eyes flew wide, her chest heaving violently as she screeched, "If you don't release us, Felix will hunt you down! You'll be lucky if he just lets you live!"
Her piercing scream cut through the eerie silence of the warehouse, echoing like a ghostly wail.
The kidnapper, already on edge, erupted in fury at her defiance. With a guttural roar, he surged forward, his massive hand raised like a weapon. He brought it down hard, slapping Julia's delicate face with a brutal force that left her reeling.
The sound of his blows echoed like gunshots, leaving ears ringing in the cavernous space.
"Shut up!" the kidnapper snarled, his voice dripping with venom. "Listen up. If Felix doesn't show, I'll slit your throats and feed your corpses to the sharks! You can complain to the Devil himself!"
