Chapter 38

Perry, having finally mustered up the courage, asked the captors the reason for her kidnapping and pleaded for her release. The room she was locked in was unwelcomingly cold, and an eerie silence descended upon it as the men mulled over her requests. Suddenly, they erupted into a boisterous fit of laughter, the echoes of which bounced off the walls and penetrated Perry's very being, sending chills down her spine.

"I implore you, gentlemen, to reconsider. I have no quarrel with anyone, and I seek only to go about my peaceful life," Perry beseeched them, her voice trembling with fear. It was then that a sudden realization dawned on her - the only people who had any reason to harm her were her own flesh and blood, not literally though - her stepmother and brother.

"Is Philip the one who sent you? That treacherous scoundrel!" Perry seethed with anger, her frustration and bewilderment mounting.

"Silence, girl!" the man bellowed, his patience wearing thin. "Do I look like a mere messenger t
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