"N-No, that's not what I meant!"
River Larkin shook his head. For some reason, looking up at the smiling Stella Sterling above him, he felt a sliver of fear.
Stella Sterling looked down at him. Inside the dim apartment, her face seemed to melt into the shadows, but her eyes remained crystal clear.
She chuckled. "Threatening me? Tell me, if I give you a push right now, do you think you'd survive to tell them anything?"
As she spoke, Stella Sterling reached out to push him—
"No, don't—" River Larkin cried out in alarm. In his panic, his grip nearly failed. His body swayed, and he glanced down. The 28-story drop made his limbs go weak.
But a moment later, he realized he hadn't fallen. 'Stella Sterling didn't push me?'
He looked back up and saw Stella Sterling watching him with a mocking gaze, her eyes seeming to laugh at his cowardice.
He realized she had just faked the motion to scare him.
