At first, Stella Sterling wasn't deeply asleep. Though her eyes were closed, she was paying close attention to the movements around her.
'I want to see if this Andrew Shaw will try anything when my guard is down.'
After all, he was staying by her side because she had forced him to, not because he was doing so willingly.
'If he gets a chance, he might try to escape. Or maybe he'll try to attack me, take everything in this car, and go off to live freely on his own.'
In this apocalypse, anything could happen. Even though they had an agreement, nothing was stopping him from backing out at the last minute.
'After all, being under someone else's thumb is never as good as being free and on your own.'
Especially since, to him, she was a dangerous presence who knew all his secrets.
She needed to see what kind of decision he would make. That decision would, in turn, determine her future attitude toward him.
