Natalie was afraid, sure, but she had gotten over shear panic and terror when he first transformed his hand. She stared up at him, held in place by her own body, awaiting her death. For some reason, it ws easier to look at then she had thought.
"But what's the point in killing me?" she asked suddenly, surprising herself. She wasn't challenging her boy or anything, but part of her brain just had her keep on talking. "Getting rid of annoying kid sure, but what's it going to do in the long run? The police will find my body, then they'll whatever police CSI ferenzic stuff they do and catch you. They're going to lock you up, and all because you wanted me out of your way."