"…I'm not very keen on turning into a criminal on my first day here."
"Then let go of my husband, and we'll talk."
There were probably a thousand thoughts going on in Annabeth's mind right now. Ways to escape their current situation and save her husband, but even though she was now seeing Rhys as a threat, there was this sort of feeling inside her that made her think Rhys wasn't actually going to do anything.
And very soon, she realized what that feeling was as soon as she saw Rhys subtly sneak a glance at Lina, who was lying unconscious in the seat in front of them.
He wasn't going to do anything that would put her in danger.
"This is a crime, Mr. Rhys," Annabeth calmly breathed out, "Let go of him, and we will forget this ever happened."