Rick pulled her off the counter by turning her hand over and forcing her arm open--still without an excess of force or pain--and neatly caught her with his other arm. He could have clamped a hand over her mouth, but then she would have bit him, so instead he just cut off her air. Not enough to make her pass out or hurt her, but enough to keep her from screaming while she choked enough air to get a breath. "Stop that," he said, sounding impatient for the first time. "What is wrong with you? Are you really so stupid as to bring in a death squad to cover up the mess you made with the bodies of half the people in this building?"