Egan suddenly pulled her in an embrace and Prim froze, confused. 

“What are you doing, Egan?” She asked in her confusion. 

“Stay still.” He held her tightly, but his whole body was shaking. 

“Let me go, Egan.” 

“Stay still.”

His hug had gone from firm, to tight, to suffocating. He was squeezing her between his huge arms, clinging on to her for dear life. 

She did not know what was going on in his mind, but this was not the care she wanted.

“You are hurting ...