Orion grabbed me so quickly that a gasp of surprise escaped my lips just as I was locked in the iron embrace of his arms. It took my brain half a second to realise he was hugging me. He was relieved. He clearly hadn’t been sure if I’d agree to helping him on this, but it really didn’t seem like much of a choice to me. I half laughed as I hugged him back, patting his shoulder awkwardly when he didn’t let go right away. “This is kinda inappropriate, dude,” I joked and he barked a laugh as he released me.
