The way that she recoiled made him freeze. While he had been noticing that something wasn't right with her ever since arriving, he had been doing his best to keep her distracted. Sookie hadn't seemed eager to talk about it, and he had guessed that there were already enough voices to deal with considering she could hear every single person in the prison, but as he saw her react, he almost flinched. What the hell?
The tears made that shock both grow, but at the same time it moved him into action. His eyes narrowed, an orange glow shining for a second as he glared over in the direction of the gates as if he was about to morph and chase after Eric. Because, for someone that kept telling him to protect Sookie, Eric was doing a piss poor job of it. Then again, Alcide realized, why the fuck was he surprised.
Her questions made him turn back to her, though, and his brow furrowed. Why did he bother with her? Taking her by the shoulder, he tried to bring her to him so he could hug her. "Sook, c'mere. You're not... Don't do this. Please, don't do this. Why do I bother with you? Because you're my friend. Because I care about you. I don't think that's going to change, no matter..."
His voice trailed off, and he sighed under his breath as his voice lowered. "Talk to me. Please. What the hell is going on? I can't help you if you don't let me. And do not ask me why I want to help you. Because I want to should be enough."