She was looking up, hoping to find some kind of time display, when a hand closed around her right wrist.

I started to follow, but a hand closed round my wrist, and gripped it hard.

"Well, that's something," he murmured, closing the man's wrist in his hand.

She began to turn, and his fingers closed around her wrist.

She rose and started away from the table when his hand shot out, and closed around her wrist.

His hand closed around her wrist with a vehement snarl.

A hand hard as iron closed about her wrist.

Her hand shot out and closed around Frannie's wrist.

Now - as she had expected, his hand closed around her wrist, tight and hurtful.

Another click, and the second cuff closed around Rollo's left wrist.