Sasha would tense when Iawa touches her, if she weren't already shuddering with her whole body. But Iawa neither tries to hurt her nor engages in the sort of possessive stroking favored by Ashari and Sasha's mother, which in her experience usually means pain later. And the warmth feels good. Maybe things aren't completely fucked.

"Yes, Mishka is Shuos. Current, not former. Need to restrain him better." Assuming whatever's wrapping Sasha's wrists is also around Mishka's, that is. "There are cable ties in the pocket by my knee. Could you get his ankles? And his wrists again?"