When Alvaro finally reunited with Sasha and Cloud, the air between them crackled with unspoken understanding.
Two men.
One woman.
The tension is high.
Neither needed to ask what happened during the days Cloud and Sasha were trapped together. It was written plainly in the way Cloud stayed close to Sasha—protective, careful, almost possessive.
Alvaro noticed it instantly. He wasn't naive.
He didn't like it… but Sasha's survival came first. If Cloud's strength helped keep her alive, Alvaro would accept him. For now.
Still… he wasn't giving up his claim so easily.
If Sasha insisted on bringing Cloud along, then fine — so be it.
But Alvaro would make sure that Cloud knew he was the first man in Sasha's life… and that Cloud would prove completely unnecessary on this trip.
Inside the armored van, the silence was suffocating. Both men angled their bodies toward Sasha, clearly wanting to sit beside her.
