Syssoi and Kassian woke up at nightfall. What day was it? How long had they been in the cell? They simply went from one sleep phase to another, sometimes waking up to pain, cold, or fever. The vampire, despite a partial recovery, still shivered as much as the Insubmissive. At first, he covered his friend as best he could with his clothes, then, faced with its lack of efficiency, he ended up huddling against him. He hoped to warm him up. Slowly, he felt the tremors fade and Syssoi pressed him more tightly to his chest. Despite his temperature, Kassian shivered. A powerfully suppressed desire resurfaced and he refrained from caressing the muscular arms which went up along his ribs. He bit his lip in torment, and let out a little cry of anguish when Baranov’s breath came to tickle his neck. H
