I didn't need much of an excuse to leave Lissa's room a few minutes later. She had seen the note and had nearly kicked me out with a grin. The walk back to my dorm was short, and when I got inside my room, I set my shopping bags near the closet before collapsing on the bed.
Dimitri didn't say what time he was coming, but I knew that he would come sometime after the sun was up, giving me plenty of time to sleep now after our trip.
I jerked awake sometime later, and a quick glance at my clock showed that I had slept for nearly nine hours. The sun would be rising soon, and then it would just be a wait for Dimitri's visit. It wasn't quite curfew yet, not for another couple of hours or so, and I made my way down to the kitchen in my dorm.
I had missed dinner but was able to scrounge up enough things in the kitchen to fulfill me for now. After eating, I made my way back upstairs, briefly stopping in my room for my shower caddy before making my way to the bathroom. I took my time in the shower, using Dimitri's favorite shampoo, and making sure to throughly shave my legs.
Back in my room, I pulled Dimitri's gift out of the shopping bag and laid it in front of me. A glance at the tag showed me that Dimitri had managed to find the right size, and I put on the bra, reaching back to snap it. I was right in my initial assessment, and the lace fabric barely covered my nipples. Dimitri would be able to uncover my breast with one small motion.
I put the underwear on, trying to adjust to the feeling of them. Once I was sure they were on correctly, I grabbed a book from my desk at random and climbed back into my bed. I pretended to read, just trying to pass time under Dimitri would be here.
I tried to keep my eyes off of the clock, knowing that that would make time stretch on even longer. I must have drifted into a meditative haze because the door shutting made me jump, and a glance at the clock showed me that it had been nearly three hours since I had gotten out of the shower.
Dimitri was standing near the door, his eyes assessing everything. I climbed out of the bed, and his gaze jumped to me. His eyes roamed my body, missing nothing, and he crossed the room quickly. He pulled me against his body, drawing me into a long kiss, one he broke by pushing me backward onto the bed. I fell gracefully, and Dimitri climbed onto the bed after me. I managed to tug his shirt off before he was hovering over me, his eyes alight with desire.
"You look even more beautiful in this than I thought possible," he whispered, his voice catching. "It's going to be fun taking you apart."
Before I could fully process his words, Dimitri shifted and started trailing kisses down my chest. His lips ran along the edge of the bra, his lips so close to my nipples, but not quite there. My back arched under his feather-light touches, and my body begged for him. I saw the grin on Dimitri's face a moment before he sucked one of my nipples into his mouth through the lace.
I had to bite my tongue to contain the curse that almost left my lips as my mind blanked out, surrendering to the pleasure that Dimitri was bringing me. One of his hands flicked the cup of my bra down on the other side before he switched sides, sucking on that nipple as well. My body arched again, pushing my breast into his mouth, and his hands supported my back, keeping me there.
After a moment, Dimitri pulled away and continued trailing kisses down my stomach. His lips ran along the edge of the lingerie again, though it was the edge of my underwear that he was at now.
"I love these on you, Roza," Dimitri growled. "Makes it easier for me to do this."
That was the only warning that I got before Dimitri's lips were on me. I couldn't contain my moan this time, and my fingers clenched my sheets next to me as pleasure rocketed through me. His fingers soon joined his mouth, and I could almost feel myself getting wetter as he continued to fuck me with his tongue and fingers. At some point, my hands moved so that my fingers were tangled in Dimitri's hair as he continued to eat me out.
After a moment, he leaned back, his fingers still in me.
"Come for me, Roza," he whispered. "I want to see you."
With his dark eyes staring at me and his fingers still moving within me, it wasn't hard to find my climax, and I fell apart as Dimitri watched. Dimitri's fingers continued to fuck me lazily, prolonging my orgasm, and Dimitri finally captured my lips with his as my moans got louder.
Dimitri pulled back from the kiss, and I felt him climb off the bed. As I came down from my high, I opened my eyes and noticed that Dimitri had climbed back onto the bed, kneeling between my legs, his hard cock in one hand. He was stroking himself slowly, his dark eyes still watching me.
I sat up, licking my lips. "I want to taste you."
Dimitri let out a strangled groan at my words. "I'd come the moment you wrapped your lips around me."
"Is that a challenge?" I asked, moving towards him.
"I want to come in you tonight, Roza," he whispered.
I nodded. "Next time then."
He groaned again and nodded. I climbed on top of his lap, drawing his face closer to mine so I could kiss him. At the same time, I replaced his hand on his cock with mine and slowly lowered myself onto him. Dimitri stiffened, realizing what I was doing, and a moment later, his hips thrust up, allowing me to be fully seated on him.
"Roza!" he cried out.
I moaned, feeling the stretch of myself around him. I brought my lips back to his and slowly lifted myself before coming back down.
"Roza, please," Dimitri begged. His fingers found the clasp of my bra, and he pulled it off, tossing it across the room.
"Take me," I whispered. "Make me yours."
Dimitri let out a strangled groan at my words, and his hands gripped my hips tightly as he moved me up and down on his cock. I figured out the rhythm that he was going for and adjusted my body so that I could continue to ride him easier.
It didn't take long to fall apart again, and I bit down on Dimitri's shoulder to prevent my moans from waking up the whole floor. The bit of pain spurred Dimitri on. He worked me through my orgasm before lifting me off of his lap. He pushed me back on the bed, following me down. A moment later, Dimitri was thrusting into me again, harder than before with the new angle. I groaned, my fingernails digging into his back. I shifted my hips and met him thrust for thrust, the tingling starting in my belly again.
"Roza," he groaned. "Come on, one more time. Come with me."
Dimitri managed two more thrusts before collapsing over me as our respective orgasms washed through us. He moved lazily, working through both of our climaxes before he gently pulled out. He dragged the panties off a moment later, tossing them in the same direction as my bra.
He laid next to me on the bed, pulling me into his arms, even though we were both sweaty messes.
"Best purchase ever," he whispered, and I laughed. "Get some rest, Roza."
"Are you staying?" I asked, my eyes already starting to droop despite the hours of sleep I had gotten during the day.
"For a few minutes," he said. "I can't stay long."
I nodded. "I love you."
He pressed a kiss to my forehead. "I love you too."
Dimitri was gone when I woke up the next morning, and even though I knew that he would be, there was still an emptiness in my chest that only his presence could fill. I made my way to breakfast and then to Lissa's dorm in a daze. We were planning on watching movies in one of the lounges all day, but I couldn't have told anyone what movies we had watched. My mind was elsewhere the whole day. Lissa didn't question my silence, knowing that Dimitri had stopped by my room the night before. She also kept Eddie and Christian engaged so that their attention was off of me.
It took forever for me to fall asleep that night as my sleep schedule was still messed up from the Missoula trip. When I finally did, I dreamed of Mason.
One moment, we were on the ski lifts, ready to tackle another hill, and the next, we were in the house in Spokane. Mason was standing in the doorway, still safe in the sunlight. His face was fierce. And then he took a step into the house, out of the sunlight, and Isaiah was on him. I watched in slow motion as Isaiah snapped Mason's neck, unable to do anything, unable to move.
Except, suddenly, I could. I was no longer in Elena's hold, Isaiah hadn't yet snapped Mason's neck. The entire room was frozen.
Except for Mason.
"It's your fault, Rose," he said, his voice wrong. "It's all your fault."
"Mason—"
"How could you do this to me, Rose?" he continued as if I hadn't spoken. "How could you let them kill me?"
"I killed them," I sobbed. "I killed them for you."
"You were too late," Mason said, and I watched again as Isaiah snapped his neck.
Mason's neck was bent at an unnatural angle as he continued to talk. "This is your fault, Rose. You won't get away with this."
I blinked, and suddenly the room was filled with translucent figures. I did a double-take when I realized that Lissa's parents and brother were standing behind Mason now.
"We'll make you pay," Mason said, walking toward me.
I stumbled backward, trying to get away. "No," I whispered.
"You shouldn't have survived," Andre spoke, his voice just as wrong as Mason's. "You need to come with us."
I shook my head and backed up further. My foot caught on something behind me, and I fell. The house had changed again, and it was the Badica house that appeared before me now instead of the Spokane one. I had tripped over one of the dead Moroi, their throat ripped out. I screamed and scrambled backward, trying to get away. Mason and Lissa's family followed me.
"Rose!"
"We're coming for you, Rose," Mason said, his hand reaching out for me. "You can't escape death again."
"Roza, please."
I jerked awake as if a bucket of ice water had been dumped on me. Dimitri was perched on the edge of my bed, his face dimly illuminated by my bedside lamp. Even with the dim light, I could see the concern in his eyes, could see the love illuminating there.
I threw myself into his arms, sobbing.
"Roza, what's wrong?" he asked after a moment of him holding my shaking body.
I shook my head, not wanting to talk about it. I couldn't get the image of Mason out of my head. "Just hold me."
I knew Dimitri wanted to press the subject, and I was grateful that he didn't. Instead, he kicked off his shoes and laid back in the bed with me. Eventually, my sobs faded to hiccups and my hiccups faded away completely. Wrapped in Dimitri's arms, I fell into a dreamless sleep.
