RPOV

"You feel that too!" I told him.

"Yes, Roza for a long time now." He told me and pulled me further in his embrace.

Right now we are in my room cuddling and holding each other. The kiss we shared was amazing! I've kissed guys before but what we shared was so amazing! I felt like I'm flying and I forgot everything around me. After we both pulled apart I was breathing hard and I couldn't think straight. After we both got dressed Dimitri carried me to my room.

"I thought that I'm imagining things when I first felt this connection," I told him and snuggled closer to him.

"Me too. I thought I'm imagining that you like me," he told me.

"When did you first feel this?" I asked him.

"I don't know Roza. But I was mesmerized by your strength. That day on the valley, the way you protected Lissa, the way you fought and even sacrificed yourself, I'll never forget it. I knew at that point that I didn't want you to die. And when you looked at my eyes when you fell, I couldn't stop thinking why you chose to be a guardian. You are so beautiful, every night I spent beside you on the ship and even here I kept wondering the reason. " He looked at me.

"The first day of our training, the way you hovered above me and looked into my eyes, I knew what I felt for you is not something coming from friendship." I leaned and softly pecked his lips.

"I can remember that too. But for me, it's when you told me that you are here for me. I've always felt safe with you Dimitri. Since I was 5 I always made myself sure that I'm safe. I didn't let anyone come closer to me but you, You had this amazing power which broke my walls." I shivered against him.

"I know milaya," he told me.

"What does it mean?" I asked him.

"Hmm?"

"Milaya?" I asked him. He changed or position, now I'm lying under him. He stared at my eyes and then softly placed a kiss on my forehead.

"Dear and Roza means rose," He told me.

"I like them both. It makes me feel.." I stopped for a minute." warm"

He lowered his head and kissed me. After we both pulled back I looked at his chest. He pulled me to him and again we are lying holding each other. I traced my fingers along the lines of his sign.

"This is dangerous Dimitri. No matter how beautiful this is we shouldn't forget that You are a king." I looked up at him.

"You mean so much to me Roza. You are not just a guardian to me. I. I love you!" He told me. I closed my eyes and a tear dropped from my eyes.

"Shh. Don't cry." he kissed my hair.

"I love you too Dimitri," I told him.

"Go to sleep milaya. I'll hold you." He told me again.

"You have to leave. Please wake me when you leave."

"I will." He told me.

We both leaned for a kiss and after that, I drifted to a deep peaceful sleep.