"Roza, here you go," said Dimitri.

Rose looked up with a smile on her face. She took the ice-cream from Dimitri's hand and opened it. She wanted to share it with Dimitri, but he had bought his own with him.

"Are you comfortable?" asked Dimitri.

"Well, I guess so. I mean, I can think of something that would make me more comfortable," smiled Rose.

"More pillows? Another blanket?" Dimitri moved through their apartment looking for a pillow.

Rose had come home that morning after spending another three days in the hospital. She still hadn't allowed Lissa to heal her, but the doctor had said that she was healing remarkably fast and that if she rested, she could go home. So, Rose had allowed Dimitri to cover her with a blanket and put multiple pillows behind her back on the couch in their apartment just so that she was home.

"No. You, silly. Come and sit with me," laughed Rose.

"Oh, okay. Move over then." Dimitri sat down and Rose immediately moved so that she was leaning against his chest.

Dimitri put his arm around Rose's shoulders and gave her a one-armed hug. They ate their ice-creams in silence and then Rose closed her eyes, falling asleep in Dimitri's arms.

Dimitri's phone vibrated on the coffee table and he picked it up so it wouldn't wake Rose. She had been asleep for the last two hours on the couch, which, after a quick call to Rose's doctor to check, was something that would help Rose recover. Dimitri looked at the text he had received from Lissa:

How's Rose? I'm sorry to pull you away from her, but I have a woman down here that wants to talk to you. She says it's important,

Lissa

After sending back a quick reply that stated he was on his way, Dimitri sat on the edge of the couch. He didn't really want to leave Rose but he couldn't put off something important.

"Roza, wake up," said Dimitri quietly. He watched as the love of his life stirred and opened her eyes.

"Dimitri? What's wrong?"

"I have to go Roza. Someone is downstairs. They want to talk to me. I'll be back in a little while. Make sure you rest." Dimitri kissed the top of Rose's head. "I love you Roza."

"I love you too Dimitri."

Rose waited for her boyfriend to leave and then fell asleep again. She didn't expect to receive the text that came half an hour later.

Dimitri took a deep breath after he closed the apartment door behind him. He had a feeling he knew who was waiting for him, but he wasn't sure that Rose was ready to have a visitor yet. He headed down the staircase and emerged from the apartment building. He didn't expect to find people pointing guns at him; especially since they were Moroi. He didn't have time to react as he felt something hit his head hard and he dropped.