Chapter Thirty

RPOV

I woke to the feeling of Dimitri's arms pulling me closer to him. I could tell by the light that peaked around the curtains that it was around the time that I woke up. Dimitri would sleep another hour before he woke, but I needed to get up. My body felt a little sore, but it was pleasant, and I wanted to get a long run in before our morning session.

As I tried to remove myself from Dimitri's arms, they tightened and pulled me back down. I huffed and tried again to be met with the same results. The third try, I got a little further but was again pulled back, the arms tightening even more.

"Roza," Dimitri mumbled in his sleep, his arms tightening again. I tried again to gently remove myself from his embrace, but this time I was met with a low growl. "Mine."

I felt myself shiver at his possessive tone. My fingers came up and traced the Mark on my collarbone. I tried again to get up, but Dimitri's sleeping body had finally had enough of my movement, and he slung a large leg over m