Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 58 He’s drunk

CA SSANDRA

I was half-asleep when I heard a loud knock on the door. Startled, I sat straight up in bed and caught my breath.

My eyes flew to the clock. It was nearly three in the morning.

Who was at my door this late?

“Who’s there?” I called out just loud enough to not wake Finnick. Luckily, my boy fast asleep and snoring lightly.

was f

When I didn’t get an answer, I pulled myself out of bed and headed toward the door. I was nearly halfway there when I heard another series of knocks. They were more forceful than the first and I felt a mixture of fear and irritation.

I opened the door and when I did, my lips parted in surprise.

It was Asher.

I was about to ask what he was doing here at this hour, but before the words could escape me, the Alpha King rushed into the room, closed the door, and then cornered me against the wall. His steel gray eyes bore into mine with intensity and his breath was hot against my face.

He smelled heavily like liquor.

“Are you drunk?” I asked as my body trembled.

He’simply stared back at me. “What do you care?”

Frustration bloomed within me and I broke eye contact for a moment to collect

myself.

“I don’t,” I blurted out bravely. “But consuming any bit of alcohol, especially in excess, will only further your disease-”

mocking tone and then he chuckled and stared back down at me. He leaned in

the wall and turned

would take me… so

again.”

my effort to keep from uttering a sound. No… he couldn’t mean that, could he? Was he really so willing to die, even when he had a family, a wife, a child?

back to me

uttered, and before I could say a word, he pressed further. “You must know her. I can see it in your eyes, Ca ssandra. You know more than you’re letting

Intors

He wasn’t Asher Collins, not right now. He was the Alpha King and he was giving an

knew Cora,” I managed to say quietly.

anyone else. I keep finding you in the same places she lingered

and his drunkenness had only furthered his boldness. I knew he wouldn’t stop questioning me until I came up with an

I

I was trapped.

the subject from myself. “Coral Felix died five years ago. Why can’t you let her go-”

do know Cora,” he cut me off, ignoring half of my statement. My frustration grew exponentially, but before I could utter another word, the Alpha King pressed his

surprise. I struggled underneath him and tried

and

in and kissed my

the truth,” he whispered, and a

begged timidly.

away for a moment but maintained his hold

a tone that was both terrifying and utterly sensual, and he lessened the space between us. “I can tell

more than words. could express, but not like this, not when he was so inebriated and intense. This

in so many ways.

again, but before he could press his lips

my mommy go!”

was out of the way, I could see Finnick standing there in his pajamas. His hands were curled into tiny fists at his sides and he glared at the Alpha King as

me. As I rushed away from the wall and headed toward Finnick, my cheeks heated with embarrassment. No. part of me wanted my son to

I assured him quietly when I reached his