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-”

in a mocking tone and then he chuckled and stared back down at me. He leaned in even closer. “I don’t care about any of that

wall and turned

it would take me… so I could see

again.”

Was he really so willing to die, even when he had a family, a wife, a child? I knew that Marco wasn’t his biologically, but did

back to me and narrowed his

“You must know her. I can see it in your eyes, Ca

Intors

and became almost cruel, dangerous. He wasn’t Asher Collins, not right now. He was the Alpha King and he was

knew Cora,” I managed to say quietly. “All-of Wegalla knew of her.

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

careful enough, it seemed. Asher was beyond suspicious of me and my recent actions, and his drunkenness had only furthered his boldness. I knew he wouldn’t

I

I was trapped.

you care so much about her?” I shifted the subject from myself. “Coral Felix died five years ago.

ignoring half of my statement. My frustration grew exponentially, but before I could utter another word, the Alpha King

that it took me by surprise. I struggled underneath him and tried to push him away,

quivered and my body

in and kissed my ear.

and a chill ran

I begged timidly.

for a moment but maintained his hold on

utterly sensual, and he lessened the space between us.

King wasn’t wrong by any means. I wanted him more than words. could express, but not like this, not when he was so inebriated

wrong in so

could press his lips against. mine, a high-pitched voice called out from behind

mommy

there in his pajamas. His hands were curled into tiny fists at his sides and he glared at

toward Finnick, my cheeks heated with embarrassment. No. part of me wanted my son

when I reached his side.