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 even closer. “I don’t care about any of

wall and turned

wish it would take me…

again.”

when he had a family, a wife, a child? I knew that Marco wasn’t his biologically, but did he really care so little about the boy that he was willing to leave

back to me and narrowed

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 on. Tell

Intors

right now. He was

managed to say quietly. “All-of Wegalla knew of her.

you are. You know far too much about her than anyone else. I keep

actions, and his drunkenness had only furthered his boldness. I knew he wouldn’t stop questioning me until I

I

I was trapped.

from myself. “Coral Felix died five

ignoring half of my statement. My frustration grew exponentially, but before I

me by surprise. I struggled underneath him and tried to push

quivered and my

in and kissed my ear.

he whispered, and a chill ran through me.

stop,” I begged timidly. “Please.”

but maintained his hold

not what you wanted, Ca ssandra?” he asked in a tone that was both terrifying and utterly sensual, and he lessened the space between us. “I can tell by

by any means. I wanted him more than words. could express, but not like this, not when he was so inebriated and intense.

so many

leaned in to kiss me again, but before he could press his

mommy

around instantly, and once he 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 released his hold on 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 see me like this, in

honey,” I assured him quietly when I reached his