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-”

and stared back down at me. He leaned in even closer. “I don’t care about any of that anymore. If

steadied himself against the wall

would take me… so I

again.”

he couldn’t mean that, could he? 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 he really care so

to me and narrowed his eyes.

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 on. Tell me the

Intors

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.

me off. “I know you are. You know far too much about her than anyone else. I keep finding you in the same places she lingered

there, frozen. I hadn’t been careful enough, it seemed. Asher was beyond suspicious of me and my recent actions, and his drunkenness had only furthered his boldness.

I

I was trapped.

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

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

me by surprise. I struggled underneath him and tried to push him away, but Asher’s strength was far greater than

legs quivered and my body shook.

leaned in and kissed

and a chill ran

begged timidly.

but maintained his hold

he asked in a tone that was both terrifying and utterly sensual, and he lessened the space between us. “I can tell by your heartbeat and the look on your face that

words. could express, but not like this,

in so many

me again, but before he could press his lips against. mine, a high-pitched voice called out from behind

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

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

assured him quietly when