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

steadied himself against the wall and turned away

“I wish it would take me… so I could see

again.”

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 little about the

back to me and narrowed

he 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 truth.”

Intors

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

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

You know far too much about her than anyone else. I keep finding you in the same places she lingered in, in the same clothes… something isn’t adding up

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 stop

I

I was trapped.

myself. “Coral Felix died five years

statement. My frustration grew exponentially, but before I could utter another

took me by surprise. I struggled underneath him and

and my

leaned in and kissed my

truth,” he whispered, and a chill ran

stop,” I begged timidly. “Please.”

moment but maintained his

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 you want me. And I want you too.”.

more than words. could express, but not like this, not when he was

in so many ways.

could press his

mommy go!”

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 if he

As I rushed away from the wall and headed toward Finnick, my cheeks heated

when I reached his side.