Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 93 She is the world to him

CA SSANDRA

As Asher’s eyes locked onto mine, I tried to read his emotions, but I failed at the task miserably. I didn’t know what was wrong. His voice was coa rse and cold, and his expression was intense, to say the least.

Once again, I felt like cornered prey, and the feeling only heightened when he began to walk toward me. With every step he took forward, I took one back, until I accidentally found myself with my back against the far wall.

My heart beat faster in my chest and my stomach twisted in knots. The Alpha King looked angry, but I suspected there was more to it than that. Something had happened down in the dungeon; I just knew it.

But what did it have to do with me?

We stared at one another until finally, Asher spoke.

“Cora?”

My eyes widened before I could stop them and a shiver ran through me at the sound of my true name on his tongue.

Had he discovered the truth?

Did the imposter tell him?

It was the only explanation that made a bit of sense, however, it was impossible, wasn’t it? My appearance had changed in the five years since the inferno. There was no way that man could recognize me.

Asher waited for me to respond, and I tried to materialize an answer. What could I say? Could I admit to it and finally cast this charade aside?

I then thought of Finnick and knew that option wasn’t possible.

“You don’t look well, Your Majesty,” I uttered. “Maybe it would be a good ideal for you to sit down and take a moment to calm down.”

Asher’s lips turned downward into a frown. His eyes looked pained for a moment and then they darkened and glared at me. His lips parted as if he was about to say something further. He was so close to me that I could feel the

sweetness of his breath.

Yet no words came out.

released a sigh. When he turned back, he leaned into me and rested his chin against my shoulder. I

What was happening?

to me,” he

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weren’t a command. He was practically pleading. He sounded so helpless, so sad. I felt a tug at my heartstrings and

something, some shred of evidence that had finally confirmed my true identity. But no matter what he found, I couldn’t admit he was right.

my true mate like this would have been downright unbearable. But I’d been through too much. The inferno, the pain of my burns, the horrible nightmares of losing Finnick… his sadness couldn’t compare. I couldn’t suffer any more

did what I

I said softly, in the

rose to his full height. His eyes were wet, and he appeared just as

my heart ache, but I forced myself to hold

until his next

know Cora was

blood ran cold. So that was it, the reason why he’d run to my chamber so swiftly. The imposter soldier had told him this, there was no doubt about it. It was too much of

should never have let her stay in that mansion. It’s one of my life’s

my hand in his. I instinctively wanted to yank

to, Ca ssandra,” he said quietly, and then he raised my hand to his lips and kissed it gently.

eyes and challenged that

I asked. “What

briefly and then grew serious. “Anything

I’ll never let

in close and kissed me. He was gentle, at first, but then the kiss grew more passionate.

knew it would only complicate matters further and get me more tangled in this web of drama, but I couldn’t fight it any longer. I

kissed him back.

he didn’t question

my hips on either side, then gently pressed my body against his until I couldn’t tell where I ended and he began. As we embraced,

continued like this for some time until Asher guided me away from the wall. He spun me a little and hoisted me up. I wrapped my legs around him for support, and then he carried us over to my

muscular chest

of Asher was so beautiful. His skin was perfectly tanned and toned, and the scent of his cologne filled the air as he undressed.

was cool against my skin, and I shivered slightly, but it didn’t bother me. I was a little nervous to be so exposed, but then again, this

the ground, and once it was discarded, I cast aside my undergarments. Asher’s jaw dropped slightly as he took in my naked form,

as his eyes trailed over my body.