Alpha King’s Lost Luna by Aubrey Pepper

Chapter 269

CASSANDRA

I stopped struggling and widened my eyes as my heart stopped in my

chest.

Asher’s voice sounded coarse and more tense than I’d ever heard it, but I knew at once that it was him.

It was almost impossible to believe, but it was true.

Asher was here in Yurene.

My mate was here in this cold, terrible country.

He turned around to face me, and though we couldn’t see each other in this darkness, the scent, the warmth of his body… everything was so familiar it couldn’t be ignored.

After a moment of silence, I felt Asher’s finger brush across my cheeks. I hadn’t realized I was crying until I felt the wetness of my tears against my skin.

When he pulled me into a tight hug, he whispered in my ear.

and kissed my neck “I’ve missed you so much, Cassandra,” he said, and then he pulled away and then my lips. Then he reached for my hand and began to kiss each of my fingers devoutly.

he whispered

and calm down. I wanted to let him kiss me forever, but I remembered that we were in the middle

“The maids could appear at

fourth floor,” he interrupted, and without another word, he grabbed my hand

tightly. I remember when we were young, we had always been like this. We would take each other’s hands and walk together when we were deep in the

was no exception.

and then rooted around and retrieved a key. He unlocked the door, and much to my surprise, the

he had turned off the light before he’d left to wander the

me against the door and began to kiss me. My heart pounded as surprise overtook me. I hadn’t expected this by any means, but I wasn’t protesting at all. As

my body erupted into

moan. My entire body ached and yearned for him. I needed

other senses clearer. As his hands traveled down my sides and then rested on my hips, I began to tremble. His large hands grasped onto me firmly, and after a moment, his fingers darted underneath my blouse and then eased it up over my head. It dropped to the floor, leaving me

and with every garment removed, my heart raced

dreamed of since our last encounter together, only this moment felt even more intense than it had in my dreams. Asher had always been a generous lover and tonight was no

and we coupled the way we had when we were young. Our lovemaking was tender and

la E.

over and turned on the bedside The light was so dim that only our faces were illuminated, and when I finally got to see the familiar beauty of his gray eyes, my lips

sighed. “Oh, Asher, how did you even get here in the first

kissed my knuckles. “I used a disguise, my love. I was only able to be here because I used someone else’s name. Most people here have never seen me before, so all I had to do was don some dark clothes, and a cape… they could tell I was Southern from my accent, but other than that,

you use?”