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.

couldn’t bear not seeing you,” he whispered in between kisses. “I’ve missed

tears and calm down. I wanted to let him kiss me forever, but I remembered that

safe here,” I said as my eyes darted around. “The maids could appear at

the fourth floor,” he interrupted, and without another word,

been like this. We would take

was no exception.

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

the door behind us, he explained that he had turned off the light before he’d left to wander the corridors, pretending to be

as surprise overtook me. I hadn’t expected this by

body erupted

hands wrapped around me, I couldn’t help but whimper and moan. My entire body ached and yearned for him. I needed Asher as

as they strained to make sense of our surroundings, it made my 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

undressed me. He took his time and care, and with every garment removed, my heart raced faster and faster. His fingertips danced over every inch of my

gasped. I hadn’t been touched this way in so long. It was all I’d dreamed of since our

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

la E.

to talk, Asher leaned 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 curled

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

name. Most people here have never seen me before, so all I had to do was

name did you use?” I

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