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.

not seeing you,” he whispered in between kisses. “I’ve

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

eyes darted around. “The maids could appear at any time.

have a room on the fourth floor,” he interrupted, and without another word, he grabbed my hand and led the

clenched together 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 forest and felt afraid. We were

was no exception.

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

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

as surprise overtook me. I hadn’t expected this by any means, but I wasn’t protesting at all. As his body pressed against mine with carnal need, his warm, masculine scent

body

to utterly passionate, and as his hands wrapped around me, I couldn’t help but whimper and moan. My entire body ached and

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

clothes soon followed, and I shivered in anticipation as he 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 skin, and when his

gently squeezed, I gasped. I hadn’t been touched this way in so long. It was all I’d dreamed of since our last encounter together, only this moment

coupled the way we had when we were young. Our lovemaking was tender and passionate, and once we had reached the height of our pleasure, we took a moment to

la E.

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 into a

I sighed. “Oh, Asher, how did you even

because I used someone else’s name. Most people here have never seen me

name did you use?”