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.

couldn’t bear not seeing you,” he whispered in

against my skin, I managed to stop the steady stream of tears and calm down. I wanted to let him kiss me

around. “The maids

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

We would take each other’s hands and walk together when we were deep in the forest

was no exception.

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

locked the door behind us, he explained that he had turned off the light before he’d left to

cornered me against the door and began to kiss me. My heart pounded as surprise overtook me. I hadn’t expected this

my body erupted

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

a little 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 then eased it up over

garment removed, my heart raced faster and faster. His fingertips danced over every inch of my skin, and when his hands raised to cup my breasts,

of since our last encounter together, only this moment felt even more intense than it had in my dreams. Asher had always been a

bed and we 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

la E.

that only our faces were illuminated, and when I

Asher, how did you even get here in the first

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

name did you use?”