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.

you,” he whispered in between kisses. “I’ve missed you

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

“The maids could appear at any time. We need to find

and without another word, he

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

was no exception.

around and retrieved a key. He

us, he explained that he had turned off the light before he’d left to wander the corridors, pretending to be asleep so no one

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 his body pressed against

body erupted

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

traveled down my sides and then rested on my hips, I began to tremble. His large

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 hands raised to cup my breasts,

hadn’t been touched this way in so long. It was all I’d 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 passionate, and once we had reached the height of our pleasure, we took a moment to catch

la E.

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 into a smile. I traced

Asher, how did you even get here in the first

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, I

did you use?”

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