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

I wanted to let him kiss me forever, but I remembered that

my eyes darted around. “The maids could appear at

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

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

was no exception.

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

off the light before he’d left to wander the corridors, pretending to be asleep so no one could

surprise overtook me. I hadn’t expected this by any means,

body

went from sweet to utterly passionate, and as his hands wrapped around me, I couldn’t help but whimper and moan. My entire body ached and yearned for him. I needed Asher as much as I needed oxygen,

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 standing there in just my

me. He took his time and care, and with every garment removed, my heart

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 felt even more intense than it

and once they were gone, Asher led me to the bed and we coupled the way we had when we were young. Our lovemaking was tender and passionate, and once we had reached the

la E.

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.

how did you even get here in the first

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

did you use?” I

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