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.

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

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

eyes darted around. “The maids could appear at any time. We need to find somewhere

floor,” he interrupted, and without another

clenched together tightly. I remember when we were young, we had always been like this. We would take each other’s hands and walk

was no exception.

me to the end of the corridor and then rooted around and retrieved a key. He unlocked

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 be asleep so no one

cornered 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 mine with carnal need, his warm, masculine scent filled my

body

entire body ached

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 my head. It dropped to the floor, leaving me standing there

heart raced faster and faster. His fingertips danced over every inch of my skin, and

and when he 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 felt even more intense than it had in my dreams. Asher had always been a generous lover and tonight was no

bed and we coupled the way we had when we were young. Our lovemaking was tender and passionate, and

la E.

after we started 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 into a smile.

did you even get here in the

have never

name did you use?”