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.

bear not seeing you,” he whispered

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

around. “The maids could

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

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 each

was no exception.

then rooted around and retrieved a key.

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

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

my body

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, and I vowed to show

began to tremble. His large hands grasped

every garment removed, my heart raced faster and faster. His fingertips danced over every inch

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

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

la E.

but 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. I traced his jaw with

Asher, how did you even get here

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

you

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