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.

not seeing you,” he whispered in between kisses. “I’ve missed you

down. I wanted to let him kiss me forever, but I remembered that we were

around. “The maids could appear at any time.

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

when we 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 other’s solace,

was no exception.

end of the corridor and then rooted around and retrieved a key. He unlocked the door, and much to my

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

Asher 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

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, and I vowed to show him just how much I desired

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

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

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

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.

The light was so dim that only our faces were illuminated, and

“Oh, Asher, how did you even get

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,

name did you use?”