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

my skin, I 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 middle of the

said as my eyes darted around. “The maids could

he interrupted, and

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

was no exception.

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

he had turned off the light before he’d left to wander the corridors, pretending

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

my body erupted into

I couldn’t help but whimper and moan. My entire body ached and yearned for him. I needed Asher as much as I

eyes ache a little as 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

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

hadn’t been touched this way in so long. It was all I’d dreamed of since our last encounter

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 our breath,

la E.

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

how did you even get here in the first

and then kissed 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

did you use?”