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.

whispered in between kisses. “I’ve missed

to let him kiss me

here,” I said as my eyes darted around. “The maids could

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

was no exception.

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

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

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.

body erupted into

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

the darkness made my 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 blouse and then eased it up over my head. It dropped to the floor, leaving me standing there

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

of since our last encounter together, only this moment felt even more intense than it had in

way we had when we were young. Our lovemaking was tender and passionate, and once we had reached the height of our pleasure, we took a

la E.

dim that only our faces were illuminated, and when I finally got to

did you even get here

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 don some dark clothes, and a cape… they could tell I was Southern from my accent, but other than that, I wasn’t

name did you use?”

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