Sleeping Beauty by Jenni James

Author:Jenni James [James, Jenni]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: YA, Young Adult, clean fiction, fairy tale
Publisher: StoneHouse Ink

CHAPTER TWELVE

ALEYNA TRANSFORMED IN FRONT of him again—she was so beautiful. So alive. Her eyes sparkling, her pretty dress seemed to be made for her, the shy mischievous smile—it was all there for Darién to absorb. How he wished he could see her like this always.

She tilted her head and looked down under the gaze of his scrutiny. There was something so magical in the way he looked at her when they touched, as if he was actually seeing deep inside her soul. She loved the way his eyes lit and the admiration she saw hidden within their depths. Aleyna glanced back up and stared into his deep green eyes. They were the perfect foil for his dark hair, so very handsome, so very strong and intelligent.

“I should pull away from you,” he whispered, as he scanned her face, settling on her perfect lips. Ezralon had informed him under no circumstances was he to taste those lips until she was ready. Touching her was meant to be extremely limited, every second they connected was a second too many for her mind to process.

Her smile dropped. “But why? Please do not leave just yet.”

His heart skipped a beat at her adorable confusion. “I will never leave you, now that I have found you, my dear.”

She took in a deep, shaky breath processing the conviction in his voice—her heart beating a wild tattoo. “How is it you say the most perfect things to me when I need them most?”

He could not help himself. Taking a step forward, he placed his hand on her shining hair and trailed it through his fingers. “I have told you before—I know you. I am yours. I do not understand how, but I am yours, as I have always been yours.”

Her lashes fluttered down and she nestled her cheek into his hand.

Leaning forward, Darién kissed the delicate spot at the top of her nose, right between those glorious eyes, his lips remaining there, not quite ready to leave.

“Hmm…” she mumbled into his jaw, her sweet breath electrifying the skin on his neck, “When you say it so gently and with such sincerity, I begin to believe anything is possible.”

He inhaled sharply as she leaned up on tiptoe, just a slight bit, and kissed the underside of his jaw. “My Queen, I must pull away. But you are making it so very hard to do so.”

“Then do not.” She kissed his jaw again, and smiled when his breathing went ragged, still he did not move away. “It is good to know I am not alone in this.”

“Alone?”

“The way you make me feel whenever you are near.”

“You mean like this?” He skimmed his nose down her cheek to capture her jaw with his mouth.

Grasping his shirt, she nearly lost her balance as her knees went weak.

He instantly pulled back and held her waist, supporting her. “Are you well? Did that harm you?”

“I—I, uh…” Aleyna’s lashes would not stop fluttering with her breathing so erratic as it was.

“Aleyna, is it happening again?” he asked quickly.

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