From a Dream: Darkly Dreaming Part I Read online

  His fingers slowly traced my jaw, down the side of my neck, his touch causing every cell in my body to tingle. When his lips dropped to my neck, I leaned into him, shivering. He pulled away, and slowly I opened my eyes, feeling like I was coming out of a trance. As I looked up, I saw that Will was visibly shaking.

  Then I noticed the room was spinning around me. Before I could comprehend what was happening, Will grasped me around the waist and lowered me to the bed. I blinked up at him as I realized that his eyes were practically glowing blue. He was even more beautiful than before—but a look of pure terror was distorting his flawless features.

  “I don’t want to hurt you,” he whispered.

  I turned my head on my pillow and watched him walk away from me. Then the light turned off, and I heard the door quietly close. Dizzily, I reached up and touched my lips. They felt puffy, almost bruised, and my skin was buzzing with electricity.

  My first kiss, I thought as I drifted into the blackness of sleep.

  To be continued in …

  Love Me Darkly

  Darkly Dreaming Part II

  Books by C. J. Valles

  Young Adult/New Adult Paranormal Romance:

  C. J. Valles

  For Ever (The Ever Series, Book 1)

  Never (The Ever Series, Book 2)

  Sever (The Ever Series, Book 3)

  Ever, (The Ever Series, Alternate POV of For Ever)

  C. J. Valles writing as Alessa James

  Young Adult/New Adult Paranormal Romance:

  The Darkly Dreaming Series:

  From a Dream

  Love Me Darkly

  Dreaming Ever After

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  Kissing Jayden: a romantic teen thriller

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