#Chapter 326 – Finally. Finally.

I cry out as I’m pulled backwards – surprised more than hurt and suddenly I’m pressed against

him in the pouring rain. Roger holds me tight, one hand around my upper arm, the other wrapped

firmly around me, pressing my body to his

And the feel of him, of his skin hot against my own – my towel is gone, I have no idea where — I

cry harder at the feel of him and rest my forehead against his chest, because I know I can’t have it

– I can’t-

“Cora!” Roger shouts, above the wind and the rain. “What – Cora! What the hell are you doing?!”

“I can’t!” I sob. “I can’t do this, Roger! I can’t be with you like this, not if you’ll….you’ll never love

me! I can’t have you in half measures!” I look up at him then, into his face, realizing the truth of it

in that moment. “I can’t do this if you can’t take me for who I am! Human! Broken! Complicated,

difficult! Confused, and jealous, and mad pretty much all the time! If you can’t take me like that,” I

shout, begging now, “then let me go, Roger! Because I can’t –”

I glance back in the direction of the hotel, my sobbing breaths tearing at my lungs, “I can’t have

half of you. I can’t have – just…. lust. It will kill me! It will break my heart, and I’ll never survive it!”

With the last words I pound my free hand against his chest, my palm slapping wet against his

skin.

Roger stares down at me as I confess everything to him- my whole heart – listening to every

word. And then, when I’m done, when the words stop pouring from my mouth and all that’s left is

around me, giving me an angry little shake. He

and I can tell that he’s mad –

glaring down at

then he sweeps me up in his arms, the gesture not at all sweet or romantic –

of you – my whole life, I’ve

  1. continues, his voice breaking, “I hesitated, and I’ll regret

was no denying that all I want

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kisses me, his mouth hard on mine, and my

pressing myself harder against him. My arms are around his neck, pulling him closer to

as every piece of me – every

screams to the universe.

lightening cracking above us, the rain pouring

my mouth with his

very well might be. The

against it and something fierce within me sings that he

a fool to

comes

away from

Thunder cracks again as he turns back towards the

Then he shakes his head at me, frustrated, and mutters “you idiot.”

ignoring his insult, tucking my head against his shoulder

above the

something about insane women who run naked into storms and

should have known better, because he’s met my sister,

a little and wrapping

Roger is about to find out precisely how crazy

room is hanging open, blowing in the wind, but Roger ignores

strides through the entrance, kicking the door shut behind

towards the bed. When we get there he

the mattress, a little angry and not bothering to

laugh again – laugh, a

because he’s so fucking mad at me, and me at him,

to tear him to pieces, and I know he wants

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