Accidental Surrogate for Alpha

#Chapter 326 – Finally. Finally.

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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

breath, he tightens his arms around me, giving me an angry little shake.

can tell that he’s mad

down at me. “You’re

the gesture not at all sweet

conclusive, incensed. “All I’ve ever wanted is all of you – my whole life, I’ve

1. voice breaking, “I hesitated,

I want – all I’ll ever want

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on mine, and my

him. My arms are around his neck, pulling

every piece of me – every

Mine, something in me screams to the universe. And god damn it, if I can

the universe responds, lightening cracking above us, the rain pouring around us

and ravages my mouth with his kisses

around us, which it very well might be. The water

adamant against it and something fierce within me sings that he

weather it, that I’ve been a fool to run from this. That we can face this storm,

ones comes

hand is on his face when Roger pulls away from me. “Come

cold rain. Thunder cracks again as he turns back towards

his head at me, frustrated, and mutters

fervently, ignoring his insult, tucking my head against his shoulder and breathing hard

Barely above the sound of the storm, I hear him growling more

words with every step, something about insane women

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

myself smiling, laughing a little and wrapping my

about to find out precisely how crazy

to our motel room is hanging open, blowing in

pouring through it as he strides through the entrance, kicking the door shut

it as he moves steadily towards the bed.

a little angry and

– laugh, a little recklessly, as I

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

both so mad at ourselves and I want to tear him to pieces, and I know he wants to