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

arms around me, giving me an

jaw and I can tell that he’s mad – but

damn it, Cora,” Roger growls, glaring down at me. “You’re my fucking mate.”

the gesture not at all

all of you – my whole life, I’ve been waiting

1. continues, his voice breaking, “I

want – all I’ll ever want is this –”

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mouth hard on mine,

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

him as every piece of me – every molecule – gives in.

me screams to the universe. And god damn it, if

universe responds, lightening cracking above us, the

and ravages my mouth with

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

But Roger is adamant against it and something fierce within me sings that

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

comes next.

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

turns back towards the safety of the motel.

shakes his head at me, frustrated, and mutters

ignoring his insult, tucking my head against his shoulder and

Barely above the

something about insane women who

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

shocked to find myself smiling, laughing a little and wrapping my

find out precisely

hanging open, blowing in the wind, but Roger ignores

through the entrance, kicking the door shut behind him,

steadily towards the bed. When we get there he throws

against the mattress, a little angry and not bothering to

damn it, but I laugh again – laugh,

of this worn out motel bed. Laugh, because he’s so fucking mad at me, and me at him,

I want to tear him to pieces, and