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,

that he’s mad – but

Cora,” Roger growls, glaring down at me. “You’re my fucking mate.” 5

me up in his arms, the gesture not at all sweet or romantic

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

1. his voice breaking, “I hesitated, and

no denying that all I want – all I’ll ever want is

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he kisses me, his mouth hard on mine, and my body reacts instantly, my

harder against him. My arms are

every piece of me – every molecule

screams to the universe. And god damn it, if I can have him

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

mouth with his kisses me

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

sweep us away. But Roger is adamant against it and something fierce within me

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

ones comes

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

as he turns back towards the safety of the

he shakes his head at me,

insult, tucking my head against

above the

with every step, something about insane women who

should have known better, because he’s met my sister, and madness is frequently genetic… 1

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

out

our motel room is hanging open, blowing in the wind, but

he strides through the

bothering to lock it as he moves steadily towards the bed. When we get

against the mattress, a little angry and not bothering to

I laugh again – laugh, a little recklessly, as I bounce against the

because he’s so

I want to tear him to pieces, and I know