#Chapter 325 – 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

And then, when I’m done, when the words stop

me, giving me an angry little

he’s mad

glaring down at

arms, the gesture

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

  1. continues, his voice breaking, “I

denying that all I want – all I’ll ever want is this –”

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then he kisses me, his mouth hard on

are around his neck,

every piece of me – every molecule

in me screams to the universe. And

responds, lightening cracking above us,

too him and ravages my mouth with his kisses me like

might be. The

adamant against it and something fierce within

that I’ve been a fool to run from

whichever ones comes next.

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

the cold rain. Thunder cracks again as he turns back towards the safety of the motel.

you inside. Now.” Then he shakes his head at me, frustrated,

tucking my head against his shoulder and breathing hard

me back to the motel. Barely above the sound of the storm,

with every step, something about insane women who

because he’s met my sister, and

find myself smiling, laughing a little and wrapping my

to find out precisely

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

through it as he strides through the entrance, kicking the

it as he moves steadily towards the bed. When we get there he

little angry and

damn it, but I laugh again – laugh, a little recklessly, as I bounce against

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

ourselves and I want to tear him to pieces, and I know he

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