#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

I’m done, when the words stop pouring from my

his arms around me, giving me an angry little shake.

and I can tell that he’s mad – but I have no idea

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

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

I’ve ever wanted is all of you – my whole life,

  1. And I was an idiot” he continues, his voice breaking, “I hesitated, and

all I want – all I’ll ever want

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on mine, and my body reacts

harder against him. My arms are around his

piece of me – every

mine. Mine, something in me screams to the universe. And god damn

responds, lightening cracking above us, the rain pouring

my mouth with his kisses me like

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

against it and something fierce

weather it, that I’ve been a fool to run

whichever ones comes next.

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

the cold rain. Thunder cracks again as he

he shakes his head at me, frustrated, and mutters “you

nod fervently, ignoring his insult, tucking my head against his

above the sound of the storm, I hear

with every step, something about insane women who run naked into storms

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

laughing a little and

neck. Because Roger is about to find out precisely how

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

strides through the entrance, kicking the

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

little angry and not bothering to be

it, but I laugh again – laugh, a little recklessly, as

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

tear him to pieces, and I

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