#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

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

panting breath, he tightens his arms around me, giving

that he’s mad –

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

he sweeps me up in his arms, the gesture

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

  1. he continues, his voice breaking, “I hesitated, and I’ll regret it until the day

all I want – all I’ll ever want

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mouth hard on mine,

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

piece of me – every

to the universe. And

us, the rain pouring around us

fervently too him and ravages my mouth with his kisses me like the world

around us, which it very well might be. The

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

I’ve been a fool to run from this. That

whichever ones comes next.

pulls away from me.

cold rain. Thunder cracks again as he turns back towards

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

insult, tucking my head against

the motel. Barely above the sound of the storm,

something about insane women

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

a little and wrapping my

Because Roger is about to find out precisely how crazy I

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

strides through the entrance,

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

angry

laugh, a little recklessly, as

bed. Laugh, because he’s

to tear him to pieces, and

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