Accidental Surrogate

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

word. And then, when I’m done, when the words stop pouring from my mouth and all that’s left is

my panting breath, he tightens his arms around me, giving me an angry little shake. He clenches

tell that he’s mad – but I have no

down at me. “You’re my

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

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

  1. it. And I was an idiot” he continues, his voice breaking, “I hesitated, and I’ll regret it until the day I

because there was no denying that all I want

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his mouth hard on mine, and my

arms are around his neck, pulling him

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

screams to the universe. And

lightening cracking above us, the

ravages my mouth with his kisses me like

around us, which it very well might be.

But Roger is adamant against it and something fierce

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

ones comes

away from

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

Then he shakes his head at me, frustrated,

insult, tucking my head against his shoulder and breathing hard as I

above the sound of the storm, I

with every step, something about insane women who run naked

met my sister, and madness is frequently genetic… 1

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

out precisely how crazy I can really

is hanging open, blowing in the

through the entrance, kicking the

steadily towards

the mattress, a little angry and not bothering to be

laugh, a little recklessly, as I bounce against

because he’s so fucking

and I want to tear him to pieces, and I know he wants to do

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