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

Roger growls, glaring down

sweeps me up in his arms, the gesture not at all

ever wanted is all of

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

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

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on mine, and my body reacts instantly, my back arching

arms are around his neck, pulling

mouth open to him as every piece of me – every molecule

in me screams to the universe. And god damn it, if I can

universe responds, lightening cracking above us, the rain pouring

mouth with his kisses

which it very well might be. The water

us away. But Roger is adamant against it

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

ones comes next.

pulls away from me. “Come on,” he

cracks again as he turns back

head

head against his shoulder

me back to the motel. Barely above the sound of the storm, I hear him growling more

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

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

little and wrapping my

Roger is about to find out precisely how crazy I can really

open, blowing in the wind, but Roger ignores

through the entrance, kicking the door shut

towards the bed.

angry and not bothering to be

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

because he’s so fucking mad at me, and

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

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