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 pouring from my mouth

me, giving

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

it, Cora,” Roger growls, glaring down at me. “You’re my fucking mate.” 5

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

“All I’ve ever wanted is all of you –

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

I want – all I’ll ever want is

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his mouth hard on mine, and my body reacts instantly, my back

him. My arms are around his neck,

piece of me – every molecule –

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

the universe responds, lightening cracking above us, the

and ravages my mouth with his kisses me like the world

it very well might be. The water rushes around

Roger is adamant against it

a fool to run from

comes next.

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

cracks again as he turns back towards the safety

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

fervently, ignoring his insult, tucking my head against his shoulder and

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

about insane women

better, because he’s met my

little and wrapping

find out precisely how

room is hanging open, blowing in the

the

he moves steadily towards

mattress, a little angry and not

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

this worn out motel bed. Laugh, because he’s so fucking mad at me, and me at him,

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