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

words stop pouring from my

around me,

jaw and I can tell that he’s mad – but I have

Roger growls, glaring down at me. “You’re

then he sweeps me up in his arms, the gesture not at

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

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

want –

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mine, and my body reacts instantly, my

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

mouth open to him as every piece of me –

Mine, something in me screams to the universe. And

us, the rain pouring around us

me fervently too him and ravages my mouth with his kisses

around us, which it very well might be. The water rushes around his ankles, threatening

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

fool to run from this. That we can face this storm,

ones comes next.

his face when Roger pulls away from me. “Come

cracks again as he turns back towards

his head at me, frustrated,

tucking my head against his shoulder and breathing

Barely above the sound of the

with every step, something about insane women

because he’s met my sister, and madness

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

Because Roger is about to find out

open, blowing in the wind, but Roger

as he strides through the entrance, kicking the door shut behind him,

moves steadily towards the bed. When we get

against the mattress, a little angry and not bothering to be

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

because he’s so fucking mad at me, and me at

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