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

stop pouring from my mouth

breath, he tightens his arms around me, giving

he’s mad – but I have no idea

glaring down at me. “You’re my

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

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

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

want – all I’ll ever want is this

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

him. My arms are around his neck, pulling

open to him as every piece of me – every

in me screams to the universe. And god

above us,

fervently too him and ravages my mouth with his kisses

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

it and something fierce within me

a fool to run from

comes next.

away from me. “Come on,” he growls, his skin

turns back

his head at me,

tucking my head against his shoulder and breathing hard as I

back to the motel. Barely above the sound of the storm, I hear

every step, something about insane women who run naked into storms and

better, because he’s met my sister, and madness

a little and wrapping

Because Roger is about to find out precisely how

motel room is hanging open, blowing in the wind, but Roger ignores the

through the entrance, kicking the door shut behind

as he moves steadily towards the bed. When we get there he

mattress, a little angry and

– laugh, a little recklessly, as

this worn out motel bed. Laugh, because he’s so

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