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

then, when I’m done, when the words stop pouring from my

he tightens his arms around me, giving me an angry little

tell that he’s mad – but I have no

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

in his arms, the gesture

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

I want – all I’ll ever want is

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his mouth hard on mine, and my

arms are around his neck, pulling him closer to me,

every piece of me – every

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

the universe responds, lightening cracking above us, the rain pouring around us as

me fervently too him and ravages my mouth with

well might

sweep us away. But Roger is adamant against it and something fierce within me sings

a fool to run from this. That we can face this

ones comes next.

away

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

Then he shakes his head at me, frustrated, and mutters

nod fervently, ignoring his insult, tucking my head against his shoulder and breathing hard

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

insane

he’s met my

laughing a little and wrapping my arms more

about to find out precisely how

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

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

he moves steadily towards the

mattress, a little angry and

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

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

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