Surrogate For Alpha Dom

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

mad – but I have

damn it, Cora,” Roger growls, glaring down at me.

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

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

because there was no denying that all I want – all I’ll ever want is

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

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

as every piece of me – every molecule – gives in.

universe. And god damn it, if I can

lightening cracking above us, the rain

mouth with his kisses me like the world is

around us, which it very well might be.

adamant against it and something fierce within me

it, that I’ve been a fool to

ones comes

away from me. “Come on,” he growls,

he turns back towards the safety of

you inside. Now.” Then he shakes his head at me, frustrated, and mutters “you idiot.”

my head against

above the sound of the

every step, something about insane women who run naked into

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

laughing a little and wrapping my

out precisely how crazy I can really

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

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

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

against the mattress, a little angry and not bothering to

laugh, a little recklessly,

he’s so fucking mad at me, and me

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