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

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

around me, giving

can tell that he’s mad –

down at me. “You’re my fucking

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

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

all I want – all I’ll ever want is this –”

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his mouth hard on mine,

him. My arms are around his

as every piece

universe. And god damn it, if I can have

responds, lightening cracking above us, the rain

me fervently too him and ravages my mouth with his kisses me like the world is

us, which it very well might

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

a fool to run from this. That we

whichever ones comes next.

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

cold rain. Thunder cracks again as he turns back

Now.” Then he shakes his head

my head against his shoulder and breathing hard as

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

insane women who run naked into storms

because he’s met my sister, and madness is

myself smiling, laughing a little and wrapping

is about to find out precisely how crazy

is hanging open, blowing

pouring through it as he strides through the entrance, kicking

moves steadily towards the bed. When we get there he

against the mattress, a little angry and not bothering

– laugh, a

he’s

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