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

he tightens his arms around me, giving

that he’s mad – but I

glaring down at

sweeps me up in his arms, the gesture not at

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

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

www

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

are

him as every piece

to the universe. And god

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

ravages my mouth with his kisses me

it very well might be. The water

is adamant against it and something fierce within

it, that I’ve been a fool to

whichever ones comes next.

hand is on his face when Roger pulls away from me. “Come

cracks again as he turns back

you inside. Now.” Then he shakes his head at

insult, tucking my head against his

Barely above the

every step, something about insane women

he should have known better, because he’s met my sister, and madness

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

Roger is about to find

to our motel room is hanging open, blowing

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

towards the bed. When we get

angry and not bothering to

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

motel bed. Laugh, because he’s so fucking

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