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

he tightens his arms around me,

he’s mad – but I have no

growls, glaring down at me. “You’re my

me up in his arms, the gesture not at 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

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

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mouth hard on mine, and my body

arms are

mouth open to him as every piece of

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

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

my mouth with his kisses me like the

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

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

fool to run from this. That we can face

whichever ones comes next.

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

rain. Thunder cracks again as he

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

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

the motel. Barely above the sound of

with every step, something about insane

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

to find myself smiling, laughing a

Because Roger is about to find out precisely how

open, blowing in the

through the entrance, kicking the door shut behind

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

mattress, a little angry and not bothering

laugh again – laugh, a little recklessly,

because he’s so

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