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

done, when the words stop

tightens his arms around me, giving me

can tell that he’s mad –

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

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

is all of you – my whole life, I’ve been

  1. it. And I was an idiot” he continues, his voice breaking, “I hesitated, and I’ll regret it until the day I

want – all I’ll ever want is this

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on mine, and

against him. My arms are around

to him as every piece of me – every

universe. And god damn it, if I

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

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

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

But Roger is adamant against it and something fierce within me sings that

a fool to run from this. That we can face

whichever ones comes next.

pulls away from me. “Come on,” he

cracks again as he

Now.” Then he shakes his head at me, frustrated,

insult, tucking my head against his shoulder and

to the motel. Barely above the sound

with every step, something about insane women

he should have known better, because he’s met

smiling, laughing a little and wrapping my arms more

is about to find out precisely

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

as he strides through the entrance,

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

a little angry and not bothering

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

worn out motel bed. Laugh, because he’s

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