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

the words stop pouring

panting breath, he tightens his arms around me, giving me an angry little shake.

and I can tell that he’s mad – but I have

growls, glaring down at me.

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

incensed. “All I’ve ever wanted is all of

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

I want – all I’ll ever want

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hard on mine,

against him. My arms are around his

to him as every piece of me

screams to the universe. And god damn it, if

lightening cracking above us, the rain pouring around us

fervently too him and ravages my mouth with his kisses me

might

Roger is adamant against it

weather it, that I’ve been a fool to run from this. That

whichever ones comes next.

Roger pulls away from me. “Come on,” he growls, his skin

cold rain. Thunder cracks again as he turns back towards the safety of the

he shakes his head at me,

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

me back to the motel. Barely above the sound of the storm, I hear

about insane

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

a little and wrapping my

about to find out precisely how crazy I

hanging open, blowing in the wind, but Roger

he strides through the entrance, kicking the door

moves steadily towards

the mattress, a little angry and not

god damn it, but I laugh again – laugh, a little recklessly,

bed. Laugh, because he’s so fucking mad at me, and me at him,

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