Ellison And Joycelyn: A Love Beyond The Rules

Chapter 36

Chapter 36

Chapter 36

Joycelyn wasn’t fully awake yet, but the little puppy in her arms was already wide awake, barking at Killion

“Rocky,” Joycelyn mumbled sleepily, patting the puppy in her arms.

The puppy grew more excited, barking louder at Ellison

“Shut up!” Ellison’s voice was cold and sharp, his tone cutting through the air as he glared at the noisy puppy.

Startled, the little dog immediately burrowed its head into Joycelyn’s arms, whimpering softly, as if it had been deeply wronged.

Joycelyn was completely jolted awake by the sound. She blinked her drowsy eyes and looked up at Ellison, who was standing a few steps away.

“You’re up,” she said groggily, her voice a little muffled by sleep.

“You slept here last night?”

“Yeah.” Joycelyn nodded sheepishly, looking at him with a small smile. “The puppy was scared and kept barking

“I was worried it might disturb your sleep, so I came downstairs to keep it company for a while. I must’ve dozed off” She gave a bashful laugh, her pale face flushed with embarrassment.

Ellison didn’t respond immediately. His expression remained unreadable, but his dark eyes seemed to be holding some unspoken emotion.

Joycelyn blinked up at him, instinctively pulling the puppy closer to her chest.

“For a dog, you really went all out,” Ellison said, his voice flat and indifferent. Clearly, he couldn’t understand why she’d spent the entire night sitting outside with a dog.

Joycelyn gave an awkward smile, clearly picking up on his displeasure. She didn’t know how to reply to that.

“But it’s really pitiful,” she said softly, her voice tinged with sympathy as she gently stroked the puppy in her arms. “It’s only month old and doesn’t have a mother anymore.”

“I’ll have William find a dog trainer. Let it stay with them for a few days,” Ellison said, still maintaining his cool demeanor. But at least he didn’t push her further.

Joycelyn blinked in surprise, still half–asleep. She instinctively hugged the trembling puppy tighter,

asked quietly, as if the puppy were

it?” Ellison said coldly.

little embarrassed by

only been together for a day, but I

merely nodding slightly. “It’s still early. You should get some more sleep,” he said, then turned

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his

said, gently placing the puppy back in its

now, okay? I’m going to sleep for a while. Don’t bark, or we’ll both be in

the crate, wagging

exhausted–she hadn’t slept well the night before. After closing the crate, she absentmindedly forgot

few times before the

hour later, after finishing his run, Ellison noticed the open crate from a distance and immediately had a sinking feeling

middle of the floor, soaking into the rug. His anger flared instantly, nearly clouding his judgment.

happily chewing on his cotton slippers.

his

barked once and then scrambled under the couch with the

absolutely livid. Without a second thought,

her nap, showered, and changed into a fresh set of clothes, she was

on the hood of her loungewear and, looking confused, asked William, who was already

we moving?” Joycelyn froze on the stairs, staring at the nearly

furniture out to a truck, and near the

earlier, was now

crate earlier,” William explained. “It went to the bathroom twice in the living room and chewed up Mr. Grant’s shoes. Mr. Grant ordered all

situation when the gravity of

forgotten to lock the crate when I was half–asleep. Where is he? Is he really mad?” Joycelyn’s heart raced. Ellison was already obsessive

It was clear that even he didn’t know how

dog. She crouched down beside it, her face full of

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