Chapter 26

The heavy raspy breaths on the other end of the phone were still blending together.

Jozeler’s hands were shaking, and sleep was the last thing on her mind.

was a hot mess, feeling like she wanted to scream her lungs out.

Finally, she hit the record button, holding it down until the caller hung up

She sat up in bed head hanging, her chest tight and short of breath for a long time.

No chance of getting any more sleep.

She watched the clock tick away, feeling like the night was dragging on forever.

When dawn finally broke, there was a knock on the door, her head buzzing, completely drained, and her phone went off

again.

“Melvin flashed on the screen. Her eyes were sore as she stared at the name, while the annoying knock on the door

persisted

After a while, she dragged herself to answer it, barefoot.

Melvin looked awful. “Changed the locks?”

Jocelyn lifted her head, and the look on her face shocked Melvin.

Eyes bloodshot, her face completely pale, she looked like she’d been through hell and back in just one night.

“What happened to you? Melvin frowned, reaching for her shoulder.

Before he could touch her Jocelyn dodged like she was avoiding something filthy, the disgust in her eyes plain as day.

Melvin’s face went cold in an instant Jocelyn, what the hell is going on?”

Jocelyn took a painful deep breath, still clutching her phone, and looked him straight in the eye. “Let’s break up.”

Melvin’s eyes narrowed, and the air around him turned frosty.

His gaze turned

and played the recording on her phone,

heart twisted

Melvin frowned,

AM, you called me. That’s when I heard this and

his

Zephyr took me home. I

murky. If he was willing

frowned slightly and answered, “Willow.”

at a loss

too, Melvin added, fire building up inside him at

felt exhausted. She let her arms fall, propping herself against the door, the light went from her eyes

Go back there. Don’t come

was about to shut the

hand and said, I told you, nothing happened between Willow and

Chap 26

have nothing either. If you’re just looking for booty calls,

about to

pushed the door with resolve, determined not

me? Melvin almost

After a sleepless night, she was beat and needed to

Being doubted and distrusted over something he

you really

for this nonsense. Please

sure you want

was irritated, “Yes”

eyes, his brow furrowed fiercely, “Jocelyn, you’ve threatened to break up with me countless times over the years, not

help

over three years, they’d had countless breakups, mostly initiated by her, but each time he’d sweet-talk her into

this time was

After all, someone else

by her indifference, felt a surge of anger and

asked, “Is there anything

tight, and then he stormed off with a push against

left, Jocelyn felt a piece of her heart ripped out,

where Willow was prepping

Melvin’s icy

out except for

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