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

hard and played the recording on her phone, that unbearable, indescribable sound filling their ears.

heart twisted in agony.

this? Melvin

smile and showed him the call log, “3:25 AM, you called me. That’s

stared at the call log on her phone screen, then pulled out his own, finding

and Zephyr took me home. I didn’t wake up until

If he was

and

was at a loss

was home too, Melvin added, fire building up inside him at her mocking laugh.

herself against the

back there. Don’t come here anymore.”

about to

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

Chap 26

what?’ Jocelyn matched his stubbornness, “You and I have nothing either. If you’re just looking for booty calls, I’ll hit you up when I’m in the mood.”

Melvin was about to explode

the door with resolve, determined not to let

believe me? Melvin almost snarled.

energy left to argue. After a sleepless

sensed her brushing him off. Being doubted and distrusted over something he didn’t do really got under his

you

time for this nonsense. Please move, Jocelyn said firmly, about to

want

was irritated, “Yes”

fiercely, “Jocelyn, you’ve threatened to break up with me countless

couldn’t help but laugh.

three years, they’d had countless breakups, mostly initiated by her, but each time he’d sweet-talk her into forgetting why she wanted to break up in the first place.

this time was

I know.” After all, someone else needed

her indifference, felt a surge of anger

“Is there anything

pressed tight, and then he stormed

left, Jocelyn felt a piece of her heart ripped out, the pain almost suffocating.

the studio where Willow was prepping for

the makeup room, Melvin’s icy demeanor scared the

out except for Zephyr.

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