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

her phone, that unbearable, indescribable

each listen, Jocelyn’s heart twisted in agony.

is this? Melvin frowned, clueless

log, “3:25 AM,

screen, then pulled out his own,

took me home. I didn’t wake up

was there? Jocelyn didn’t want to leave it murky. If he was willing to explain,

slightly and answered, “Willow.”

at a

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

felt exhausted. She let her arms fall, propping herself against

there. Don’t come here anymore.”

about to shut

door with his hand and said, I told you, nothing happened between Willow and me!

Chap 26

his stubbornness, “You and I have nothing either. If you’re just

Melvin was about

resolve, determined not to let

believe me? Melvin

do Jocelyn had no energy left to argue. After a sleepless night, she was beat and needed to get ready

Being doubted and distrusted over something he

deal? Are you really kicking me

work, so no time for this nonsense. Please move, Jocelyn said firmly, about to

you want to

irritated,

brow furrowed fiercely, “Jocelyn, you’ve threatened to break up with me countless times over the years, not every time will I play the

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

this time was

someone

struck by her indifference, felt a surge of anger and wanted

there

glared at her, lips pressed tight, and then he stormed off with a push

moment he left, Jocelyn felt a piece of her heart ripped out, the

the studio where Willow was prepping

Melvin’s icy demeanor scared the

out except

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