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.

gaze turned

on her phone, that unbearable,

heart twisted in

this? Melvin frowned, clueless

forced a bitter smile and showed him the call log, “3:25 AM, you called me. That’s when I heard this

screen, then pulled out his own, finding no trace of a call to her

Zephyr took me home. I didn’t wake

else was there? Jocelyn didn’t want to leave it murky. If he

frowned slightly and answered, “Willow.”

was at a loss for

fire building up

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 door

door with his hand and said, I told you, nothing

Chap 26

just looking for booty calls, I’ll

was about to

determined not to let hirn

you believe me? Melvin almost snarled.

left to argue. After a sleepless night, she was beat and needed to get ready

doubted and distrusted over something he didn’t do really got under his skin.

deal? Are you really kicking me

so no time for this nonsense. Please move, Jocelyn

want to break up?”

irritated,

watched her, not seeing a hint of reluctance in her eyes, his brow furrowed fiercely, “Jocelyn, you’ve threatened to break up with me countless times over the years, not every

help but

her, but each time he’d

time

all, someone else

surge of anger and wanted to slam the

“Is there anything

at her, lips pressed tight, and then he stormed off with a push against the door.

he left, Jocelyn felt a piece of her heart ripped

the studio where Willow

the makeup room, Melvin’s icy

cleared out except for

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