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

her

Jocelyn’s heart

is this? Melvin frowned,

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

phone screen, then pulled out his

home. I didn’t wake up

leave it murky. If he was willing to explain, she was willing to clear things

and answered, “Willow.”

at a loss for

too, Melvin added, fire building

herself against the door, the light went

back there. Don’t

was about to shut

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

Chap 26

you’re just looking for booty calls, I’ll hit you up when I’m in the

about

pushed the door with resolve, determined

me? Melvin almost

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

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

your deal? Are you really

nonsense. Please move, Jocelyn said firmly, about to close the

you want

was irritated,

in her eyes, his brow furrowed fiercely, “Jocelyn, you’ve threatened to break up with

couldn’t help but

but each time he’d sweet-talk her into forgetting why she

time

After all, someone else needed his company

of anger and wanted to slam

asked, “Is there anything

lips pressed tight, and then he stormed off with

felt a piece of her heart ripped out, the pain

to the studio where Willow was prepping

Melvin’s icy

except for

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