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.

yourself!” His gaze turned

her phone, that unbearable, indescribable sound filling their

each listen, Jocelyn’s heart

Melvin

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

her phone screen, then pulled out his own, finding no

took me home. I didn’t wake up until this morning, Melvin

If he was willing to explain, she was willing to

frowned slightly and answered,

at a loss for

fire building

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

back there. Don’t

she was about to

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

Chap 26

you’re just looking for booty calls, I’ll hit you up

about to

the door with resolve, determined not

believe me?

left to argue. After a sleepless night, she was beat

over something he didn’t do really got under

Are you really

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

you want to

irritated,

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 time

couldn’t help but

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

time

someone

her indifference, felt a surge of anger and wanted to slam the door.

asked, “Is there anything else?”

and then he stormed off with a push

a piece of her heart ripped out, the pain almost

the studio where Willow was prepping for a

room, Melvin’s icy demeanor

except for

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