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 icy.

recording on her phone,

each listen, Jocelyn’s heart twisted in agony.

this? Melvin

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

the call log on her phone screen, then pulled out his own, finding no

I didn’t wake

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

and answered,

at a loss

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

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

back there. Don’t come here

that, she was about to shut the

I told you, nothing happened between Willow

Chap 26

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

about to

pushed the door with resolve, determined not to let

me?

had no energy left to argue. After a sleepless night, she was beat and

over something he didn’t

Are you really kicking me

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

you want to break

irritated, “Yes”

her, not seeing a hint of reluctance in her eyes, his brow furrowed fiercely, “Jocelyn, you’ve threatened to break

help but laugh.

mostly initiated by her, but each time he’d

time was different.

know.” After all, someone else needed his company now.

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

there

he stormed off with a push against the door.

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

drove straight to the studio where Willow was prepping

icy

cleared out except for

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