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.

swallowed hard and played the recording on her phone, that unbearable, indescribable sound filling their

listen, Jocelyn’s heart twisted in agony.

this? Melvin frowned,

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

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

I didn’t wake up until this morning, Melvin

If he was

frowned slightly and

a loss for words

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

fall, propping herself against the door, the light went from her

back there. Don’t come

was about to

I told you, nothing happened

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just looking for

Melvin was about to

resolve, determined not to let

you believe me?

sleepless night, she was beat and needed to get ready for

over something he didn’t do really got under his

you really

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

you want to break up?”

irritated,

you’ve threatened to break up with me

couldn’t help but

time he’d sweet-talk her into forgetting why she wanted to break up in the

this time was different.

someone else needed his company now.

indifference, felt a surge of anger

there

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

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

to the studio where Willow was prepping for a shoot.

icy demeanor scared

out except for Zephyr.

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