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

the recording on her

Jocelyn’s heart twisted in

this? Melvin

“3:25 AM, you called me. That’s when

phone screen, then pulled out his own, finding no trace of a

last night, and Zephyr took me home. I didn’t wake up until this morning,

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

and

was at a loss

added, fire building up

against the door, the light went from her eyes “You’ve got

Don’t come

that, she was about to

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

Chap 26

his stubbornness, “You and I have nothing either. If you’re just looking for booty calls, I’ll hit you up when

was about to explode

the door with resolve, determined not to

you believe me?

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

distrusted over something he didn’t

Are you really kicking me out?”

time for this nonsense. Please move, Jocelyn said firmly, about to close the door.

you want to break up?”

was irritated,

her eyes, his brow furrowed fiercely, “Jocelyn, you’ve threatened to break up with me countless times over the years, not

help but laugh.

mostly initiated by her, but each time he’d sweet-talk

time was

all, someone else needed his

a surge of anger and wanted

“Is there

at her, lips pressed tight, and then he

piece of her heart ripped out, the pain almost suffocating.

straight to the studio where

makeup room, Melvin’s icy

except

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