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

swallowed hard and played the recording on her phone,

each listen, Jocelyn’s heart

Melvin frowned, clueless

forced a bitter smile and showed him the call log, “3:25 AM, you

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

took me home. I didn’t wake

it murky. If

slightly and

at a loss for words

fire building up inside him at her mocking laugh.

arms fall, propping herself against the door, the

Don’t come here

about

with his hand and said, I

Chap 26

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

Melvin was about

pushed the door with resolve, determined not to let hirn

believe me? Melvin almost snarled.

a sleepless night, she was beat and needed to

Being doubted and distrusted over something he didn’t

Are you really kicking me

Please move, Jocelyn said firmly, about

want to break

was irritated, “Yes”

you’ve threatened to

couldn’t help but

three years, they’d had countless breakups, mostly initiated by her, but each time he’d sweet-talk her into forgetting why she wanted

this time was

all, someone else needed his

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

there anything else?”

then he stormed off with a push against

a piece of

straight to the studio where Willow was prepping for a

icy demeanor

except for Zephyr.

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