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

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

listen, Jocelyn’s heart twisted in

is this? Melvin frowned,

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

the call log on her phone screen, then pulled out his

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

If he was

and answered, “Willow.”

was at a loss

too, Melvin added, fire building

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

Don’t come here

she was about

his hand and said, I told you, nothing happened between Willow and

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

about to explode

pushed the door with resolve, determined not to let

you believe me?

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

distrusted over something he didn’t do really got under his skin.

Are you really

so no time for this nonsense. Please move,

sure you want to break up?”

irritated,

her eyes, his brow furrowed fiercely, “Jocelyn, you’ve threatened to break

couldn’t help

but each time he’d sweet-talk her into forgetting why she wanted to break

this time was

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

surge of anger and wanted to slam

“Is there

tight, and then he stormed

piece of her heart ripped out,

drove straight to the studio where Willow

makeup room, Melvin’s icy demeanor scared

cleared out except for Zephyr.

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