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.

His gaze turned icy.

played the recording on her phone, that

Jocelyn’s heart twisted in agony.

this? Melvin frowned,

the call log, “3:25 AM, you called

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

last night, and Zephyr took me home. I

Jocelyn didn’t want to leave it murky. If he was willing to explain, she was willing to clear

slightly and answered,

a

Melvin added, fire building up inside him

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

Go back there. Don’t come

that, she was about to shut

hand and said, I told

Chap 26

“You and I have nothing either. If you’re just looking for booty calls, I’ll

was about to

pushed the door with resolve, determined not to

me?

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

brushing him off. Being doubted and distrusted over something

deal? Are you really

Please move, Jocelyn said firmly,

sure you want to

was irritated,

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

couldn’t help

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

this time was

know.” After all, someone

a surge of anger and wanted to slam the

“Is there anything else?”

he stormed

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

the studio where Willow

the makeup room, Melvin’s icy demeanor

except for

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