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

on her phone, that unbearable, indescribable sound filling their

listen, Jocelyn’s heart twisted

this? Melvin frowned,

him the call log, “3:25 AM, you called

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

took me home. I

was there? Jocelyn didn’t want to leave it murky. If he

and

was at a loss

fire building up inside

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

back there. Don’t

about

the door with his hand and said, I told you, nothing happened between Willow and me!

Chap 26

what?’ Jocelyn matched his stubbornness, “You and I have nothing either. If you’re just looking

was about to

pushed the door with resolve, determined not to let hirn

you believe me?

no energy left to argue. After a sleepless

brushing him off. Being doubted and distrusted over something

deal? Are you really kicking

Please move, Jocelyn said firmly,

want to

irritated, “Yes”

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

help but

he’d sweet-talk

time was different.

know.” After all, someone else

surge of anger and wanted to

asked, “Is there anything

he

felt a piece of her heart

to the studio where

Melvin’s icy demeanor

out except

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