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

on her phone, that unbearable, indescribable sound

Jocelyn’s heart twisted

Melvin frowned, clueless

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

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

home. I didn’t wake up until this morning, Melvin explained

murky. If he was willing to

frowned slightly and

a loss for

added, fire building up inside him at her mocking

against the door,

back there. Don’t

that, she was about to shut the

with his hand and said, I told you, nothing

Chap 26

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

Melvin was about to explode

resolve, determined not to let

believe me? Melvin

no energy left to argue. After a sleepless night, she was beat and needed

brushing him off. Being doubted and distrusted over something he didn’t do really got under

you really

no time for this nonsense. Please move,

want to break

irritated,

her eyes, his brow furrowed fiercely, “Jocelyn, you’ve threatened to break up with me countless times over

help but laugh.

they’d had countless breakups, mostly initiated by her, but each time he’d sweet-talk

time

all, someone else needed

surge of anger and

“Is there

then he stormed off with

Jocelyn felt a piece of

the studio where Willow was prepping

makeup room, Melvin’s icy demeanor

out except for

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