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

on her phone, that unbearable, indescribable sound filling their ears.

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 when I

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

drunk last night, and Zephyr took me home. I didn’t wake

leave it murky. If he was willing to

and answered, “Willow.”

was at a

building up inside him at her mocking laugh.

exhausted. She let her arms fall, propping herself against the door, the light went from her eyes “You’ve got

there. Don’t

was about to shut the

and said, I told

Chap 26

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

about to

the door with resolve, determined not to let

me? Melvin

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

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

your deal? Are you

for this nonsense. Please move, Jocelyn

want to

irritated,

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

couldn’t help but laugh.

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 different.

After all, someone else needed his

indifference, felt a surge of anger and wanted to slam

there

pressed tight, and then he stormed off with a push against the door.

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

the studio where Willow

room, Melvin’s icy demeanor scared

cleared out except

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