The Ruined Bride of Velvet Nights novel Chapter 38

That night, our school's Discord server absolutely exploded:

[OMG!!! Zephyr is SUCH A GODDAMN SNACK!! Total bad boy energy, who wouldn't fall for that??]

[EyeContactScreenshot.jpg]

[The way he LOOKED at her though?? When will someone stare at ME like I'm their entire world smh]

[What about that desperate girl who sits next to him? LMAO, she's been throwing herself at him forever, and still tried to make a scene? From what Zephyr said, sounds like she's already been his hookup multiple times?]

[Phoebe Johnson? Just a basic bitch with big tits. Total thirst trap vibe, probably been ran through already. I heard she makes Zephyr buy her slutty lingerie~]

[Let's be real, Phoebe's type only appeals to creepy older guys. Some "queen bee"—bet she's got sugar daddies lined up in her DMs!]

[It's so cringe watching her cling to Zephyr every day. Katherine and Zephyr are THE it couple! If this were Netflix, Phoebe would be the toxic ex nobody likes!]

[Facts! And now that they've had their kiss, Katherine's definitely locked him down!]

Zephyr only bothered to reply in the thread discussing Katherine:

ZephFire: [Chill with that shit. Not cool to talk about her like that]

I stared at my screen, completely numb.

My already shattered heart somehow found new ways to hurt.

I tilted my head back, breathing deeply to keep the tears at bay.

Waking up from this fantasy was excruciating.