Chapter 17 Trapped against the door by his body, I wrapped my arms protectively around myself, trying to stop shaking.
But I still found my voice: âYouâre literally dating Katherine. Why canât you just leave me alone?â
Zephyr smirked, looking almost relieved.
âSo you are jealous. Thatâs why you wonât let me touch you anymore? I already told youâwhat I have with her is different than what we have.â
Whiteâhot anger surged through me.
âGod, no! I donât want anything to do with you! I donât want to be involved with you! I donât even want to see your face! Have you ever, even once in your life, actually listened to a single word Iâve said?â
âI was the pathetic one who chased after you for years. If you had just been honest about liking someone else, I never would have humiliated myself like that.â
âInstead, you strung me along, treated me like your personal sex toy, without a single shred of respect!â
Ripping these wounds open again made my voice crack, but I forced myself to continue.
âYou never cared about me, but you lied and manipulated me just to get physical. We grew up together. Our moms are best friends. And you treated me like garbage. What kind of person does that?â
Zephyrâs expression hardened.
âThatâs pretty dramatic. You were into it, werenât you?â
âWhen I sent you that lingerie, you werenât exactly saying no.â
âWhen I kissed you during the blackout, you kissed me back. Weâre both adultsâyou knew what was happening.â
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Cayer 17 I laughed, a hollow sound even to my wears âYes, I was stupid enough to have fasting for you? thought you fell something real for me, tick is ooky i responded to you âBut that doesnât justify you t you miliating me to grow friends, letting thrua diagnating rumors spread, and refusing to defend me. And it aborty doesnt exome giving Katherine that stuffed rahulep made for you âZephyr, be honest with yourself for onceâworld you EVER treat Katherine the way you treated mer âYou just wanted to have your perfect girlfriend while keeping me around as your dirty lite secYET whenever you got bored,â
Zephyr froze, the truth of my words hitting him like a physical blow, âThatâs not. I didnât mean After a painful silence, he tried a different approach: âPhoche, we have thirteen years of history. Throwing all that away over some misunderstanding thatâs crazy.â
âIf this is really such a big deal to you, Iâll break up with Katherine. For you.â
His offer was so pathetically tone deaf I almost laughed again. I shoved him away with everything I had Even now, he completely missed the point. The person who destroyed our friendship wasnât Katherineâit was him, with his own selfish choices.
You can reheat cold coffee, but once trust is shattered, even the memory of safety becomes a lie.
âHard pass, Zephyr.â
âI donât want to see you. I donât want to hear from you. Stay away from me.â âBeing near you makes me feel violated. And disgusted.â
His face crumpled as if Iâd physically struck him, but I didnât stay to watch the aftermath.
I walked away without looking back, each step feeling lighter than the last.
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