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The boy who stepped in

Author: Zoey Raven
last update Last Updated: 2026-02-04 19:01:02

Chapter Seven: The boy who stepped in

North Fall University had always felt large to Freya, but now it felt hostile. Eyes followed her everywhere. Whispers curled through hallways like smoke, sharp and suffocating. Her name no longer belonged to her. It had become a punchline, a warning, a convenient outlet for rage. The offline bullying was even far worse than the online bullying. She called all sort of names.

“Desperate liar.”

“Obsessive fan.”

“Attention seeking nobody.”

Freya kept her head d
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