[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-bound-to-my-enemy":3,"chapter-bound-to-my-enemy-bound-to-my-enemy-chapter-177":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Bound to my Enemy",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1600115,2067,"Chapter 177.","bound-to-my-enemy-chapter-177",177,"\u003Cp>Since then, nothing. Which is exactly how I want it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Training is the only thing that gets me out of this room regularly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I still go because i need it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I stay in here all day doing nothing, my mind starts wandering back to places I don’t want it to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I train.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not with him, not anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first time I showed up and he was there waiting like usual, I stopped right at the entrance of the training room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aaron was there too, leaning against the wall like he always does.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane looked up when I walked in and there was this brief moment where it felt like things were about to go back to normal. Liek he expected me to just walk over and start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stood there and looked at him\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then I said, \"I’m not training with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression didn’t change much at first, just a slight tightening around his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And why is that?\" he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like he didn’t already know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shrugged lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because I don’t want to.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was enough to set him off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re being childish.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I laughed. Because the audacity of that...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go fuck yourself, Zane.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aaron shifted slightly at that..... but he was wise enough to not step in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane stared at me for a second longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he said, \"You don’t get to decide how this works.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I took a step closer, close enough that he could see and understand that I wasn’t backing down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Watch me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room went quiet after that and for a moment I thought he might push it further, might try to force it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just looked at me then his gaze shifted briefly to Aaron, something unspoken passing between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane stepped back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Train with him then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t respond, didn’t thank him or acknowledge acknowledge it. I just walked past him and headed to the mat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since then, that’s how it’s been... I train with Aaron Or sometimes I train alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And honestly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s better this way. Aaron doesn’t talk much when we traim, doesn’t push in that way Zane does. He corrects me when I mess up, shows me what to fix but he doesn’t get in my head and he doesn’t try to provoke m\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And right now, that’s exactly what I need.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something simple, some thing I can control and Something that doesn’t feel like it’s tied to a hundred other things I don’t understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the last thing I need right now...is Zane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>————\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few more days pass and at this point, the days are starting to blur into each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wake up, stay in my room, scroll through social media, I read thn I train.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it’s rinse and repeat. But I’ve gotten used to it or maybe I’m just pretending I have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m lying on my stomach on the bed, my phone in front of me, half-reading something I’ve already scrolled past three times without actually taking anything in, when there’s a knock on the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t even bother to answer as the door opens anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I glance up, already expecting who it is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aaron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\" I mutter, rolling onto my back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He doesn’t answer immediately. Instead, he walks further into the room and holds something up slightly. A small paper bag with a familiar logo printed on it. My eyes narrow a little as I push myself up on my elbows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...is that what I think it is?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aaron lifts a brow slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ice cream?. Yes it is, I’m done with this one but we can go get another one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stare at the bag for a second longer then I sit up properly now, crossing my legs on the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not in the mood,\" I say after a moment, my voice flat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aarom doesn’t loook surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve been in this room for days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shrug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you’re brooding.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I scoff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not brooding.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gives me a look, the kind that says you absolutely are but I’m not going to argue with you about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I roll my eyes and grab a pillow, hugging it loosely to my chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just don’t feel like going out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aaron tilts his head slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly why you should.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t answer tha, because part of me knows he’s right but I don’t want to admit it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He takes a few more steps into the room, setting the bag down on the small table near the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You liked that place,\" he adds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stare at the bag again... then look away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That was before,\" I mutter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aaron exhales quietly... but he doesn’t sound annoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re not doing yourself any favors staying in here all day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I drop my head back slightly and stare at the ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You keep saying that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t respond, because we both know that word doesn’t mean anything right now\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence stretches for a few seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then I sigh a long, tired one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine,\" I say finally, pushing myself off the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aaron nods once... just a simple nod like he expected that answer eventually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I run a hand through my hair and walk toward my wardrobe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll call Tessa, Lila and June \" I add over my shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They would want to come.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I reach for my phone on the table but before I can even unlock it.....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pause and slowly turn around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aaron is still standing where I left him but something about the wwy he said it....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My eyes narrow slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...no?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shakes his head once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean no need?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shrugs lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just... come out and get some air.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That doesn’t answer my question, not even close. I cross my arms now, watching him more carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why can’t I call them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s a brief pause as Aaron rubs the back of his neck once before answering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1005,"2026-06-06T09:39:37.420Z",1,"novelbin.me","ab2214865d2ebf320001da1fde64691e4ddaf41e70546e36ab5c0f18ae138ca6","bound-to-my-enemy-chapter-178","bound-to-my-enemy-chapter-176",266,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbound-to-my-enemy-cover.jpg"]