[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-bound-to-my-enemy":3,"chapter-bound-to-my-enemy-bound-to-my-enemy-chapter-185":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},1600123,2067,"Chapter 185.","bound-to-my-enemy-chapter-185",185,"\u003Cp>I flex my fingers slowly testing, and they respond weakly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you,\" I murmur, my voice quieter now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He doesn’t respond, just steps back watching me again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I lower my hands slightly, breathing through the lingering pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But inside.....my mind is racing. Because Aaron is still standing there and watching me. And I’m starting to feel nothing about this feels like something I can talk my way out of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stare at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trying to find something familiar in his face. Anything at all, but all I see is someone I don’t recognize. Someone who looks at me like I’m the enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My throat tightens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aaron...\" I say slowly, my voice softer now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did I do wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought we were friends.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My chest aches saying it out loud, because I meant that. Every bit of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I trusted you,\" I add, my voice dropping slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We were... good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I swallow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So what went wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a second, he just looks at me....witj no reaction. Nothing\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then something seems to snap in him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have the nerve to ask me that?\" he bursts out. His voice loud, so loud it echoes in the room and makes my heart jump.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I flinch slightly but hold my ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" I say, more firmly now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because I don’t know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My brows pull together, frustration creeping in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know why you decided to betray me.....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Betray you?\" he cuts in, letting out a harsh, disbelieving laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You think this is about betrayal?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What else would you call it then?\" I shoot back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My voice rising without me meaning it to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You brought me herr...tied me up...pointed a gun at me....what am I supposed to think, Aaron?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My chest is rising faster now, my anger starting to mix with the confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With everything that’s been happening, you’re the last person I expected this from.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That part slips out raw nd unfiltered because it’s true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He goes still dor a split second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then.....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s because you took everything from me!\" he shouts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I blink. Thrown off and confused\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You,\" he says, pointing at me now, his hand shaking slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You took him away from me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My mind stutters, struggling to catch up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shake my head slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who the hell are you talking about?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s a wild look in his eyes now, something unhinged. Something I’ve never seen before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zane! You took Zane from me!\" he snaps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The name lands like a slap nd I just sit , I just stare at him. My head Completely blank, like my brain refuses to process what he just said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...what the fuck?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The word slips out before I can stop it, because nothing about what he just said makes that makes sense, not even a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the fuck are you talking about?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My voice comes out sharper now, disbelief bleeding through every word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aaron lets out a bitter laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You really don’t see it, do you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"See what?\" I shoot back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zane?\" I repeat, my brows furrowing deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How the hell did I take Zane from you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My chest tightens again, Something about this feeling wrong and off. Loke I’ve stepped into a conversation I was never meant to be part of\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You married him,\" Aaron says, his voice dropping lower now and colder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you think that means nothing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stare at him, still trying to understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you being serious right now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shake my head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No... no, cause this doesn’t make any fucking sense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A nervous, disbelieving breath leaves me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re talking lik...like I stole something from you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His jaw tightens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because You did.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The certainty in his voice sends a chill down my spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aaron, he’s my husband,\" I say, slower now, tryjh to ground this in reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You act like I just.....what? Took him from you overnight?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You did,\" he snaps again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I had him first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That stops me completely as my eyes widen slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...you what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now I’m really confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No. Not just confused.....I’m disturbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean you had him first?\" I ask, my voice quieter now, beecause I’m not sure I want the answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aaron’s expression darkens. Lkke he’s been holding this in for a vey long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t get it,\" he mutters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, I don’t,\" I say immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because nothing you’re saying is making any sense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My heart is beating harder again but not from fear this time, just frkm the sheer weight of what he’s implying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re talking about Zane like he.....like he belongs to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He doesn’t deny it, not even for a second and that’s what really hits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the fuck...?\" I whisper, more to myself than him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because now..... Now I’m starting to realize this isn’t just anger or just betrayal, this is something deeper wnd twisted and I’m not even sure I fully understand it yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aaron lets out a slow breath, like he’s trying to rein himself in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We were good,\" he starts, his voice lower now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We were... really good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t like the way he says that, there’s something in the way he said it that that doesn’t sit right in my chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We understood each other,\" he continues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes drift slightly, like he’s seeing something that isn’t here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Worked together and trusted each other.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I cut him off before he can go any further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does Zane know you have a crush on him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aaron’s head snaps back toward me fast, his expression shifting instantly. He looks offended..?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not a crush,\" he says.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s a bite to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hold his gaze and don’t back down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then what is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s a pause then.....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I love him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He says it just like that. No hesitation or shame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just... truth and I don’t even know how to react so I just stare at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re serious,\" I say slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More statement than question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very.\" His eyes don’t leave mine, not even for a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And I know what I felt wasn’t one-sided.\u003C\u002Fp>",1002,"2026-06-06T09:39:37.420Z",1,"novelbin.me","882f2f9d7b4512aa861c9218402b50231836fc0c6e9818ab714c6dca9464601b","bound-to-my-enemy-chapter-186","bound-to-my-enemy-chapter-184",266,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbound-to-my-enemy-cover.jpg"]