[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-bound-to-my-enemy":3,"chapter-bound-to-my-enemy-bound-to-my-enemy-chapter-21":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},1599959,2067,"Chapter 21.","bound-to-my-enemy-chapter-21",21,"\u003Cp>Every instinct in my body screamed no.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not because I didn’t want to protect Ivy. I did. Not because I didn’t know why I’d done what I’d done. I did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But wanting something and choosing it were two different things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I lifted my chin. \"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas swore loudly. Noah stared at me like I’d slapped him. Ivy’s fingers tightened around mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My grandfather closed his eyes for a brief moment, then opened them again. \"Then this conversation is not over,\" he said. \"But it will pause.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane stood. \"That’s fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas broke free from Noah’s grip. \"This isn’t finished,\" he said to Zane. \"Not by a long shot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane met his stare without flinching. \"I know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And somehow, that made it worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane turned toward the door. Before leaving, he looked at me once more, saying. \"The next time I’m here it’s to take you home.\" With Just a glance. Nothing dramatic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But my stomach twisted anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door closed behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silence he left behind was heavier than the one before he arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivy turned to me slowly. \"What did you do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I squeezed her hand. \"What I had to.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas ran a hand through his hair, pacing now. \"You don’t get to sacrifice yourself like this,\" he said. \"Not for him. Not ever.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because if I did, I’d have to say the part out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I wasn’t ready for that yet.\u003C\u002Fp>",238,"2026-06-06T09:39:37.139Z",1,"novelbin.me","acd44d5873f882e2c3b148878febe3aba5d9d040e416f954b22d9a362f2d175f","bound-to-my-enemy-chapter-22","bound-to-my-enemy-chapter-20",266,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbound-to-my-enemy-cover.jpg"]