[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-bound-to-my-enemy":3,"chapter-bound-to-my-enemy-bound-to-my-enemy-chapter-220":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},1600158,2067,"Chapter 220.","bound-to-my-enemy-chapter-220",220,"\u003Cp>By the time I get home, everything in me feels... drained. I barely remember the ride back. I barely ly remember walking into the house. I just know that at some point, I ended up sitting at the dining table, staring down at the plate Margaret set in front of me. But my appetite is gone again, h pick at it anyway and move the food around. Taking small bites that feel like they take too much effort to swallow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane isn’t here, he’s usually here by now. Even if we don’t talk. But tonight.....Nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I glance at the empty chair across from me, a small frown forming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe he’s working, maybe he’s still out Or maybe....i don’t know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I push the thought away and force another bite down. It tastes like nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passes slowly and I’m still sitting there when I hear r footsteps. I look up just in time to see him walk past the dining area. He doesn’t stop, doesn’t even look my way but he’s dressed...Dressed like he’s heading out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I push my chair back quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zane...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He doesn’t stop so I hurry after him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zane, wait.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, he slows just enough for me to catch up and I fall into step beside him, my brows pulling together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where are you going?\" I ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Work,\" he replies shortl\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I glance at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Work?\" I repeat. \"What kind of of work?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He exhales Long like I just asked something tiring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are we doing this?\" he says, glancing at me. \"Interrogation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stop walking, fold my arms and just look at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He notices, stops walking and sighs again, dragging a hand briefly through his hair before answering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The club,\" he says.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I blink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The club?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nods once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hesitate for a second Then t.....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait,\" I say quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait for me,\" I say. \"I’ll go get dressed and we can go together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His reaction is instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zane....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No,\" he repeats. \"You’re not coming.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stare at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why not?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because I said so,\" he replies simply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I let out a small, disbelieving breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s not a reason.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s enough,\" he says.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I narrow my eyes slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, it’s not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He starts walking again and I follow after him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zane,\" I press. \"I’m serious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And I’m not?\" he shoots back without looking at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve been in this house all day, well not really in the house but still.\" I say, my voice tightening slightly. \" I’ve been doing nothing and Thinking too much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He doesn’t respond so I keep going.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My grandpa is in the hospital,\" I add, quieter now. \"I’ve been thinking about that all day and it’s driving me insane.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That makes him slow a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I notice it so I push.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m bored,\" I say, softer this time. \"And I just... I don’t want to sit here and think anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stops walking and turns to look at me fully this time. I don’t miss my chance, I soften my expression, let my shoulders drop slightly and let the edge leave my voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please,\" I say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yeah.....I know exactly what I’m doing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve done it before.... With my dad and with my brothers. That look and that tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tilt my head slightly, looking up at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just tonight,\" I add quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a second...He just looks at me, like he’s trying to figure out if I’m being real or if I’m playing him. Maybe both.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he exhales.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ten minutes,\" he says.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I blink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ten minutes,\" he repeats. \"You go upstairs, get dressed, and come back down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My face lights up instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait.....really?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gives me a look, like he already regrets saying it and he’s not going to repeat himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I come back down and you’re gone.....\" I start, narrowing my eyes slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raises a brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will find a way,\" I continue. \"And I will sneak out and meet you there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That earns me a small, almost amused look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t doubt that, little spit fire.\" he says.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s a faint hint of something in his tone something lighter and I grin despite myself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then immediately turn and head for the stairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Energy I didn’t have five minutes ago suddenly rushing back. I’m glad I still have my charm, I’m even happier that it worked on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ten minutes!\" he calls after me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard you!\" I shoot back, already halfway up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for the first time all day.....My chest feels a little lighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t even waste a second once I get upstairs. My heart is still beating a little faster than normal, not from anything serious...just... excitement. A distraction. Something to pull me out of my head for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I head straight for my closet and push it open, my eyes scanning through everything quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If we’re going to a club, then I’m not about to show up looking plain. I reach for something fitted....something that actually makes me feel like myself again. Not the weak, tired version I’ve been these past few days. Something bold and confident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pull it out and hold it up for a second, then nod to myself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perfect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Getting dressed takes longer than I expected....not because I’m slow, but because I keep adjusting little things. Fixing. Rechecking. Making sure everything sits right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I brush out my hair, letting it fall naturally, then move to my mirror and do my Makeup next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing too heavy....but a little something that sharpens my features just enough to match how I want to feel tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time I’m done, I step back and look at myself properly and I just stare because I don’t look like the girl who sat crying a few nights ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don’t look like the girl who stood in that hospital room feeling like her world was about to fall apart. I look.....put together\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good enough,\" I mutter. Then I turn and head out\u003C\u002Fp>",993,"2026-06-06T09:39:37.420Z",1,"novelbin.me","259fa8f7e62382051e08c4d7c95731eac884b1a83654f843cd70cde24bcd6360","bound-to-my-enemy-chapter-221","bound-to-my-enemy-chapter-219",266,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbound-to-my-enemy-cover.jpg"]