[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-bound-to-my-enemy":3,"chapter-bound-to-my-enemy-bound-to-my-enemy-chapter-34":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},1599972,2067,"Chapter 34.","bound-to-my-enemy-chapter-34",34,"\u003Cp>The music shifts into something slower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane turns slightly toward me. \"Dance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s not a question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I look at him. \"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He doesn’t blink. \"You’re going to.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas moves, but I feel it before I see it. The heat of his anger at my back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turn my head just enough. \"Don’t,\" I say quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas freezes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane watches the exchange, eyes sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He steps closer and lowers his voice. \"You want to stand here and let them dissect you all night, or do you want to give them something else to look at?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hate that he’s right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hate more that he knows it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine,\" I say. \"But don’t pretend this means anything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mouth curves slightly. \"I wouldn’t insult myself like that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hand settles at my waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stiffen despite myself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Relax,\" he murmurs. \"You’re too stiff.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dance floor opens in front of us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane guides me into position, one hand firm at my back, the other still holding mine. His touch is confident, practiced, like he’s done this a thousand times and never once cared who was watching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hate that it’s easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You planned this,\" I say under my breath as we start moving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For Lucas?.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mostly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His grip tightens just a fraction. \"You were convenient.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I laugh quietly. \"You really know how to make a girl feel special.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leans closer, his mouth near my ear. \"You didn’t agree because you wanted to feel special.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No,\" I say\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulls back enough to look at me. His eyes flick over my face, searching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You look pale,\" he says.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I roll my eyes. \"You don’t get to pretend you care.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just for a second the room tilts, Just enough that the lights smear and the music dips like it’s underwater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I blink hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Breathe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t faint...... breathe\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane feels it immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elaine,\" he says sharply, no pretense now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I said I’m fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My heel slips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The floor rushes up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane catches me before I fully register I’m falling. His arm wraps around my waist, pulling me flush against him, steady and solid and entirely too close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few people gasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Careful,\" someone mutters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane ignores them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell was that?\" he asks quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I grip his jacket, more to ground myself than for support. \"Nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That wasn’t nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It happens,\" I snap. \"Fuckign Let go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He doesn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes scan my face, jaw tight. \"You should sit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You almost hit the floor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And I didn’t.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because I didn’t let you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I push against his chest, just enough to make a point. \"You don’t get credit for catching me after dragging me out here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something dark flickers across his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine,\" he says. \"But don’t you dare collapse, I don’t want that on the tabloids.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I laugh, breathless. \"Trust me. If I wanted to make a statement, you’d know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The song ends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Applause breaks out, polite and shallow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane releases me slowly, like he’s testing whether I’ll stay upright without him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas is already moving toward us, face tight with worry and anger tangled together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zane steps back before he reaches me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This isn’t over,\" he says quietly, eyes locked on mine. \"You don’t get to hide from me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I meet his gaze, steady even as my head still spins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Neither do you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for the first time since I walked into the hall, I see it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that scares me more than the dizziness coudl.\u003C\u002Fp>",588,"2026-06-06T09:39:37.139Z",1,"novelbin.me","c5fcbc2e13f61cd09db4fc599c93cd2b5d0abb5eb139fa0a3f0ebe86b7fc61d7","bound-to-my-enemy-chapter-35","bound-to-my-enemy-chapter-33",266,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbound-to-my-enemy-cover.jpg"]