Bound to my Enemy novel Chapter 127

Chapter 127: Chapter 127.

Aaron studies me for a long moment. Something flickers behind his eyes...anger, yes, but not fully directed at me.

"You don’t understand how he thinks," he says finally.

"Then explain it to me."

He shakes his head. "That’s not my place."

Silence falls between us, as my gaze drops to the bruise along his ribs again. Guilt claws up my throat.

"I didn’t mean for you to get hurt," I say,

"I know you didn’t."

"I’m still sorry."

This time he nods once.

We stand there like that for a few seconds, the air smelling like metal and sweat and something else....

I inhale slowly.

"I need you to train me."

He freezes.

"What?"

"I want you to teach me how to fight."

For a split second, I actually see him question my sanity. He stares at me like I just said I want to join the military tomorrow.

"You hit your head at the bridge pretty hard right?" he asks.

"No. Well yes but not in the context you’re thinking, I’m pretty fine."

"Then why would you say something like that?"

"Because I’m tired of being the weakest person in every situation and needing people to protect me all the tim."

His brows draw together.

"I don’t want to be dragged around or restrained or dependent on someone else to survive," I continue. My voice doesn’t shake now, it’s surprisingly steady. "If something happens again, I want to be able to defend myself."

"This isn’t a self-defense class at a community center," he says. "You don’t just learn a few moves and call it a day."

"I’m not asking for a few moves."

He studies me again, waitin for me to say it’s. A joke, maybe?.

But it isn’t one.

"You don’t know what you’re asking for."

"Then tell me."

He runs a hand over his face, clearly irritated.

"Training hurts," he says bluntly. "You will get knocked down a lot of times, you will get bruised and you will hate me at least once a week."

"I already survived worse," I say. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

His eyes flick to my wrists briefly.

"That’s not the same."

"No. It’s not." I hold his gaze. "That’s the point."

"You think learning to throw a punch fixes what happened to you ?" he asks.

"No. But it fixes what happens next time someone tries something."

Aaron walks a slow circle around me, assessing.

"You’ve never been in a real fight," he says

"I’ve survived one though and my brother thought me a few things so I’m not a novice.."

"That’s not fighting back."

"That’s why I’m here."

He stops in front of me again.

"And if Zane says no?"

I don’t hesitate. "He doesn’t get a say in ths."

That answer makes his mouth twitch, just slightly.

"He won’t like it."

"He doesn’t have to."

Aaron exhales through his nose again.

"You’re serious."

"Yes."

"And you understand I won’t take it easy on you?"

"I don’t want you to."

His eyes narrow.

"You’ll train like everyone else, no special treatment and no quitting halfway because it’s hard."

"I won’t quit."

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