Bound to my Enemy novel Chapter 162

Chapter 162: Chapter 162.

"My brother?" I hiss, my hands clenching at my sides. My voice trembles, part fury, part disbelief.

"Don’t you even think that my brother would....would do something like that! He’s my brother! He’s not a killer!"

Zane’s jaw tightens. His eyes are cold, dark, and unyielding, like steel cutting through the room.

"You think I’d accuse him lightly?" he asks, voice low, sharp, filled with weight.

"Thomas didn’t say he gave the order, but the trail leads right through one of his very close business partners. That’s how I know it’s connected to him." 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

I take a step back, trying to shove the words away from me like they’re venom. My stomach twists, my hands shake, and I feel my chest tightening.

"So now you’re saying I should just trust this... this implication? You’re basing this on some business paper trail? Zane, my brother....my family...how dare you even....."

"I dare because I know!" he snaps, the words cutting through me, and for a moment, I can feel the heat of his anger press against my skin.

"Lucas has hated me long before you ever married into this family. He never wanted this, Elaine. He never wanted you....he wanted your family’s blood, whether you see it or not!"

I can feel the air in the room constricting, every word heavier than the last.

"You always do this!" I yell, my hands flailing in front of me, voice rising.

"You’re always looking for reasons to hate my family, to drag me into your wars, to....."My words choke off as his glare pins me.

Aaron steps between us, hands raised in a futile gesture of peace. "Elaine, Zane....."

I spin on him, my voice hard. "Don’t! Stay the fuck out of this!"

Aaron freezes, caught in the middle, but I don’t even notice as Zane steps closer, every motion deliberate, predatory, and I feel the old surge of anger curl in my gut. My breathing quickens, pulse hammering in my ears.

"You can’t just say things like that about my brother! You don’t know him! You don’t know anything!"

"I know enough," Zane growls, stepping forward so fast it makes me stumble. "Enough to warn you!"

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