Bound to my Enemy novel Chapter 211

Chapter 211: Chapter 211.

I close my eyes briefly.

"Exactly."

There’s a shift on his end, I can hear it. That moment where doubt creeps in whether he wants it to or not.

"You really think someone set him up?" he asks.

"I don’t know what to think," I admit. "But this doesn’t add up."

Another pause Then.....

"Or," he says slowly, "someone used his name on purpose."

"That’s exactly what I’m saying."

"To frame him."

"Or to make sure if anything came out, it leads back to him," I add.

Lucas lets out a quiet curse under his breath.

"Fuck."

I sit back down on the bed, my legs suddenly feeling weaker than they should.

"I needed you to know," I say.

"You did right," he replies immediately.

There’s no hesitation in his voice now, no dismissal.

"I’ll look into it," he continues. "Properly this time."

"How?" I ask.

"I’ll start with Mia," he says. "Where she met him. When. If there’s any pattern. Any detail she missed before."

I nod, even though he can’t see me.

"Okay."

"And Elaine...."

I hum softly in response.

"Don’t jump to conclusions yet," he says. "We don’t have the full picture."

"I know."

But my voice doesn’t sound as certain as I want it to.

Lucas sighs quietly.

"I’ll call you when I have something," he says.

"Okay."

There’s a brief pause before he adds, softer this time....

"You good?"

I look around my room, at the familiar walls.

"...I don’t know," I admit.

He doesn’t push.

"Get some rest if you can," he says. "We’ll figure this out."

"Yeah."

The call ends and I’m left sitting there again alone But this time....My thoughts aren’t just heavy, theey’re racing because now there’s a crack in everything I thought I knew. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

And I don’t know if that makes things better.....

"Good," I whisper under my breath.

I run my fingers through my hair, leaving it down instead of tying it up like I usually do. It falls naturally over my shoulders, softening everything just a bit.

A little lip glos then I step back and look at myself properly. And for a second...,i almost don’t recognize the girl staring back.

She looks... intentional and Confident, like she knows exactly what she’s doing.

I swallow.

"Let’s hope he notices," I murmur.

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The walk downstairs feels longer than usual.

Every step echoes a little too loudly in my head. My heartbeat is faster than I’d like to admit, and I keep smoothing my hands over the sides of the dress like that’s going to calm anything.

By the time I reach the dining room.....i almost turn back.Almost.

But then I hear the faint clink of cutlery,

He’s already there so I square my shoulders slightly and step in.

Zane is seated at the table, already halfway through his breakfast.

Dark shirt, sleeves rolled just enough to show his forearms, posture relaxed but focused. He’s not on his phone this time. Just eating for a second, I just stand there watching him.

Then....He looks up, sees me and eerything that happens next is so quick it almost feels unreal.

His eyes land on my face first....Then drop and stop right at my chest.

And he chokes.....,Actually chokes.

A sharp, unexpected cough tears out of him as he jerks slightly in his chair, grabbing his glass of water quickly. He takes a hurried sip, coughing again under his breath.