Bound to my Enemy novel Chapter 216

Chapter 216: Chapter 216.

"You told me to stop."

A small pause.

"Not to leave."

That doesn’t help, not even a little as his gaze sharpens and then.....He steps closer again, like he’s no longer trying to hold himself back the same way.

"Do you enjoy this?" he asks quietly.

I meet his eyes.

"Maybe."

That’s it, that’s the last push beecause whatever restraint he had left.....It’s gone and this time....,There’s no one knocking to interrupt it.

He just stands there, staring at the door for a second longer than necessary, like he’s making sure no one else is about to walk in and ruin this moment again. Maybe it’s just my wishful thinking....

He turns slowly,... He turns back to me and yeah.

This is worse, way worse as his eyes find me, and this time he doesn’t look away.

I feel it in my chest before I even react.

"You don’t listen," he says quietly but there’s weight behind it now.

I shift slightly on the desk, forcing myself not to break eye contact.

"You didn’t sound very convincing," I reply.

Wrong thing to say I realize immediately as I say cause see it immediately in the way his jaw tightens, the way something hot flashes through his eyes.

He takes a step forward then another, cclosing the space between us again.

"You think this is a joke?" he asks.

"No," I say, just as quiet. "I just think you’re avoiding me like I said earlier ."

That lands harder this time because now there’s no one else in the room. No distraction or interruption. Just him and me me and everything sitting between us.

His hand comes down on the desk again, closer this time. Right beside my thigh. Not touching.....but close enough that I feel the presence of it.

"Get down," he says again... not louder but firmer. I still don’t move. Instead, I tilt my head slightly, studying him like I’m trying to figure something out.

"Make me."

The words come out soft and casual.

There’s a pause, a real one. Where neither of us breathes properly. Then he moves fast.

One second he’s standing in front of me.....The next, his hand is gripping my arm, firmly and pulling me off the desk. Not rough enough to hurt but not gentle either. I barely have time to react before my feet hit the ground. And suddenly.....He’s right there, so close Again.

His hand doesn’t leave my arm immediately rather his grip tightens just slightly, like he’s reminding me he’s still the one in control here.

"You keep pushing me little spitfire," he says, low and steady and I can feel my heartbeat in my throat now but I don’t back down.

"You keep pretending," I shoot back.

That does it as a omething shifts in his expression. Not anger, not exactly something more dangerous.

His hand slides from my arm to my jaw, gripping lightly....not forcing, just holding me there, making sure I look at him.

"Careful, Elaine I won’t warn you again," he murmurs.

My breath catches but I hold his gaze.

"I’m not scared of you."

That’s a lie but I say it anyway, because I need to, because if I don’t.....I’ll lose whatever ground I’ve gained. For a second.....He just looks at me, like he’s trying to decide whether to believe me or call it out.

Then....a small, humorless huff leaves him.

"Maybe you should be."

The way he says it....It doesn’t sound like a threat, it sounds like a warning.

And that? That hits differently...because for the first time since I walked in here....i realize this isn’t just a game to him. Nor really, there here are lines herr and I’m getting dangerously close to crossing them.

Still..... i don’t step back, i can’t...nt now. So instead, I say the one thing I shouldn’t.

"Then stop me."

And this time....He doesn’t answer, he just looks at me like he’s one decision away from doing exactly that, for a second, I think he will.

I think he’s going to snap, or push me away, or walk out.

Instead....He steps even more closer, much closer than before so close I feel the heat of him before anything else.

Then his hand shifts....still on my jaw.....but lighter now. Not gripping. Guiding and tilting my face just enough and then....He leans in, not to kiss me not yet. His lips stop just by my ear and my breath catches instantly.

"You think you know what you’re doing," he murmurs.

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