Bound to my Enemy novel Chapter 239

Chapter 239: Chapter 239

The hospital hallway feels quieter now, not actually quiet. There are still footstep, Machines beeping somewhere in the distance, nursess talking softly at the front desk but compared to the chaos from earlier, it feels mutef, like the storm already passed and left all of us sitting in the wreckage.

I sit curled up in the waiting room chair, untouched coffee cooling in my hands, my eyes fixed on nothing. Noah is still beside me, scrolling through his phone every few minutes, probably getting updates from the men outside.

Lucas has been gone for almost an hour and ii don’t even realize how tense my body is until I see him walking toward us.

The second I look at his face, my stomach twists.....Something’s wrong, his jaw is tight enough to crack teeth.

"What happened?" Noah asks immediately, standing.

Lucas runs a tired hand down his face before answering.

"We caught a few alive."

That gets my full attention instantly, I straighten in my seat.

"The masked men?"

Lucas nods once.

"Three survived."

"Where are they ?" Noah asks.

"In the security room, he’s restrained."

My pulse picks up immediately.

"What did he say?"

Lucas looks at me then, really looks at me and suddenly I know I’m not going to like the answer. r

"He said Aaron didn’t plan this alone."

The words land like ice water dumped over my head.

Noah curses under his breath...i just stare.

"What do you mean not alone?"

Lucas exhales slowly.

"He had help."

Heavy, disgusting silence. Because suddenly all the little details from tonight rearrange themselves into something uglier.

Aaron escaping prison, knowing where to find us, Knowing security would be lower tonight and kknowing exactly when to strike, no random attack could’ve gone that smoothly, not without inside help.

A sick feeling crawls up my spine.

"It has to be someone close," I say quietly.

Both my brothers look at me as I stand slowly now, my brain trying to piece things together even though I almost don’t want it to.

"It has to be," I repeat, more firmly this time. "Someone who knows us and knows us well"

Lucas nods grimly.

"That’s what I think too."

My mind starts racing immediately.

"Zane only gave the staff time off today," I say. "Last minute, barwly anyone knew."

Noah folds his arms tightly.

"And Aaron been locked up in the basement wasn’t public information."

I look between them both, dread growing heavier in my chest with every second.

"So somebody knew where he was being held," I whisper. "And somebody knew the house would be vulnerable tonight."

Lucas’ expression darkens.

"Exactly."

A horrible silence settles again, because this changes everything, this wasn’t just revenge, tjis was planned carefully and personally.

I suddenly feel exposed, like someone has been standing inside our lives this whole time watching us without us realizing it.

My stomach turns.

"Who would do this?" I ask quietly.

No one answers immediately. Because honestly?There are too many possibilities.

Zane has enemies, powerful ones and dangerous ones. But this...this feels closer and more intimate somehow, like a betrayal.

Lucas finally speaks again.

"We tried getting more information out of Aaron."

My eyes snap to him instantly.

"And?"

"He’s alive," Lucas says. "Barely. One of the bullets hit bad."

For a split second, guilt flickers through me but it disappears. After what he did tonight, I can’t even bring myself to feel sorry for him.

"He needs surgery," Lucas continues. "The doctors stabilized him, but we can’t properly question him until he wakes up."

Noah mutters another curse under his breath.

"That could take days."

"Or longer," Lucas says grimly.

I start pacing without realizing it. My mind won’t stop moving now as facea keep flashing through my head.

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