Bound to my Enemy novel Chapter 28

Chapter 28: Chapter 28.

I was halfway to the chair when he moved.

"Elaine."

I stopped because my body did it before my brain could argue. I didn’t turn back right away. I needed a second to steady myself, to make sure my voice wouldn’t crack when I spoke again.

"What," I said.

Zane didn’t answer immediately. I heard the soft scrape of wood, the unmistakable sound of a drawer opening. When I finally looked back, he was holding a stack of papers, thicker than anything I’d expected. He set them down on the desk between us, squared the edges with his palm, then slid them toward me.

"This is the agreement," he said. "Between our families. Between us."

I stared at the papers.

Not him. Not yet.

Slowly, I lowered myself into the chair.

The title alone made my stomach tighten. Legal language. Family names printed in bold. Too official.

"This isn’t just... us," I said.

"No," he replied. "It never really was."

I flipped the first page. Then the second. Clauses about public appearances. Joint statements. Reputation management. Financial protections. Penalties if either side broke the terms.

I felt like I was reading someone else’s life.

"How long," I asked quietly, eyes still on the page.

Zane leaned back. "As long as necessary."

"That’s not an answer."

"It’s the only one that exists."

I swallowed and kept reading.

"This locks Ivy out completely?," I asked.

"Yes."

"And you’re fine with that."

"I didn’t come here to hesitate ."

I looked up at him then. Really looked.

"This is about Lucas, isn’t it."

His jaw tightened. Just barely visible

"That’s not something you need to worry about."

Which told me everything.

I closed the folder. My hands were steady, even though my chest felt too tight. "If I sign this, there are conditions."

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