All Chapters of The Perfect Lie : Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

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Nowhere to Hide

Chapter 31 The truck traveled over rough roads, jostling the crates along with them. The air in it was stale and heavy with the scent of old wood and damp metal. Lena hunched in the corner, her muscles wound tight.They'd escaped the ship, but they were far from safe.Noah jammed his head into a gap in the truck's door. His jaw was clenched. "Inland. Sounded like an area of warehouses."Damien leaned against a crate. "Better than open roads. Fewer eyes."Evelyn crossed her arms. "Or more places to get trapped."Lena was thinking fast. They had to come up with a plan—fast.Noah turned to her. "Do we jump now or wait?"Lena frowned. If they jumped too soon, they'd be exposed. But if they waited too long, they might end up in a bad place.A sharp turn made the truck lurch, then, Lena made up her mind. "We jump when it slows."The others nodded, waiting, muscles coiled like springs.Minutes passed. The truck slowed as it entered an intersection.Lena moved first. She reached for the door

Last Updated : 2025-03-24

No More Running

Chapter 32The train rattled through the underground tunnels, the dim lights flickering. The scent of metal and damp concrete filled the air. Lena leaned against the cold window, watching as the city blurred by.They had escaped. For now.Damien wiped blood from his temple, breathing hard. "That was close."Evelyn snorted. "Too close."Noah said nothing, his jaw tight. He was thinking, planning—as always.Lena knew what was inevitable. They couldn't keep fleeing. Kane would not give up. They needed to put an end to this.She faced the group. "We can't hide forever."Noah nodded. "Agreed."Damien lifted an eyebrow. "So what's the plan?"Lena breathed out, thinking fast. "We strike back."The train began to slow down as it approached the next station. They had to have some place safe where they could regroup.Noah snatched his phone, scrolling rapidly. "There's an empty building two blocks from here. No cameras, no security. We hole up there, figure our next move."Evelyn stood up. "Let

Last Updated : 2025-03-24

Kane's Retribution

Chapter 33 The city felt changed since last night.Lena stood at the rooftop, watching the glow of the burned docks in the distance. There was still smoke rising into the night. They had struck first.Kane wasn't a lick-wounds kind of guy, though.He would come back stronger.She released her breath, clutching the frozen railing. Down on the streets below, life buzzed with activity—people living their lives, unaware that war had begun.Noah stood beside her, his face neutral. "We hurt him."She nodded. "But it's not over."Noah's jaw worked. "It's just beginning."The news traveled fast. The sabotage of the docks was not just an economic hit—it was a message.But Kane sent his message back.Three of their acknowledged friends were killed by morning.Shot. Stabbed. One of them was left hanging from a bridge.Lena read the report, her hand clenching tighter on the paper."Kane's striking back." Evelyn slapped a phone onto the table. "His men are out on the streets, hunting."Damien chu

Last Updated : 2025-03-26

Kane's Next Move

Chapter 34 Lena knew Kane wouldn't keep quiet. Their attack on Inferno had been a personal slap in the face. They'd beaten his soldiers, burned his sanctuary, and left one of his lieutenants bleeding in the streets. Now they waited. She sat in the dimly lit safe house, drumming her fingers on the wooden table. Gunpowder and dust filled the air. They had attacked first, but Kane was not a man to let things heal. He would counterattack with revenge. Evelyn leaned against the wall, greasing her gun. "He's going to make his move soon. You know it, don't you?" Lena exhaled. "Yeah." Noah looked at his phone. "I hate waiting." Damien smiled. "Then let's go get him." The reply came quicker than anticipated. Malcolm, the detective Ethan had dispatched, crashed in through the door, face ashen. "It's bad." Lena wound herself tight. "What happened?" He dropped a phone onto the table. The screen cycled a video. Lena made it start playing. It rolled out: mobile camera, da

Last Updated : 2025-03-26

Kane Strikes Back.

Chapter 35 The fire continued to burn behind them as they sped from the docks. The explosion had been so loud that it had awakened the entire city. Sirens were blaring in the distance, but Lena knew the police wouldn't arrive in time. Kane would.She gripped the steering wheel, eyes on the highway. They had taken everything from him tonight—his guns, his warehouse, his secrets. Now, he had nothing to lose.Evelyn sat next to her, loading her weapon. "He's coming for us."Lena didn't look up. "Let him."They arrived at the safehouse just before morning. It was a dilapidated apartment above an old auto repair shop, the sort of place nobody would give a second glance. An ideal hideaway—until the present.Damien locked the door behind them. "We need a plan before Kane moves."Noah tossed the purloined files onto the table. "We have his secrets. He'll come to retrieve them."Evelyn crossed her arms. "And we make sure he walks away from this place no more."Lena studied the documents. Vinc

Last Updated : 2025-03-28

A Warning in Blood

Chapter 36 The safe house was quiet, but no one slept. The air was thick with tension. Kane was down, but Mercer was still a threat. A bigger one.Lena sat by the window, her stitched-up shoulder throbbing. Outside, the city was waking up, unaware of the war happening in its shadows.Evelyn handed her a cup of black coffee. “You’re thinking too much.”Lena drank, bitterness steadying her. "We're not out of it yet."Noah sat at the table, flipping through Kane's stolen files. "Mercer's been careful. No direct links, no obvious weaknesses."Damien lit a cigarette, eyes sparkling. "Then we get him to stumble."Lena glanced over the files again. Mercer wasn't just leading operations—he was stringing people along. Politicians, police officers, judges. Kane had been his attack dog, but Mercer pulled the strings.Evelyn leaned against the wall. "If we take him out, the whole system starts to crumble."Lena nodded. "But first, we need to know where he's going to strike next."The knock at th

Last Updated : 2025-03-30

A Deadly Choice

Chapter 37 Lena's heart pounded in her ears. The photo of her brother sat between her and Mercer, a silent threat.Her fists tightened. She had been so cautious. Hidden him. But Mercer had found him."You have a choice," Mercer said, leaning back. "Leave, and he lives."Lena kept her face expressionless. "And if I don't?"Mercer snarled. "Then I send you his head next.".The room felt smaller, the walls tightening in. He was trying to play her, as he did with everybody. But she was not everybody.She met his gaze. "You're afraid."Mercer's eyebrow rose. "Of you?""Yes." She leaned forward, her voice lowering. "Kane was your attack dog, and we brought him down. You thought that would scare us off. It didn't."Mercer laughed, his head shaking. "Brave. But stupid."She saw it then—a flicker of irritation behind his poised façade. He wasn't used to being contradicted.Her earpiece crackled. Evelyn's whispered warning: "Lena, we have a problem."Lena didn't look away from Mercer. "What is

Last Updated : 2025-03-30

The First Strike

Chapter 38 Lena sat at the table, her hands tracing over the stolen files. Names, dates, locations—everything they would need to start tearing down Mercer's empire. But it didn't matter if they couldn't find her brother.She looked up. Noah, Damien, and Evelyn waited."We struck his second-in-command," she said. "Tonight."Damien smiled. "I like the way you think."Noah, always the fretter, leaned forward. "Mercer will expect us to retaliate. We need an edge."Lena placed a finger on the page. Jonas Vega. Mercer's second-in-command. The one who handled the money, the bribes, the secrets. Take him down, and Mercer starts to hemorrhage.Evelyn exhaled. "Vega's got cover. He won't go down easily."Lena glanced at her mother. "He's not supposed to."Noah frowned. "What does that mean?""is mean," Lena explained, "we don't kill him. We use him."Damien reclined. "To what end?"Lena balled up the paper in her hand. "To undermine Mercer from within."Vega operated out of a high-end club dow

Last Updated : 2025-03-30

A Dangerous Gamble

Chapter 39 The safe house was quiet, but tension hung in the air. They would hit the warehouse tomorrow night. The scheme was straightforward—rescue Lena's brother and destroy Mercer's business.Lena sat at the table, examining the blueprints Noah had pulled up. Security was dense. Armed men patrolled the perimeter, and the building itself was reinforced."Entry points?" she asked.Noah pointed to a side door. "Service entrance. Least guarded."Damien scoffed. "Which means it's probably a trap."Evelyn leaned in. "Then we create our own entry. Explosives on the other side—draw the guards away while we go in."Lena nodded. "It has to be quick. In and out."Noah's jaw tightened. "And if your brother isn't in there?"Lena didn't flinch. "Then we burn it all down.".That evening, Lena could not sleep. She stood beside the window, looking out into the darkness.Footsteps came closer. She did not turn."You need to sleep," Noah said.Lena released a breath. "So do you."A moment. Then—"We

Last Updated : 2025-03-30

The Hunt Begins

Chapter 40Lena was lying on the couch, her head still hurting. The safe house was quiet, but she did not feel safe at all. Mercer was right in front of her, and she let him escape. Worse, he took Michael with him.Noah was standing by the window, arms crossed. His jaw was tight, frustration on his face."You should've waited," he said.Lena met his gaze. "For what? To let Mercer get away?""You almost died," he snarled.Evelyn was sitting on the table, cleaning her gun. "She did what she had to."Lena ignored the argument. There was no time for regret."Mercer needs me alive," she said. "That means he won't kill Michael yet. He'll use him."Damien was leaning against the doorframe. "Then we use you."Silence.Lena knew what he meant. If Mercer wanted her, they could trap him.She exhaled. "We get him to come to us."Noah pulled out a tablet. "Mercer has three clubs in the city. He uses them for meetings, deals, recruiting."Evelyn nodded. "If we make trouble at one, he'll take notice

Last Updated : 2025-03-30

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