All Chapters of Deceived by Him: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

The relentless rain pounded the city streets, turning every surface into a mirror that fractured the neon glow into shards of fractured light. Sienna’s boots splashed through puddles as she led Evelyn through the labyrinth of back alleys. The cold bit into her skin beneath the thin jacket, but the chill in her veins was nothing compared to the gnawing fear they were running out of time.Evelyn’s arm throbbed with pain, the bandage damp and stained, but her face remained set with grim determination. “I don’t know how much longer I can keep going like this,” she admitted, voice hoarse. “But I’m not giving up.”Sienna forced a reassuring smile. “We won’t. Not until this nightmare ends.”Their destination was a decrepit café nestled between a shuttered warehouse and a closed mechanic’s shop. A place Mara had deemed “safe,” though Sienna trusted little these days. The city was a maze of threats, every shadow a potential enemy.Her phone buzzed with an incoming message from Mara: “Nexus mov

The safe house sat in eerie silence, an island of stillness amid the relentless storm that had battered the city just hours before. Rain still dripped from the eaves, pooling on the cracked concrete beneath the flickering streetlamp. Inside, the air was thick with anticipation — a fragile calm before the inevitable chaos.Sienna stood by the window, her silhouette framed by the pale light filtering through the grimy glass. Her mind raced, replaying every moment of their narrow escape: the gunman in the alley, the desperate dash through the subway tunnels, the relentless pursuit. Yet here they were, alive, holding the final piece of the puzzle that could bring Nexus to its knees.Behind her, Evelyn sat on the worn sofa, still pale but stronger. The pain in her side was a dull ache now, overshadowed by the fire rekindling in her eyes. Dominic checked their modest arsenal again, methodical and precise, his gaze sharp with guarded determination. Alex was hunched over his laptop in the cor

The boat cut through the dark waters, the wake trailing behind like whispered secrets. Sienna stood at the bow, the USB drive secured in her jacket pocket, her mind a whirlwind of thoughts. The city’s burning skyline had faded into the mist, but the fire inside her burned hotter than ever.Dominic manned the controls, eyes fixed ahead, his jaw tight. Evelyn sat beside him, wrapped in a blanket, her injury tending to be a constant reminder of how close they had come to losing everything.“We’re safe for now,” Dominic said, breaking the silence. “But the clock’s ticking. Nexus won’t just watch us expose them and walk away.”Sienna nodded. “We need allies. People who can take this ledger and make it impossible for them to silence the truth.”⸻Alex was already at work, laptop glowing softly as he continued the digital assault on Nexus’s networks. “I’ve managed to send parts of the ledger to several international watchdog groups. They’re mobilizing.”A flicker of hope warmed the cabin.Bu

The night wrapped the city in a thick veil of darkness as Sienna slipped through back alleys, the weight of the gala’s secrets pressing heavily on her mind. Every shadow seemed to hide a threat, every distant sound a warning. She knew Victor Hale’s network was vast — and now that she had infiltrated it, the price on her head had grown exponentially.Her phone buzzed softly — a coded message from Dominic: “Move to safe location. Extraction in 2 hours.”Sienna’s pulse quickened. Time was running out.⸻She ducked into a dimly lit cafe, ordering a black coffee to mask her presence. Eyes scanned the room, but no familiar faces followed her here. For a moment, she allowed herself a breath.Then the phone vibrated again, this time with a new message: “They know. Be careful. Trust no one.”Her stomach twisted. Nexus’s reach was deeper than they’d imagined.⸻Dominic and the team worked frantically to stay one step ahead. Evelyn patched her wound with renewed urgency, aware that their fight w

The days that followed Evelyn’s confession felt like walking a tightrope stretched across a bottomless chasm. Every step could mean survival—or a plunge into chaos.Evelyn, once a trusted ally, now walked the razor’s edge between redemption and betrayal. Her cooperation was a fragile lifeline, but one they had to cling to if they wanted to dismantle Nexus from within.⸻Dominic and Sienna met in the dim glow of the war room, maps and digital displays flickering around them. Evelyn sat nearby, eyes cast downward but alert, absorbing every word.“Evelyn’s intel points to a shipment scheduled for next week,” Dominic said, tracing a finger along the city’s underground routes. “But we still don’t know what’s in it, or where exactly it’s headed.”Sienna nodded, her mind racing. “If we can intercept it, we might cripple Nexus’s supply chain. It could buy us time to expose their entire operation.”⸻The tension among the team was palpable. Lena was working feverishly to decrypt communications