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Chapter Eleven : Shadow Closing In

Sienna lay awake, staring at the ceiling as the minutes crawled by. Every creak in the penthouse made her tense, every shadow seemed longer, darker. Damian’s words from earlier replayed in her mind: *“I won’t be a visitor in my son’s life forever.”And now there was Ava.She reached for her phone on the nightstand, scrolling aimlessly, trying to calm her nerves. That was when she saw it—the missed call. Blocked number. Her pulse spiked. She hesitated, then clicked on the voicemail.At first, there was silence. Then, a woman’s voice, smooth and icy. “You think you’ve won, Sienna. But you’ve made a mistake coming back. You don’t belong in Damian’s world… and neither does your son.”The line went dead.Sienna’s breath hitched. For a second, she just sat there, phone clutched tight in her hand. Then she sprang up, grabbing her robe and tying it with shaky fingers. She checked on Julian first, finding him fast asleep, his little hand curled under his chin. Her heart squeezed.No one is g
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Chapter Twelve : The Escape Plan

Sienna stared at the message on her phone, her pulse pounding in her ears.Running won’t save you.The words seemed to glow on the screen, cold and threatening. She drew in a shaky breath and glanced at Julian. He was still asleep, oblivious to the danger pressing in from every side.A soft knock made her jump.“It’s me,” Damian’s voice came quietly through the door. “Open up.”Sienna rushed to unlock it, her hands trembling on the knob. Damian stepped inside, his eyes sweeping over her, then the phone still clenched in her grip.Another message. He didn’t have to ask; he knew.“Let me see.” His voice was low but sharp, like a blade.She handed him the phone. His jaw tightened as he read the message, and then his gaze flicked to Julian, fast asleep.“We’re leaving. Now,” Damian said.Sienna nodded without question. “How? If someone’s watching us—”“My security team has a plan. We’ll leave through the service entrance, under heavy guard.” His hand brushed her lower back, steadying her.
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Chapter Thirteen: The Enemy at the Gate

Sienna’s fingers trembled as she stared at the photo on her phone. Ava Sinclair stood just outside the estate’s iron gates, a cold, smug smile on her face. The night swallowed most of her surroundings, but the flash from the camera made her eerily clear—too close. Too real.“She’s here,” Sienna whispered, turning toward Damian. “She’s outside.”Damian took the phone from her hand. His gaze hardened as he studied the image. Without a word, he strode across the room and hit a button on the wall panel. Seconds later, a guard’s voice crackled through.“She’s outside,” Damian said sharply. “Lock it down. I want eyes on her every second.”“Yes, sir.”Sienna backed away from the window, her heart pounding. “What does she want?”Damian’s mouth was a grim line. “She wants to rattle you. She wants to rattle me.” His gaze flicked to Julian’s door, his jaw tightening. “But she’s not getting in.”The confidence in his voice did little to soothe the panic twisting inside Sienna. She crossed her arm
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Chapter Fourteen: Damage Control

Sienna stood frozen in front of the television. Julian’s picture stayed on the screen far too long, followed by a blurry shot of her holding his hand outside his school. The headline screamed at her like an accusation.“The Secret Heir of Cavendish: Damian Cavendish’s Hidden Family Exposed”Her legs buckled, and she sank into the couch. “This can’t be happening,” she whispered.Damian didn’t answer. His phone was pressed to his ear, his expression cold and sharp, his voice clipped as he barked orders at whoever was on the other end of the line.“I want every media outlet issued a cease and desist immediately. Anyone who runs that story gets sued into oblivion. And find out who leaked the photos. I want names.”He ended the call and turned to her, his gaze dark and fierce. “We’ll handle this.”Sienna’s chest rose and fell in quick, shallow breaths. “Handle it?” She shook her head. “The whole world knows about Julian now! He’s five years old, Damian. He doesn’t deserve this.”His expres
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Chapter Fifteen: Enemy at the Door

Sienna paced the living room, her arms wrapped tightly around her middle. Damian was on the phone again, his voice low and controlled, but she could feel the tension radiating from him like a live wire.Ava was suing for custody of Julian.It didn’t make sense. She wasn’t his mother. She had no claim. But when money and power were involved, the truth had a way of getting buried under influence and manipulation.“Who does she think she is?” Sienna muttered, her mind racing. “She has no legal ground.”“She doesn’t care about legal ground,” Damian replied grimly as he hung up the call. “She cares about public perception. She’s painting herself as the stable influence in Julian’s life. Saying we’re both reckless and dangerous.”Sienna spun toward him. “What did she even say?”“She’s claiming I’m too consumed by my business empire to be a fit father,” Damian said, his jaw tightening. “And you—” He hesitated, as if the words tasted bitter in his mouth. “You’re a single mother who ‘deceived’
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Chapter Sixteen : Cracks in the Empire

Damian stared at his phone, his grip tightening with each passing second. His accounts were frozen. Not just one—but all of them. Offshore, domestic, even the trust he had established for Julian a mere day ago. Locked.Sienna’s voice broke through the ringing in his ears. “What do you mean, frozen?”He dragged a hand over his jaw, forcing himself to stay calm. “It means I can’t access my assets. Not my personal funds, not the company’s. It’s a calculated attack.”Her eyes widened. “Ava did this?”“She can’t do it alone,” he said. “But she’s smart enough to know who to pressure. Someone in the regulatory office, a favor owed… and suddenly, the man with everything has nothing.”Sienna paced the room, her bare feet silent on the hardwood floor. “How long will it take to fix this?”“I don’t know,” he admitted. “But every day this drags out is another day she controls the narrative. The board will panic. Investors will jump ship. She’s not just trying to take Julian—she’s trying to destroy
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Chapter Seventeen: The Enemy in the Shadows

Damian paced the length of the living room like a predator, his movements restless and tight. Sienna watched him from the couch, her nerves wound just as tight as his. Julian had long since fallen asleep in his room, blissfully unaware of the storm building outside his door.“Who is it?” Sienna finally asked, breaking the tense silence. “You said there was someone else.”Damian stopped pacing. His gaze flicked toward her, dark and unyielding. “My head of security found inconsistencies in Ava’s transactions. She’s been getting funds from an anonymous source. Substantial funds.”Sienna frowned. “What does that mean?”“It means someone is bankrolling her,” he replied. “And they’re not doing it out of charity.”Sienna tried to keep her breathing steady. “Who?”Damian hesitated. Then he crossed the room and grabbed a tablet from the coffee table. He tapped it a few times before handing it to her.The name that appeared on the screen sent a chill racing down her spine.“Lawrence Vega?” she
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Chapter Eighteen: Behind Closed Doors

The message haunted Sienna long after Damian’s phone went dark."Your move.”Those two words were loaded with intent. And in the world of men like Lawrence Vega, intent was often dangerous.Damian’s face was unreadable as they drove back to his penthouse. The usual roar of the New York City streets faded behind the thick glass, but Sienna’s pulse pounded in her ears.“You think he’s watching us right now?” she finally asked, her voice tight.“He’s always watching,” Damian said, not taking his eyes off the road. “That’s how he plays his game. He waits until you’re comfortable—then he strikes.”A shiver ran down her spine. She glanced at the backseat, where Julian sat strapped into his car seat, humming softly to himself, oblivious to the danger circling his small world. Sienna’s fingers ached from how tightly she was gripping her bag.“You said we were going to make him think he’s winning,” she whispered. “How does that work, exactly?”Damian’s jaw clenched. “By giving him what he want
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Chapter Nineteen: Into the Lion’s Den

The city was quieter at midnight. Strange how a place so alive by day could feel so hollow at night. But Sienna couldn’t focus on the skyline stretching out before her. She could only watch Damian as he adjusted the cuffs of his shirt and slipped on his black jacket like armor.“You don’t have to do this alone,” she said, arms folded tightly across her chest to steady the shaking she didn’t want him to see.He turned to her with that unreadable expression she was beginning to hate. “This isn’t a negotiation. It’s a warning.”She took a step forward. “Then why go?”“Because if I don’t,” Damian said softly, “he’ll come after you. After Julian. He’s making his move now because he thinks I’m vulnerable.”She swallowed hard. “Are you?”His eyes flickered—blue flames in a storm. “Not when it comes to you.”He crossed the room to her, his hands finding her waist, steady and warm. It was the only place he let his guard down these days, and she leaned into it.“I’ll come back,” he promised. “I
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Chapter Twenty: Twenty-Four Hours

Sienna’s hand shook as she clutched the phone, Damian’s voice tight on the other end of the line.“Tell me exactly what you found,” he said, his tone sharp but steady.Sienna stared down at the photo again, bile rising in her throat. “It’s a picture of Julian at the playground… someone drew a red X across him. There’s a note—Damian, they’re giving us twenty-four hours.”She could hear his swift intake of breath, followed by movement. “Lock every door. Don’t open for anyone. I’m coming home.”“Damian,” she whispered, fear thick in her throat. “I can’t do this. I can’t—”“You can,” he said firmly. “And you will. For Julian. Stay calm. I’m almost there.”Sienna hung up, her hands trembling as she bolted the penthouse door and double-checked every lock. She peeked through the blinds, searching the streets below. It was quiet—too quiet. Her mind raced with possibilities, every one of them darker than the last.Julian was at preschool. Safe. Or so she prayed. She’d never felt so helpless in
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