THĒ JÃILBĪRD
Thē Jãilbīrd - Episode 55&56
(Female•In•Disguise)
★★★★★★★★★★★★★
#UNEDITED
"I need it more" he replied, and despite Adeline's teary face, she couldn't fight the chuckle that crackled in her throat, then she looked up at him.
"Can you stop being arrogant for once, Madden?" She comfortably said, and he slowly brought his cold hand to her face, fingering her freckles and wiping her tears at the same time.
She leaned into his touch, and his brows dipped attractively as he watched her.
"It's inbuilt, and every other f+çked up stuff in my bloodstream. Don't be surprised if you find out more triggering things" he said meaningfully, and she almost threw him another question, but he already grabbed her by the wrist, leading the way while taking her away.
She just followed, and till they left the basement vicinity, she didn't look back for once.
She already filtered Kimberly out of her memories, and though the betrayal still hurts like a bî+ch, she'd bear the fire so far Madden stays with her.
Though he's an emotionless beast who doesn't know how to sympathize or console.
Hell, he even lacks empathy and pity, and he's wicked to a fault, but still... The little flicker of kindness he showed her will not be taken for granted.
Her mind went back to Corey's words...
"If you need help to escape the clan, I'll help you"
Can she even leave now? She still needs to find out why The Pakhan ordered Corey to kill her parents.
Yeah. Maybe when she finally finds that out, she'd leave, but can she really... leave?
Her eyes went to her wrist which is still held by Madden who's walking beside her, and she traced his arm to his handsome face, smiling slightly.
Deeply, she's glad she has him.
They finally arrived at the mountain and entered the freezing manor together.
*
DOWNTOWN, SERGEI'S OFFICE*
A political meeting ended just now, and several big burly men could be seen pouring out of the office.
Igor is in front of the office, watching them with little patience till the last one came out, then he went in.
He met Sergei on seat, and he settled in front of him without being told to.
"A sudden meeting with you doesn't sound appealing, Igor Orlov" Sergei said, weaving his fingers together on the glass table.
"You know why I'm here, so quit acting blind" Igor replied, and Sergei chuckled, adjusting his tie.
"I stand with Madden till the end. We have an unbreakable relationship" he said.
"Madden won't give you anything! He's not winning this game! I have my father's support so tell me how he's gonna overpower me!" Igor spat.
"Your father's support? How daft can you be, Igor" Sergei rested back, and Igor spranged up, raising a blow to his face.
Before he could punch him, guards rushed in front different angles in the office, and one of them yanked Igor away, throwing him against the smaller table.
Igor lurched back, breathing heavily as Sergei stood.
"Madden is easily a part of my family,, and if you wanna make me turn my back on him, then you need to do more than this childish offer. You seriously look like an highschool kid. Tasteless, classless and strategically dry. You're clueless too, which is why Erik has been riding you like a pony" he said with a clear tone of ridicule and left the office.
His guards followed him, but two of them stated back to escort Igor out.
Igor hit his shoe against wall immediately he got out, then he cursed out countlessly.
"That old d+ck!"
He dished out his phone and dialled Andrei.
"It didn't go well like I predicted?" Andrei's voice came from the other end.
"Shut the f+ck up and tell me what you think! Sergei is a hard nut to crack, and I need something to hold him down" Igor replied restlessly.
"Are you asking me for advice right now?" Andrei said, and Igor could imagine him scoffing.
"Don't rub it on my face. I'm helpless here @sshole!" Igor shouted.
"Come back then, and we can talk" Andrei replied, and Igor hung up, driving off the area.
*
CLAN, LADY SELESTA'S APARTMENT*
Angelika is asleep in bed.
She dozed off immediately she ate her dinner of garnished noodles.
Lady Selesta got her sleeping socks and sat beside her in bed, taking her tiny legs to wear them on.
The weather temperature is going high these days, and that only means the first rain of the year is happening soon.
It's March ending anyways, so the downpour will come anytime and mark the beginning of spring.
The heat changed her mind about the socks, so she removed it from Angelika's foot and covered her with the quilt instead.
Immediately she did, her phone rang on the bedstand, and she quickly went for it.
Fear was written boldly on her face when she saw the caller, and she speedily swiped green.
"Hello ma'am!" She stood at tension.
"How's my daughter doing?" The cold female voice asked.
"She's already asleep after taking noodles" Selesta replied.
"Didn't you say she's allergic to shrimps?" The voice asked.
"Yeah. I usually garnish her noodles without shrimps trust me" Selesta said, and silence rented the line till Selesta spoke up again.
"You've never called this late before"
"The special ops had late field training, and as the commander, you don't expect me to be full of time. Why the questions though? You mean I can't call to ask about my daughter anytime?" The voice replied, sounding colder.
"No no no that's not what I meant, ma'am. I was just...
"Is that my mommy on phone?" Angelika's voice suddenly asked, and Selesta turned to see her sitting in bed already with a questioning look on her round face.
"Oh no" Selesta muttered.
"Mommy!!!" Angelika shouted, getting down from the bed quickly.
"She caught me, ma'am" Selesta said on phone.
"Give her the phone" the voice replied, and she handed the phone to Angelika immediately.
"Mommy?" She slowly said.
It took a while before the voice spoke...
"Hey baby"
Tears of joy rushed out of Angelika's eyes, and she held the phone tighter to her ear.
"I love you mommy. I love you so much but why are you refusing to see me? I want to see what you look like and snap pictures with you so I can show my classmates when we resume next week. I'm not going back to the boarding house if I don't see you!!"
"I want to see you sweetheart, trust me but I only need time. I miss you a lot and it's hard to sleep at night" the voice said.
"I miss you too but how much time do you need? I can't wait anymore" Angelika said, wiping her tears.
"Just a little more time, ok? Selesta told me you rejected my gifts, are you that mad at me?" The voice said.
"I'll take them now that you promised to come back soon" Angelika quickly replied.
"How's your fath...I mean Madden. How's he doing?" The voice asked.
"Oh...the scary man? He's probably at his red manor by now. Mommy he kills without blinking, and everyone fears him here including me, but how do you know him?" Angelika asked.
"I'll tell you the story when I'm back" the voice said.
"Come back soon mommy, I can't wait to see you in the soldier uniform. I love you so much!" Angelika beamed.
"I love you too baby, now go to bed" the voice said.
"Yes mommy" Angelika replied, returning the phone to Selesta before going back to bed.
"Goodnight m...
Selesta hasn't even finished talking when the woman hung up, and the phone made a loud click.
"Her mad temper" Selesta muttered before going to the bed.
She covered Angelika with the quilt again, rubbing her hair.
"How do you feel now?" She asked.
"Too good" Angelika said happily, and Selesta kissed her hair as her eyes went shut.
She slept off.
*
MANOR, 11PM*
The manor is dead silent except for the sounds of Adeline's heartbeats.
It was literally hammering throughout the house as she slept cuddled in Madden's arms in bed.
He had mandated her to eat some pancakes then she had her shower before changing into one of his sweatshirts again.
She's wearing nothing under it, and the shirt is so short that it barely covered her @ss, so the intimacy is almost skin-to-skin since he's wearing just white singlet and boxers too.
Her face is on his chest, and despite her determination to sleep over the betrayal she just experienced, she couldn't sleep.
His scent... His damn snowy frosty scent again.
How can a man smell so good?
She was inhaling it greedily while trying to adjust her position so she could look at his face.
His arms are so muscular and tight that it felt impossible to move from the position he kept her in, but she finally did it after struggling for more than three minutes.
She flicked up her eyes slowly, and she nearly gasped when she saw his eyes closed.
Is he asleep?
It almost feels illegal to see him sleeping. It's the first time she witnessed it.
He has never been in bed with her cuddling before. Even the s+x they had here, he left the bed after screwing her hard, and the nights he allowed her to spend the night on his bed, he stayed in his workroom.
It's almost like he's allergic to sharing the same bed with her, but tonight, he didn't only share it with her, but he's sleeping?
She was speechless as she stared at him, and even in his sleep, he looks dangerous.
Her eyes went to the small scar on his chin, and she raised her hand to touch it gently... caressing it.
She has always wanted to ask how he got it, but apart from that, it's a s+xy one.
She was about to drop her hand when her eyes caught his lips, and she gulped.
She almost touched the soft flesh, but she restrained herself before dropping the hand, then she returned her face to his chest quickly.
"Also, Madden is not someone you can fall for. He destroys everything he touches, and his secrets are too dark. Don't fall for the devil"
Corey's words haunted her head again, and her teeth grazed her lower lip.
There's nothing like falling for him.
She doesn't even feel anything for him, right?
He's her Master, and she's the trainee.
She only needs his body warmth right now, and she'd be fine for the night.
Right...she's only using him.
She threw her arms around him, almost entering his skin.
She could feel his huge d∆ck poking her thighs repeatedly, and till her eyes closed, she didn't stop feeling it.
She slept wetly... In the middle.
Five minutes after she dozed off, Madden's eyes opened.
He wasn't sleeping.
Actually, he's aware of Adeline's sneaky moves ten minutes ago, but he only kept his eyes closed to humour her.
Sleep? He doesn't do that shit easily, especially with someone beside him.
He untangled her arms from his body and got down from the bed, throwing on his sweatpants and a red shirt before exiting the room.
He left for the main door and opened up, revealing three guards on the mountain.
The ones he sent after Adeline earlier.
"Yes?" He frowned, and one of them handed him an envelope.
He took it and emptied out the content.
They're pictures of Adeline and a guy at a construction site, and judging by her positions in all the photos, she was obviously fighting the guy, and she's dressed like a female.
The weird thing is that the guy's face isn't clear in everything. Only Adeline's face is lucidly clear.
"The f+ck is this?" He faced the three.
"Micheal took the car, but someone else came out of it...it was a lady" they replied.
"I am not taking about that, dumbass! Why is the guy's face blurry like a f+çking foggy mirror!" Madden snapped angrily.
"I think he knowingly stood in camera-shy spots throughout their meeting. We're sorry" they quickly apologized, all three trembling so bad already.
Madden took another look at the pictures then sent them away.
They ran down the mountain, and he returned into the manor, his eyes not leaving the pictures.
Despite the blurriness, there's only one guess.
Only one person knows the truth of the assassination except Kimberly herself.
Only one person can take brutal beating like that from Adeline without fighting back.
Corey... Her ex-boyfriend and his ex-bodyguard.
The ex-assasin of this clan, the guy who tried to rape Klara before escaping this clan.
They met?
His jaws hardened and went gritted as his strides became faster, but this time, he went to the workroom.
If he enters the bedroom like this, the demons in his head might just drive him to choke Adeline for answers.
He entered the workroom and shut the door on himself, then he got a mail from Jinx.
Jinx: Can you please forgive Poe for my sake? You know how we always are, and it's boring without her.
He typed an instantaneous reply.
Madden: Motherfuckin' No.
He dropped the phone, and Corey came into his mind again.
He hasn't even seen Adeline dressed as a female before, but she dressed as one to go meet him?
That short red gown__his favorite colour...the heels, the lipstick...all for Corey's eyes?
Gawd... F+ck it!
He held his head with his right hand and stood.
He wants to kill someone. Corey in particular.
His demons are screaming blood right now, and it's sure that if he steps the compound, he'd kill more than one.
He forcefully pushed an exhale out of his lungs and sat back, deciding to mould.
That's the only calming pill right now. Else, he might run mad in this room.
*
NEXT DAY, IGOR'S SUITE*
Andrei is in the living room with Igor.
They both didn't sleep till daybreak, and the bags under their red swollen eyes are ridiculous.
All they did was think and try to strategize, but everything they came up with ended up going down the drain cos Madden is not to be underestimated.
"At this point, there's no other option" Andrei finally spoke up, yawning.
"And?" Igor looked up at him.
"Marry Sergei's daughter. Isn't she single?" Andrei said.
"Marriage? I'm not venturing into that commitment anytime soon. The organization gives cruel punishment to any married man who cheats on his wife so I'll be locked with one p+$$y forever. I can't imagine myself doing that, and also... She's too thin! How sure am I that she won't break when I start f+çking her?" Igor said.
"Is everything about p+$$y and s+x to you? We're talking about your future here and I'm only giving you ways, but you're surely not ready for the upcoming war, so do whatever" Andrei replied and left the suite.
"Andrei! Andrei!!" Igor called after him, but no response.
"I'm gonna kill that d+ckhead!" Igor spat, pacing the living room.
*
TRIXIE'S SUITE*
The whole living room is noisy with screams coming from Trixie's playstation.
She's sitting in front of the screen with Sin, both holding the controllers as they played the second session of the ongoing game.
Sin stood from his couch when the tension got too much, the controller becoming hot in his palms.
His eyes were wide, and Trixie stood too, placing a leg on the chair and tapping the controller aggressively till the end of the session.
She won!
"F+ck! Yes!!!" She threw the control away, jumping up in ecstasy.
"Sinclair you owe me a Ferrari" she winked tauntingly.
"I know" he replied, dripping the controller slowly.
"C'mon don't be sad!" Trixie jumped on his back, and he groaned, holding her to himself.
"You're so light" he laughed, and she kissed his hair.
"I hate heavy food and you know it" she said, kissing his hair again as he carried her on his back around the room.
Though, his mind is heavy with series of thoughts. The day Corey arrives is the day he dies...that's for sure.
He wishes to tell her the truth before then, but it's not that easy.
Trixie kissed his hair for the third time, and that brought him out of his thoughts with heavy laughter.
From the slightly open door, Maya could be seen looking at them blankly.
She has been there since some minutes ago.
She blinked before turning around, making her way back to her suite, but luckily for her, she bumped into Andrei.
He walked past her though, but she obviously wouldn't take that.
"I'm sure you see me" she said, but he kept walking.
"Andrei!!!!!" She yelled crazily.
Sighing, he stopped to look back.
"You told Death that you don't like me and I don't like you. Why don't we keep the shit that way. He warned me to stay away from you and I'm only obeying. Good morning" he said and then walked away.
Maya knowingly smiled, folding her arms as she watched his back.
"Is that...anger? He's mad at me? Oh my gawd I love it. So cute" she muttered, smiling wider.
*
MANOR*
Adeline woke up to emptiness beside herself, and she just knew her suspicions are true.
Madden hates sleeping beside her after all. Does she disgust him that much that he can't even wait till daybreak before leaving her side?
The top buttons of her shirt are open, spilling out her br+àsts, so she quickly did the buttons and got down from the bed, but then she saw her phone blinking on the bedstand.
She went for it and saw a new text.
• Where are you, Adeline? I lost your contact since you left jail and I only just got it back. We need to talk about your parents involvement with Russia. Come see me as soon as possible~ Odessa.
Her eyes widened, and she dashed out of the room swiftly.
"Master?"
"Madden!"
"Where the fûck are...
Madden came out of the workroom, and she almost crashed into him, but she halted just in time.
His eyes are red like he didn't have a sleep, and the ice is back in them. He looks like he's pissed about something, but she's too overwhelmed to notice.
"My aunt from my father's side... She seems to know something about my parents involvement with The Pakhan...I have to fly to Colorado as soon as possible. Red-eye flight tonight if possible. I'll be back in two days" she said, expecting him to go against it, but his answer took her off guard.
"As you wish" he said, walking past her to the bedroom.
Adeline turned slowly, looking confused as hell.
What's going on again???
*
6PM*
At exactly 6pm, Madden's Audi drove to an halt at Moscow international airport.
Everything is still confusing to Adeline, but this is not the time to prob.
That'd wait till she's back from this trip.
Madden even followed her...he's currently beside her at the backseat.
Jinx and Loud are at the front, but as usual, they're closed away.
Adeline looked at Madden when the car stopped, and he expected him to say something, but he stayed silent with his stony face, so she got her small backpack and opened the car door.
Before she could step down, Madden suddenly pulled her back by the wrist, so she came face-to-face with him, his scent choking her.
"Madden...
"Don't go" he said, and she nearly screamed.
Is he mad? Why would he suddenly...
"Don't go" he repeated, his strangling eyes settled on hers, and the look in his eyes are so f+çking different from anyone she has ever witnessed.
She almost melted completely....she almost kissed his sinfully hot lips, but if she does, then she'd be done for, so she locked up.
"Give me just one day... I'll be back" she said, and with that, he let her go.
Her heart was slamming wildly as she finally stepped out, and maybe she's running insane too, but she expected him to pull her back again, but it never happened.
She folded her fists as she walked to the airport main door, but then she slowly looked back, waving at Loud and Jinx in the front.
The tinted backseat window is already closed, so she didn't have a final glance at Madden's face before Loud drove the car away.
She stood still for a minute before turning around, entering the airport.
Some minutes after she did, someone else came down from a taxi, carrying a backpack too and his head covered with his white hoodie.
It's Corey, and he entered the airport too.
*
The drive back to the clan has only been ongoing for three minutes, but Madden felt uncomfortable for the whole three.
Though he confirmed the text Adeline received, and it's really from Odessa, then he planted a tracker on her phone too, but still...
The lingering feeling that something is not right almost turned his head upside down, so he changed plans suddenly.
He'd just go to Colorado with her.
"Go back to the airport" he suddenly ordered, and Loud stopped the car abruptly.
He looked back with Jinx at the same time.
"Airport?" They chorused.
"Step on the f+çking gas and go back!" He snapped, his brows dangerously knitted.
With a rough turn, Loud rounded the highway and started driving back, but that was when it happened.
A burst of gunfire shattered through the air, and bullets hit the car body repeatedly, but thankfully it's bulletproof, so it can't penetrate.
"Shit!" Loud cursed.
"Who the f+ck are these animals?" Jinx muttered, getting her gun from the straps.
Madden's sharp eyes sighted the enemy so fast.
The gunshots are coming from another car from the left side,..a black Sedan.
"Stop the car" Madden ordered, but immediately Loud tried to do that, bullets hit the tyres, and they all went flat on the asphalt.
Loud ducked, instinctively hitting the gas. The car surged forward, narrowly avoiding a deadly head-on collision with a coming car before coming to a rough stop.
The enemies Sedan screeched to a stop too, tyres squealing loudly like the cry of a banshee.
At once, Madden came out of the Audi with Jinx and Loud.
Six masked guys came out of the Sedan, and immediately Madden saw them, he knew where they are from.
The cross tattoos on their necks is enough verification.
With boiling rage, showers of gunshots started.
The highway became a deadly battleground. Gunfire echoed through the night air, illuminating the darkness with flashes of light.
In a heart-stopping moment, Madden crossed to the other side, narrowly avoiding a massive truck, but he kept shooting though, swirling and swerving to avoid getting hit.
He fired a straight shot, hitting one of the enemies between the eyes, and that one dropped dead in the middle of the road__his blood coloured the gravel.
Madden targeted another one and fired again, bringing down the second one to the asphalt.
He fell dead just like the first one, and his head cracked open.
Their determination clashed with Madden's fury, and it became f+çked up.
Loud's bullet got one in the chest, and Jinx shot another one on the neck.
Now it's two of the enemies left, but then the plot changed when they threw down a smoke bomb.
The bomb exploded with a wrecking energy, scattering cloudy thick smokes across the road.
It stings the eyes too like teargas, so Loud and Jinx stood still, trying to minimize the effect. They can't even see each other.
Suddenly, they heard a car zooming off, and their senses went high on alert, but it was useless since they still can't see anything beyond the smokes.
Three minutes later, the smokes cleared off, but Madden is nowhere to be found! And the enemies Sedan car is gone too!
"Where the f+ck is Death!" Loud faced Jinx.
"No f+çking idea! No idea ok?!!" Jinx snapped, both facing each other in the middle of the now silent highway.
They were breathing heavily fast as the dreadful realization hit them.
"He got kidnapped" they muttered.
TBC.
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