Thē Jãilbīrd - Episode 93&94

 

 THĒ JÃILBĪRD

Thē Jãilbīrd - Episode 93&94

(Female•In•Disguise)

By; Naomi Cindy B.

★★★★★★★★★★★★★

#UNEDITED

"Can you generate 9 inches too?" Adeline muttered, and Dominic's mouth fell open.

"What!"

Fatima covered her mouth to stop herself from laughing out.

"Young lady, please" Baron spoke again, and before Adeline could reply, Trixie carefully snatched the pin from her.

"I'll talk to her. Please leave her to me for some minutes" she said.

"Better talk some senses to her head, else..." Dominic glared.

"Else what? You'll start beating me like your wife? Look I'm not Tessa, I'm Adeline. I only need good food and I promise to ruin your face for you" Adeline glared back.

"This little bî+ch..."

Dominic was already going closer to her again when Baron intervened.

"Get out of this room, Dominic" he ordered.

"You have twenty minutes to have whatever talk you want with her." He told Trixie and left the room.

"Take your time" Baron smiled lightly at them before leaving too.

"I promise you'll like it here. This empire is the most peaceful in America" Fatima smiled.

She winked at Trixie and left too.

Adeline held her head immediately, walking around the annoyingly large room.

"No...no I'm not doing this. We're gonna have to escape this shitty contract" she said.

"Do you know the number of guards surrounding this west wing alone? Do you know the number of guards surrounding the penthouse on its own? Do you know the number of guards surrounding the estate as a whole?" Trixie replied.

Adeline immediately walked to the window, pulling the curtains aside to stare out.

True to Trixie's words, the guards are so hefty and too many. They're standing side by side, no space between them at all so the security is damn tight everywhere.

"Shit" she muttered.

"You can't maneuver through them cos you'd be caught before you get out of this penthouse. If you're caught running away, Dominic might order them to shoot you on the legs to render you powerless, Fatima said he was so obsessed with Tessa that he didn't allow her go out of the bedroom... He tied her up and beat her up anytime she complained" Trixie explained.

"Fatima?" Adeline faced her.

"The girl here earlier... She's his junior sister. She's nice" Trixie replied.

"Then we can ask her for help. She can help us escape" Adeline said.

"You're not getting it. The fact that she's nice doesn't mean she'd go against her brother, and the father Baron is a soft person too. Dominic is literally in charge of everything here" Trixie explained again, and Adeline bit her lip hard that she nearly drew blood.

She made to start walking restlessly around the room again, but her legs collided, and she almost fell.

Trixie quickly held her and brought her to sit in bed.

"You need the rest. You look so weak" she said, and Adeline looked up slowly.

"Trixie I can't do this. We can't be trapped here forever. I don't want to live as his wife I can't even look him in the face without getting disgusted... Madden planted himself too deep into my bloodstream and...

"Shhh...I know how you feel" Trixie interrupted, and she sniffled, fighting back the tears that were threatening to fall from her blue eyes.

"But you only have to play along for a while" Trixie continued.

"How?" Adeline blinked.

"Be his wife and pretend that everything is ok. Make him believe you're ready to serve him and earn his trust" Trixie said.

"What if he asks for s+x? I can't give any other man my body... I can't...

"Listen to me, Adeline... You're smart. Hatch ways to turn him down without making him notice your disinterest... You only have to be careful" Trixie said, and Dominic barged in again.

"Time up" He announced with that arrogant pitch in his voice again.

Adeline gathered herself and stood.

"Do well" Trixie told her, and she nodded before following Dominic out of the room.

Fatima came in.

"I guess our outing is ruined... Your mood is down" she said.

"I don't know what my sister will experience in the hands of your brother" Trixie replied.

"Don't worry. With what I've seen so far, your sister is his match. I bet I should be ready to see Dominic getting beaten by a woman" Fatima said, and Trixie grinned.

"Let's cancel the outing, but at least we can visit the pool that you love. We have ice cream and party till the feast tomorrow" Fatima pulled her out of the room.

"Feast?" Trixie said as they walked down the guarded hall.

"Yeah. There'll be a feast in this estate for every member of the empire, and we're attending it together. Also, dad is receiving a huge visitor from Russia" Fatima announced.

"Russia?" Trixie gasped.

"Don't worry, you'll be alerted by the time he arrives. You can't be recognized yunno? So you'll use mask" Fatima said, and Trixie smiled as they entered the elevator.

*

DOMINIC'S PERSONAL SUITE*

Dominic led Adeline into the building, and she didn't even take her time to look around.

What's the use of looking around anyways? Once she gains his trust, she'd make a plan to use him for escape, so there's no need keeping the house jargons in her head.

But one sure thing is that the suite is actually more luxurious than the penthouse. Dominic rules this place for real.

Adeline continued following him till he entered the large bedroom, and he shut the door behind her casually.

He grabbed her by the arms and brought her to the wall, trapping her there with her arms pressed above her head.

That's cliche.

She turned her face away, but he turned it back to himself, holding her wrists with just one palm.

"I missed you" he muttered throatily.

Adeline hardened her bones, trying her best so she won't say a thing.

"You dunno how hard it was for me when you were in that morgue. I couldn't touch nor look at other women. I couldn't eat properly, and I had to kill your parents when they were bothering me too much about you" he whispered, and her bones hardened again.

He killed Tessa's parents after killing their daughter too? Just how animalistic can he be?

Who does he think he is? She badly wants to bite him in the eyes right now, but she calmed her bones, remembering Trixie's words.

Gain his trust.

"You... love me that much?" She managed to speak, and she saw him smile... An irritating smile.

"So darn much... You're my life, Tessa" he said, moving his face to her neck to kiss and nibble deeply on her skin.

If it were Madden, she'd have been soaked underneath with that one move, but nothing is happening...

It just explains how much she can't stand this prick, so she carefully pushed his head away from herself.

"What? You liked neck kisses" he muttered, anger crossing his eyes.

It's obvious he has severe anger issue, but his anger issue will run and hide when it meets Madden's own.

"I like neck kisses, but I should probably eat first" she said.

"I'll order you some fried rice," he winked, and she badly wants to claw out his eyes immediately.

"Just a minute" he said, and she nodded as he left the room.

Adeline sighed, leaving the wall and strolling around.

"If I can escape this trap with Trixie, then I promise to attend thanksgiving" she muttered, sitting in bed afterwards.

Her eyes met with the mirror, and she couldn't blink as she stared at her new face.

She's still beautiful, no doubt.

But the fact that Madden won't recognize her if they luckily meet in the future is traumatizing.

Does that mean it's over for them?

It better not be.

It better not.

*

RUSSIA, BAYOU*

"Vernon will be flying out to Colorado tomorrow" Igor announced as he entered the mini manor.

"Why Colorado?" Maya stood swiftly.

"His choice, not mine" Igor replied as Madden came in after him, looking stiff.

"Madden..." Maya walked to him.

"I said quit calling him that" Igor replied.

"It's weird to call him Vernon when we're in the same house. I can just call him Vernon outside" Maya replied, finally getting to Madden.

"I'll go with you" she said.

"No. I'm leaving alone" Madden replied curtly.

"But you just woke from a year coma, it'd be unadvisable to move alone" Sin retorted.

"I'm still leaving alone, so pack me some stuffs, Loud" Madden replied dryly and started going inside.

"Yes, Master" Loud replied.

"I think I deserve a thanks for working on your face. That's a more handsome face right there" Igor talked, and Madden looked back.

"I never asked for it" he coldly said, and Igor scoffed.

"You're still the arrogant @sshole"

"Don't worry... I might not be coming back when I leave tomorrow, so there'll be no @sshole to worry about... Bastard" Madden replied coldly again and finally went in.

"You have no right to call me a bastard, jerk!!" Igor started rushing after him, but Andrei pulled him back.

"Stop it" he muttered.

"You heard him" Igor glared.

"He has always been like this so why are you acting like it's new?" Andrei replied, and Igor huffed.

"He's acting like it's new because now he's his half-brother" Sin said, and everyone laughed including Maya.

"I'm so worried about him...what if he collapses anywhere in the streets of Colorado?" Jinx muttered.

"Don't worry, he can handle himself" Malik replied.

"And I was already hoping to celebrate Christmas with him tomorrow" Maya muttered.

"He doesn't seem like he's in the mood for celebration" Ksenia replied.

Her eyes met with Igor's, and Igor immediately went in without turning back.

"Punk" she muttered.

"He's only acting up. Don't mind him he'd come around" Maya patted her.

The celebrations continued till deep in the night when everyone slept off in the wide living room, but Loud left the sleepy bodies and came out to the balcony.

He sat with his bottle of vodka, drinking in remembrance of Nikolai and Adeline.

He was about to take the tenth sip from the bottle when Jinx came out and snatched it from him.

He looked up, and a small smile formed on his lips when he saw Jinx.

She drank everything in the bottle before sitting beside him. He didn't bother to shift.

"I was told to call the pilot, tell him to prepare the private jet" she said.

"What's the problem?" Loud asked.

"I'm reluctant... Poe loved Master too much so if anything happens to him again, she'd probably haunt me in me dreams" she replied, and Loud chuckled.

"Death can take care of himself no matter the situation, trust him " he said.

"Sure, and why are you sitting here drinking alone? Do you still miss your first love, Adeline?" She faced him.

"Nah...I got over Adeline even before her death." He replied.

"Then?" She blinked.

"Maybe I was thinking about someone else, who knows?" He shrugged, facing her too.

"That can't be me, is it?" She jokingly asked.

"What if it is?" He said seriously.

"Are you.... tipsy?" She asked with another blink.

"Do I look tipsy?" He replied.

"But you're....

Loud already leaned in before she could finish.

He kissed her, and she felt millions of goosebumps on her skin again.

Before she could even think about it, she held his face and began kissing him back.

Their kiss collided with 12am when fireworks exploded in the sky, writing MERRY CHRISTMAS in the dark clouds.

Malik is still wearing his Christmas costume as he stepped into the balcony with bottles of vodka to share with them, but he was quick to see the scene.

He stepped away from the balcony, bumping into Sin who's also just coming.

"What's up?" Sin looked up, but Malik just walked away.

Sin frowned and took a look at the balcony.

Immediately he saw the ongoing kiss, he knew that was it.

Loud's hand is even inside Jinx's top right now, cupping her b👀b.

"Oh...shit" Sin muttered, rushing after Malik.

"Malik! Gawd damn it! Malik!"

*

HONG KONG, NAZEERA'S VILLA*

"Merry Christmas!" Angelika and Aleksandr clinked their glasses of juice with Nazeera in their wide balcony.

"Merry Christmas, sweethearts" she smiled, drinking with them at the same time.

"Are we going out today, granny?" Angelika asked.

"Of course, just give me a list of wherever you wanna go and it's done" Nazeera kissed then both in the hair.

The ringing of her phone interrupted the moment again, and she answered before walking out of the room.

"What's the plan?" Angelika asked in a whisper.

"Do you know any number offhand?" Aleksandr asked.

"Yes. I know Jinx's number" Angelika replied.

"Cos she always gave you candies?" Aleksandr teased.

"Be serious!" Angelika snapped.

"Sorry ma'am" Aleksandr smiled, and Angelika sighed.

"I know mum's number offhand too, so during our outing tonight, we'll both eat shrimps in large quantities and pass out, then when grandma takes us to the hospital, I'll tell you the rest" Aleksandr explained.

"Why can't you tell me everything at once?" She stumped her foot.

"Suspense is part of the thrill" he replied.

"Sometimes you behave like Madden" she muttered.

"Cos I was trained to be like him, duhh" he replied, and Angelika hugged him.

He's slightly taller.

"You're the only one I have now. You know that, right?" Angelika said.

Aleksandr hugged her back gently, rubbing her curly hair.

"I know, and I'll take care of you... Don't worry" he replied, and she smiled, hugging him tighter.

*

COLORADO, APEX SYNDICATE EMPIRE ~ DOMINIC'S SUITE*

Adeline woke up to the chilling feel of cold on her skin, and that made her mind whirr.

She's sure she slept with about three cardigans on last night, so how come she's this cold when she's not in Madden's red-lit manor?

Did Dominic strip her naked overnight or something?

Her eyes flew open at the thought, and she was shocked to see Dominic sleeping beside her in bed, staring at her like a hawk.

The cardigans are still intact on her body, so her cold is as a result of the extreme weather.

Disgust mixed with irritation in the pit of her stomach, and she instantly wants to spit at his face, but she held back.

"Merry Christmas, honey" he said, and she managed to muster a smile.

"Merry Christmas" she replied.

Dominic came closer with the intention of kissing her lips, but she quickly turned her lips away, so his lips met with her cheek.

She sat up and got down from the bed, clearing her throat awkwardly.

"There's a feast tonight, and Fatima will bring you your dress." he said, getting down too.

"A feast?" She asked.

"Christmas feast, and the estate will be busy today, so mind the way you walk around if you don't want blood on your face. I'll kill anyone who talks to you" he warned, grabbing a jacket.

"Stay good" he smiled at her before dashing out of the room.

"Prick" Adeline muttered, then the alarm sounded at the main door.

She quickly stepped out to open up, meeting Fatima and Trixie by the door.

"Merry Christmas!" They chorused, making her smile as they popped confetti in the air.

"Thank you" she beamed, hugging Trixie.

Fatima hugged her too before handing her the big box containing her dress for the feast.

"I'll leave you sisters to talk" she winked and left the suite 

Adeline hugged Trixie one more time, longer than before.

"Now I know why Erik ordered the assassination of our parents. Godmother told me before we left Russia" Trixie said, and that caused her to break the hug.

"What was it?" She impatiently asked.

"After I was birthed at the hospital, Erik took me like our parents promised, and our parents had to lie to everyone that I died after birth. Erik took me to Russia, but our mother travelled to Russia every month just to have a look at my face. Erik never allowed her entry throughout her countless visits, so she began threatening to expose it to the world that I'm not really his child... Erik got mad" Trixie explained.

"Then... He sent Corey for the assassination of her and our father?" Adeline said, and Trixie nodded.

"Gawd" Adeline hugged her again.

"We'll conquer this, don't worry" Trixie replied with a light smile, then she took the box and opened it.

The dress is black, armless with a low back and a long slit at the front. It's f+çking exposing, and the heels are very tall black ones too.

"Can you manage?" Trixie asked.

"Do I have a choice?" Adeline replied.

*

7PM*

The compound is crowded like Fatima said, and the important guests could be seen walking around with glasses of cocktails and mocktails in their hands, both men and women in their late fifties.

In front of the estate gate, the guards are in a straight line like they're waiting for someone, and Baron is in front of them, waiting with them.

A red Maserati pulled up softly in front of the gate, and one of the guards quickly rushed to open the door.

Madden stepped out with his usual frozen aura, wearing a red woolen sweatshirt that's loose, and white slacks.

His hair is covering his left eye, but his uncovered right eye is looking so lifeless that it could affect a crowd.

The mole on his nose stood out beautifully.

"Welcome! Mr. Vernon Petrova!" The guards bowed collectively as instructed by Baron.

Baron himself stepped forward with a wide smile.

"Welcome to Colorado, Mr. Vernon" he said, stretching his arm forward for an handshake.

Madden ignored the hand, and the old man had to fold his hand back.

"Please, follow me" he said, leading the way inside.

A guard carried Madden's bag, but he took it from the guard.

"You don't have to" the guard said.

"Let it go, don't touch my things" Madden replied bluntly, and the guard stepped back, leaving the bag to him.

He followed Baron into the vast estate, and they rode an escalator to the inner property where the penthouse and feast hall is.

"This way, Mr. Vernon" Baron directed him to the suite beside Dominic's own.

"Is that Vernon! Oh my gawd!" Fatima suddenly appeared, jumping around happily like a kid 

"You dunno how hard my father has been trying to book you since last year! You're finally here I'm so happy!" She gushed and tried hugging him...

Madden stepped away, and she fell, hurting her knees.

"Fatima!" Baron quickly helped her up.

Madden didn't even look at her bleeding knees.

"Am I still working for you or not?" He asked emotionlessly.

"Come with me" Baron gestured, taking him into the suite.

"You might wanna attend my feast at 7:30. I'll be honoured" He said once they're inside.

"I'm not interested" Madden replied point-blank.

"I guess we'll see tomorrow then" Baron started going out.

"Adeline Wilson...the woman who got bombed last year. Any news about her burial?" He suddenly asked, and Baron turned back.

"Why?"

Madden stayed silent, so the old man sighed.

"My son Dominic who's a doctor handled her burial, and if you want info, you'll meet him at the feast. I guess you're coming after all" he said and smiled before leaving.

Madden looked around the vainglorious suite, pushing his right hand into his pocket.

He smirked... "Dominic? Sounds like the name of a d+ck" 

*

DOMINIC'S SUITE*

Trixie is busy trying to dress Adeline up in the exposing dress when Fatima  came in with bleeding knees.

"What the hell! What happened to your knees!" Trixie gasped.

"The jerk potter from Russia... what's his name again... Vernon. He made me fall. He's just handsome for nothing, his attitude sucks" Fatima complained.

"This would hurt a lot" Adeline said.

"Don't worry, I'll get it treated before going to the feast, but isn't this dress too exposing?" Fatima replied.

"Blame your brother" Adeline shrugged.

"He loves exposing dresses on his woman, and that's part of the reasons Tessa always got beaten by him. She never agreed to his choice of clothes" Fatima said.

Dominic barged in like his habit again.

"You ready?" He asked, and Adeline stood.

She replied with a light smile, and he pulled her out of the room impatiently.

"She has a banging body though, your sister" Fatima said.

"I know" Trixie smiled.

"And do you have a boyfriend in Russia?" Fatima chirped again.

Trixie bit the inside of her mouth immediately, her mind swaying to Sin.

"Let's go get dressed" she said, avoiding the question as she pulled Fatima out.

*

FEAST HALL, 7:50*

The space is full cos all the guests parading the estate are inside already, mingling and chatting under the bright chandeliers of the hall.

A 90's Christmas themed music is playing moderately, and some are swaying to the music at the dance floor.

Baron stepped on the stage, hitting a spoon on the body of his wine cup to gather attention.

The hall became silent, and even the song volume went down as everyone turned to face him.

"Thanks for honouring the yearly feast again, and...

"Father?" Dominic's voice interrupted behind him, and he stopped talking as Dominic came in, linking arms with Adeline who's looking greatly uncomfortable with what she's wearing.

Eyes came wide immediately.

* Tessa?

* Isn't Tessa dead?

* Is Tessa a twin?

* How f+çking come?

* What the f+ck!

Tongues were dancing as Baron stepped aside for Dominic to take over.

"Adeline looks too uncomfortable in that dress" Trixie muttered from the crowd.

She's standing beside Fatima with her mask on.

"The feast will soon be over. Don't worry. I'm more interested in what Dominic has to say" Fatima replied.

"I'll go get her another dress in case she needs to change eventually" Trixie said, leaving the hall.

"Tessa came back to me one week after her death, and I have plans to take her to the alter again" Dominic announced, and Adeline's eyes widened as she faced him.

"Yeah...it's what you're thinking. I'll be remarrying Tessa, and the wedding is in three days" Dominic further said.

"Screw you!" Adeline spat at his face and left his side.

She started walking out of the hall.

There's no way she's climbing the alter with this bastard.

She can still avoid a kiss with him if they're in this estate, but on the alter if he's asked to kiss the bride, then she won't be able to escape.

Kissing him equals suicide. She might just die.

No way she's doing that crap.

She was still pushing her way out of the crowdy hall when Dominic pulled her back.

"You do not walk out on me!" He snarled.

"You didn't tell me this before. You can't just make decisions on your own!" She glared.

"I have every right to. You're my wife Tessa!" He snapped.

"I'm not doing the remarriage, never!" She snapped back, and he did what she expected.

Despite the crowdy hall, he slapped her in the face, and her lips bursted.

The crowd didn't even seem bothered... It's not his first time hitting Tessa publicly.

"You do not argue with me!" He yelled at Adeline's face.

"Pig!" Adeline yelled, punching him angrily.

Dominic's right eye turned him as the punch landed on it, and the crowd gasped.

Adeline made to throw another punch, but the zip of her gown went down at the back.

The gown almost slipped away from her breàsts, but she quickly held the material to her chest. Her white panty is already showing behind.

That gave Dominic another chance to hit her in the face again.

Adeline staggered, holding tightly to her chest. The material mustn't fall, else she'd go n+ked.

Dominic hit her again and again.

"Say yes! Tell me yes Tessa!!" He shouted, kicking her in the tummy.

Adeline fell in the middle of the speechless crowd, landing on the Christmas cake in the middle of the hall, still holding tightly to her chest.

She spat out blood from her mouth, unable to speak, then Dominic raised one of the chairs.

"Talk to me! Say yes!!" He yelled, about to bring the chair down to her head.

A cold metal suddenly pressed on his head from behind, making him freeze. It's a gun.

"F+çking touch her again, and I'll spill your brains to the floor" the deep voice came like a bomb.

TBC.

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