Chapter Two

In the clan forest property, there's a low mountain, and on the mountain, stood a manor.

The manor is Madden's home, he loves his privacy that way.

Igor climbed up the mountain in a fit of rage, aiming to break the main door down with his gun when he remembered the door is not penetrable, so he switched to kicking.

He kicked it hard, and the walls shook.

"Madden!!!"

Only the echo of his own voice came back, so he kicked again—more aggressive this time.

He continued the kicks till he got tired of it, so he went back down the mountain.

He came back minutes later with a keg of gasoline and a matchbox.

He wet the door and windows with the gasoline, then he got a matchstick.

"That'll be fun to watch," Madden's chilly voice spoke.

Igor turned swiftly to see him standing beside a stone, not far from the manor. He has been watching him since the beginning.

Igor threw down the matchbox and walked fast to him.

He threw him a punch.

Madden didn't avoid it, but he smiled devilishly immediately the punch met his face, then he returned it.

The force of his punch threw Igor to the ground with a bruise.

It's a known fact to every mobster in the clan that Madden is stronger than all, but Igor is not ready for that conversation.

The fact that he's older than Madden makes him always want to top, but Madden is not to be bossed.

Before Igor could stand, Madden was already going down the mountain.

Igor stood, gritting his teeth as his anger got refined.

He wants to kill Madden right now.

He always wants to.

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[Back At The Small House]

"Malik!"

"Michael!"

"Malik!"

"Michael!"

The other newbies chanted as Adeline and the guy rolled on the ground, taking turns to give blows.

Turns out his name is Malik, and he has lots of fans in the new gang.

He's obviously having the upper hand, and his punches are heavier, but Adeline is not one to give up.

Her face is bloody already.

Things were already escalating before the two girls from earlier showed up.

The matching females.

"The last to get up gets punished." one of them said immediately they entered the circle.

Adeline quickly spranged up.

Malik stood last.

"Impressive," the second girl smiled, taking a good look as the two of them as the rest stepped back.

"I'm Jinx," the first one said.

"And I'm Poe." the second one said, both looking blunt.

"You're Micheal Alonso," Jinx said, facing Adeline.

"Yes." Adeline replied, her bloody face so tight.

Jinx smiled shortly, taking another look at her before joining Poe.

"The trial is tomorrow. The clan will decide the ones joining the clan among y'all after taking the physical tests. Till then, you'll be given rooms to stay" Poe said.

Ten minutes later, they were already getting shuffled into different rooms around the compound.

Adeline got a big room down the third wing.

Immediately she dropped her duffel bag on the third bed she saw, she knew that she had roommates.

She froze.

Her roommates would be guys.

How's she gonna continue keeping her real gender from them?

She hasn't really thought about this.

But then... they'll only become her real roommates if she passes the psychical trials tomorrow, right?

But one thing is for sure, she has to pass. She needs to join this clan.

She needs to train and get stronger.

She gathered a thick hoodie from her duffel, plus a black jean, then she entered the bathroom.

She made sure to lock the door before undressing.

She took off her shirt and jeans, pulled down her panty, then she unwrapped the bandage on her chest, freeing her breasts.

They aren't big, so that's a bonus.

She turned on the warm shower button before getting under, letting the warm water wash away her cold.

[Two Days Ago - ADX Florence Prison - Colorado]

Only the sound of Adeline's harsh breathing could be heard in the small solitary cell as she did pushups, counting and sweating like a pig.

Her limbs are already shaking.

"Thirty-nine!" She grunted, saliva falling from her weak mouth.

Her gorgeous golden hair is all tangled, but she managed to pull it to a low messy ponytail, and lots of strands is stuck on her nape.

Her sweat is dropping below her face, and it's forming a puddle already as she tried to do another push.

"Fort—

She couldn't finish when a cop showed up at the door.

"Inmate number 30?" He said, his eyes mocking.

Adeline rose to her feet, breathing hard. Her little muscles flexed.

Ten minutes later, she already changed from the inmate uniform, back to the clothes she wore here when she was arrested five years ago.

She has spent five years here for a crime she didn't comit. She was 20 when she got arrested, and now 25.

She was wondering what's going on as she walked beside the cop till they got to the main office.

"What's going on?" She questioned.

"Your release has been ordered by the federal," the cops told her.

Adeline frowned. "Why?"

"An evidence showed up that you're not really the murderer of your parents. Adeline Wilson, you're free to go." the detective told her, and tears fell from her red eyes.

Hot, piping one.

She has nothing to say.

What would she probably say?

Five years ago when she was arrested, all evidence pointed at her and there was no escape.

But now after spending five years in here, they suddenly found out she's innocent?

As she walked out of the prison building, she was crying.

As expected, no one was waiting to receive her.

She wiped her tears, and thanks to the money her senior sister sends to her monthly in jail, she was able to ride a taxi home.

It changed a lot, and time took it's toll on the walls. It's all cracked. The paint is faded and scratched. Even the roof is rusty, and the doors.

It's like a ghost house.

As she pushed the door open, she let out her tears again.

The inside is a greater mess.

The roof is leaking, and rain washed away the flooring.

She had a vivid imagination of that fateful day when her parents died from the poisoning she caused, and she could imagine their corpses lying on the ground as they bled every drop of blood in their systems.

She had to quickly run out of the house so she won't break down.

She was panting as she rested her palms on her knees.

"Yo! Isn't it the bitch who killed her parents for money?" A guy passing by mocked, and she folded her fists

"Hey cool down! Don't murder me too! By the way, you killed that outfit!" He laughed, going out of sight.

Adeline was about to rush down the dilapidated stairs when she saw a letter hanging by a crack on the wall.

She took it and opened with shaky fingers.

It's from Kimberly, her big sis...

I've been in Russia for three years now—i joined The Bratva to get stronger. If you see this when you get out, then you might wanna come join me. We have to punish the bastard who framed you for our parents murder. The clan stopped taking females though, so you'll have to live as a boy if you're coming. I bought you a new identity as Micheal Alonso, get the details from the cyber man in the third street. He'll get you the invite and the QR code, too. See you soon, Adeshka.

A smile painted Adeline's lips—a sad smile, but at least... there's hope.

Everyone sees her as a murderer here even after she has been found innocent. She'd start all-over as a boy in Russia, and she'd get stronger.

She'd reunite with her sister, too.

"I'll go. I'll definitely go" she muttered.

[Present Day]

Adeline opened her eyes, cutting off the flashbacks and rubbing her face, but she cringed in pains cos of the bruises caused by Malik's punches.

"That bastard," she muttered, but then it's not only him.

She also has a cut on her cheek caused by the first bastard who threw a blade at her.

She doesn't give a fuck who he is, she's wounding him back the next time they meet.

A knock sounded at the door, and she jumped.

Her roommates?

"Who's..there?" She said, her voice sounding slightly like a male's.

Thanks to the pills she's on.

It'll block her period, and at the same time alter her voice.

"It's Kimberly," the voice came, and her eyes widened.

She quickly wrapped a towel on her body and went to open the door.

Kimberley's blue eyes came to view, and she quickly came in, locking the door before hugging Adeline so tight, stroking her trimmed hair.

"Adeshka," Kimberly sobbed emotionally.

"Kimberly," Adeline sobbed too, hugging her back.

They didn't break the hug for three long minutes, and when they broke it, they smiled, their smiles radiating from their matching blue eyes.

They're the Wilson family girls anyways, they're so damn pretty.

"Do I look like a boy enough?" Adeline asked.

"You're a pretty boy," Kimberly smiled, palming her face. "Now that you're here, you must pass the physical tests tomorrow."

"I will, but what happens to anyone who doesn't?" Adeline asked.

"His memories of what he saw in this clan will be wiped, and he'll be thrown out, so you have to pass" Kimberly replied, and Adeline nodded.

"We have to behave like strangers publicly, right?"

"Yeah. No one must find out we're siblings. They know my only female sibling is still in jail. They must not find out it's you. No one must find out you're a girl, Adeshka." Kimberly said sternly, her eyes turning frigid.

"What happens if they find out I'm a girl? If they find out I deceived them and I'm your sister?" Adeline asked in a low voice.

Kimberly's lips pressed before she spoke up...

"You'll be killed, by me. I'll be ordered to kill you."

Adeline went cold.