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Chapter Six

Author: Jukwaese
last update Last Updated: 2022-01-17 08:24:04

Madini

Nadia Ego Madini. Daughter of the late Don marco Madini. A fierce lioness who had managed to prove her strength in the world of drug dealers ever since her father died as a casualty of a territorial war. Madini had gained access to the distribution of her product to many districts and territories over the past years of her reign in power, ever since the death of her father. Yes, she has been real busy. 

She now owned the southern region of the city. The queen of the south as she was rightly called, she had the most successful crime organization in the city and the second biggest reputation, only rivaled by maestro. 

Maestro had been on his toes for her name for the past few years , so he knew her tricks all too well to handle the information poor old Charlie had just given him about who sabotaged his delivery. 

Maestro knew that by this action, she had broken the rules set by the crime elders; a distinct, discrete group of aged old crime lords who moderated the traffic of the drug operations in the country. They were a major influence in the allocation of territories where each base operates and deciding which cartel earns them. They had strict rules which must be adhered to ,so as to restrict any party from interfering with the territory of another. It was such a beautiful order of arrangements which they hadn’t failed to tell Madinni about . Maestro knew all of these arrangements all too well and understood he had to present his new findings to the elders.

The meeting he had set up today was to require for the elders to call Madinni to order. He was already present at their round table with three other aged old men. He didn’t have his mask on this time. This group of people knew him too well enough to be playing his identity costume game with him.

“where’s madinni” the first man asked “ she knows better than to keep us waiting” 

“it’s unlike her to be late. She was always the punctual one”

“maybe she had lost regard for the elders and our protocol" maestro replied. 

“Maybe it is you who had lost control of his tongue to be saying such words “said a voice coming from the dark end of the room. The voice got the attention of the men in the room as they looked over at the corner to witness the emergence of female figured silhouette emerge from the shadows to the light. Nadia madinni wore a pretty smirk on her face that matched with her black lip gloss to in turn , match with her black leather jacket. Oh Yes, madinni was a sucker for matching blacks.

“ here I am, I heard someone was looking for me.” She began as she walked to the center of the room. 

“Madinni, where have you been. You are late. The memo of this meeting was given to you two days ago, isn’t that so?” the first elder spoke

“yes it was sire”

“then why this, daughter? Why disregard the elders in this manner” 

“I am sorry I’m late my elders. But my franchise had been interfered with , at the southern border. It was an impeding problem I had to settle with the immigration that caused my delay sire. Once again, I duely apologise , my elders” she said bowing her head to the elder as a show of fidelity.

“we are sorry to hear of you inconviniences, non withstanding, your lateness would not be permitted if repeated again.”

“yes sire”

“ good. You can now have a seat at the table” the second elder began now addressing madinni to her seat. “ the case tendered to we the elders today is that you had a hand in the sabotage of Lord Maestro’s merchandise therefore, breaking the rules of engagement ordered by this council. Is this true lady madinni”.

“No sire.”

“then what do you plead on these allegations”

“I plead innocence on these allegations sire. I had no idea nor hand in the sabotage of Lord maestro’s merchandise. If he claims I did, I welcome him to prove it before this table”

“oh I don’t need to prove anything to you little bitch.” Maestro interjected “you..”

“silence!” screamed the first elder. “son, you had better watch your mouth at this table. I acknowledge your high esteemed reputation but you should know better than to disrespect this council with your foul mouth.”

“I apologise sire. I only wish to express my displeasure in the turn of events as Madinni planned and executed a sabotage to my distribution last week and I ask that the lady madinni pays for all the damages I incured”

“duely noted son. But do you really have any proof of what you are accusing her of” the elder asked

“ I have charlie’s confession. He told me of madinni’s plans to get him to flip and give a tip to the cops on my secret route”

“and where is this Charlie now?” the elder asked

“ he is currently indisposed sire” maestro replied

“ you see son, we cannot make any decisions if we can’t hear this confession from charlie's mouth. Get your boy Charlie, then we can address this matter before it escalates.”

“You see sire” madinni interjected

“he has no witness and hence no proof to his claim” madinni said now throwing a smirk to maestros location “ this seems to just be a waste of my time”

“don’t you say that child. Remember the midst of whom you are in right now” the elder interrupted. “Maestro may not have the witness to present right now but make no mistake, that does not immediately exempt you from these charges. We will continue to look into this and make sure this doesn’t happen again, and nadia dear, if we do find out that you were truly responsible for this, we would see that you pay the fines we assigned to such breaches of contract. Such nuisance Is very bad for business .”

“understood sire” madinni responded

“ this meeting is over”

Maestro’s eyes popped wide open in disbelief . he could not imagine that madinni would be let off so easily. “ that’s it? She sabotages my transport and all she gets is a slap on the wrist”

“who said she is leaving with a slap on the wrist" said elder 1 "are you accusing the elders of being incapable of giving efficient verdicts? Are you accusing us of being biased?"

“well, if you aren’t , how come you are telling me that she gets to walk out here today free and I still have the issue of a compromised transport system on my hands” maestro requested.

“ we have told you son, our inability to present a verdict currently is due to your inability to provide this Charlie boy who you claimed gave Madinni up as who ordered the sabotage. Presently it’s just your word against hers. Its no fault of ours. Present your boy Charlie and then we gon talk.”

“ this some bullshit!” maestro rose up and left the room, wearing his mask as he reached for the door

Maestro , come back he could hear the elders calling him back but their voices faded only faded as he kept walking , overwhelmed by how indignant he felt at the outcome of the meeting.

“boss!" zeke called out as he saw maestro walk out of the room . Maestro did not respond, he just kept moving and zeke followed him as they walked and stepped into the SUV parked outside the building .

“Boss” zeke tried calling out again. 

“what is it zeke” maestro replied as the SUV’s engine revved and moved.

“ its your phone sir, its been bugging all day”

“who is it?”

“its Nena sir”

“mtchw” he hissed “ leave it alone, I’ll answer it when I get home”

“but boss” zeke tried to continue “she…”

“ I said leave it alone boy, what’s wrong with you.”

Maestro may have had a mask on, but his anger was still very much visible on his face. His countenance was so bold ,lt was hard to miss.

The silence that exuded soon after lasted on the ride all the way to their stop. When they finally got to the stop , zeke motioned to open the door and exit the vehicle.

“zeke” maestro called out

“yes boss”

“I want you to tell the boys to keep their guards up. I have a deep feeling Madinni is up to something bigger than her previous hit. The snitch to the cops who sabotaged our delivery was only the beginning. We need not let our guard down now, you feel me zeke?.” 

“yes boss. I understand”.

Maestro motioned his hands as permission for zeke to excuse him from the vehicle.

“take me home” he ordered the driver.

The bus moved again to another stop. Maestro pulled up the wrist of his sleeve to check the time.7pm. 

“I want the car ready to leave as early as 6am tomorrow morning” he ordered at the driver who nodded in reply and waited for his boss to step of the car before he steps on this gas again. 

Maestro stepped out of the vehicle and walked into the building in front him which happened to be his apartment apparently. He pulled off his mask and left it on the backseat. He won’t be needing to cloak his identity in his own house. 

He walked up the stairs but was surprised on what he found on getting to the door of his room. It was left ajar like someone was in there.

Strange , maestro thought. It wasn’t open when he left . his curiosity rose as he drew even closer to the door knob . he tried reaching for his gun behind his belt but froze at the sound that came from the room.

“baby” the anonymous voice cried out “is that you dear?”

Maestro recognized that voice all too well but still had to open the door and confirm visuals. To his surprise,his suspicions weren’t wrong at all

“nena !” he called out in disbelilef “what are you doing here”

“surprise!” nena yelled with her hands out to embrace her fiancé.

“I wasn’t expecting you today”

“dani, I told you I was returning to lagos for a brief meeting”

“yes ,but you didn’t tell me it was today”

“I know . I didn’t exactly plan to be here today as well but I really just wanted to see you and I wanted to surprise you as well.” 

NenA's hands were wrapped around Maestro's neck now as she smilled at him.

“well, this was a pleasant surprise then.” Maestro replied. “ you look stunning. i miss you darling”

“I miss you too baby” nena said as she stretched her neck for her lips to kiss with his.

The kiss lasted for a while until nena withdrew her lips and seductively walked towards the bed, gently untying the robe she had on , exposing the sexy lingerie she wore underneath.

Maestro drew a steadying breath now, his muscles automatically relaxing. The sight of nena in her lingerie sparked little flickers of nerves just beneath his skin.

He looked as she climbed the bed kneeling, biting her tip of her lips softly as she fixed her eyes on him. She then stretched forth her hands , protruding out but a single finger , singaling him to hurry up and join her on the bed.

The hunger rose within maestro . His cock stirred inside the confines of his trousers. His body began driving his skin to raise all of it's gooseflesh. His brain had gone so numb at this minute that the only words that were being formed in it were "hurry up and join her fool. What the hell are you waiting for"

"Uh, honey?" Nena spoke. "Are you coming or what"

"I'll be with you baby, you know I can't pass on a body like that. " Maestro replied grinding "I just have to use the restroom for a minute" .

He quickly excused himself to the bathroom. He washed his face and stared at his reflection In the mirror. "Fuck! " He whispered to himself "how'd she show up unannounced like that.you really need to be careful with this one maestro. You need to be more careful" he then reached for the back of his belt and brought out the 9 millimeter he strapped in there. Unloaded the clip and stretched his hands to drop it up behind the water heater . 

"Honey!" NenA's voice called out from the room " what's going on in there, are you okay"

"Yeah , I am" maestro replied as he emerged from the door throwing a smoldering look at her.

Nena smiled at him. Her glittering silvery blue eyes locked with his. The impact of her penetrating gaze caused maestro’s heart to skip a beat. Her thick waist reminded him of how much his hands had craved wrapping themselves around it. Thick black hair framed her heart shaped face. A bluish sheen emanated from the soft curls, further enhanced her beautiful aura. Full breasts, thick waists and slender pair of legs. The face of an angel and body of a vixen.

Maestro wasted no more time staring at his fiancé , he quickly took off his jacket as he rushed to the bed.

He began to undress as nena helped him , firstly with his belt because his erection seemed to be throbbing and straining rather too quickly, threatening to tear through his pants soon if nothing was done to help it. Her shaking hands hurriedly unfastened his awkward buttons. Somehow she worked free of his vest and shirt, dropping them to the floor in his hurry. Boots and trouser’s followed.

Maestro slipped onto the bed , stretching out on his side. The silk of soft sheets whispered against his hungry flesh. From ceiling to the floor, every item bespoke luxury and decadence to the extreme. Walls were covered in richly woven ivory fabric wallpaper, edged with a crimson-tinged wood trim. Deep pile carpeting spread from wall to wall, a slightly richer shade of scarlet.

Nena’s body melted naturally into his, fitting in the way that only a woman could. His erection pressed against her thigh. He could have taken her immediately, but her invisible hand squeezed his. He looked deep in her eyes . slow down he reminded himself this is not the way it is done else you’ll embarrass yourself.

Maestro closed his eyes as he felt himself slide in and out of this woman, immersing himself in the exhilarating sensations. The effect spread through his system like a virus, invading and restructuring . 

Nena's gentle moan raised even more motivation for him to increase his thrusts. Raw human energy he was exuding in the room as it was evident in the way nena squeezed her nails hard on his back till a few of them broke . Like lovers who’ve longed to see each other for a long time, these two made love for hours till their batteries drained out.

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