Safe

There was silence after the footsteps disappeared. Bella waited a little longer.

"Isabella!!!!" Bella stood up, she heard the voice she's familiar with.

"Isabella!!!!" The voice was getting nearer and nearer. Bella cried, feeling relieved. "Poof!"

It was windy, there were sounds of swaying leaves so her movements from the bushes were covered.

"Isabella baby, where are you?!" She went out of the bush and ran towards the voice.

Dean saw a black shadow running towards her. The soldiers behind him are ready to shoot anytime. "Stand down!" He runs towards the shadow, Bella launched on Dean.

He caught her and embraced her tightly. Bella wailed.

"You did great baby, you're safe now. Are you hurt?" Bella shakes her head while sobbing.

The soldiers behind him took the walkie talkie, "Pilsner, flower found, I repeat, flower found, over."

Bella wipes her face and peeks at the source of the voice. He looks like his father, Sean, but also has a colder face.

Dean looks at them, he holds her and hands and walks to them.

"I know it's not a good time, but I want you to meet my older brother Drake."

"Hi, are you okay?" said Drake in a deep voice.

"Hello general, I'm fine thank you…"

"No need to be a formal sister-in-law, call me Drake." He said it without moving his facing muscles. Bella felt weird looking at him. Then he turned to his comrade.

"You know what to do."

"Yes, sir!" the soldier saluted and turned around.

"We should go now." Drake said.

"Can you walk baby?"

"Yes, I can." She said while blushing. Drake was behind them, shaking his head. He couldn't believe what he's seeing. Dean holding a woman and his flirting. He's eating 'dog food' and he doesn't care. He finished his mission early and just arrived at the barracks when he called. When he's on the phone, it's like he's ready to kill somebody. He was so worried he didn't have the time to change and drag his teammates to look for her, now his being ignored. 'Maybe I also need a girlfriend.'

The lights in the house were still on. When she opened the gate, Adelle opened the door wearing a black sleeveless crop top, army pants, and combat boots. Her hair was tied up in a messy bun showing her fair neck and healthy bo 'ehem chest'. Her face was full of worry.

"Isabella Chen!!!! Oh, you're dead meat!" Her arms crossed on her chest.

"Sorry! The battery died, and a lot happened! Let's talk inside, okay?"

"Okay but don't think of escaping young lady, you're not sleeping till you explain why….wait why is Dean with you? And?" Behind Dean was almost his carbon copy, but his face was a bit serious. It emits a dangerous aura, but she's not afraid.

"Oh this is Drake, she's my bessy Adelle."

"Hello, nice to meet you!" He took off his cap.

"Hi, handsome!" She winked. Dean and Bella looked at Drake. He was….blushing? Bella blinked again, maybe it's the light. Then she looked at Adelle, who had a teasing smile.

"Cough, Cough." Dean coughed embarrassingly. Drake seemed to snap.

"Come on inside, I'll prepare some snacks." Adelle turned around.

"I think I should go home." Said Drake.

"We need to talk." Dean said sternly.

"We can talk tomorrow." Drake said firmly.

"Tell me handsome, are you afraid I might poison you?" Adelle said mischievously.

"No! It's just…..it's just I'm dirty…" Adelle, Bella, and Dean were dumbfounded. Especially Dean.

"If you don't mind wearing Dean's clothes, you can shower here." said Adelle.

"I don't mind." Said Dean. Drake sighed. "Then excuse my rudeness."

They all went inside. Adelle brought Drake to the guest room, gave some of Dean's clothes and went to cook. Drake was still staring at Adelle's sexy back when he snapped out of a trance. He touched his nose and went to the bathroom.

Bella and Dean sat on the barstool in front of the working table. While Adelle was making something to eat, Dean caressed Bella's face.

He almost had a heart attack when he received her message. He was so worried he asked for Drake's help aside from the bodyguards from the villa. They had to wait for Drake's team to arrive at the rendezvous point, so they could plan their search. From the message, she said they were many and armed, so they had to be careful. They also needed to secure the perimeter and ensure that no civilians entered the place. Dean used his contacts on the police station so they could move stealthily but legally. Soldiers in uniform may attract some attention, so he must inform them. Same with Drake, he couldn't move his team without the consent of his superior so he called them while on the way. The park was so large so they divided it into teams.

Drake came out, he also sat beside Dean. His gaze was fixed on Adele's back, who was busy in the kitchen. Her long slender neck and small waist made his mouth dry. There are lots of women who have tried to attract his attention since he was young. They blushed, shrieked, shouted, and some cried when they saw him. His locker was always full of love letters. Aside from that, boys were jealous of him, he always gets into fights even he doesn't want to. Women are trouble, that's his conclusion. He lost interest in them and only focused on studying. When he entered the military, he thought he would have a different life, but no! There were also female soldiers and all of them were the same trying to seduce him. Most of the time it makes him feel annoyed. He also had some fights with other soldiers because of jealousy.

But this lady is different, still busy from cooking snacks. She didn't even blush when she spoke. Although she teases him it looks like she's not attracted to him. It's the first time he's questioning if he lost his charisma. He signed.

Bella saw how Drake looked at Adelle, she knew its one-sided attraction. She can't help but tease Drake even more.

"Bessy, what are you wearing?"

She turned around, smiling brightly, showing her white teeth and dimples on her left cheeks.

Holding a knife in her right hand.

"Well, I ordered some training clothes, and it arrived this afternoon. I wanted to know if it's easy to move so I can order more, also with your size of course. I want to show you, but you didn't come home early, so I left it on. It's so comfortable I forgot about it and did some chores too. I'm sexy right." She did some sexy poses with the knife still in her hands. Bella knows she just wants to make her laugh, but it's really embarrassing. Unknowingly to them, Drake was enjoying it and his eyes were fixed on her.

"It looks good on you…." 'Dammit! Did that just come out of my mouth???! 'F****!"

Adelle froze and looked at Drake, whose ears are now red. She giggles.

"Oh really? Do you want to see more?" She leaned on the counter while holding her face. Drake was trying to control his emotions. He wanted to say yes, but he knew she was only teasing him. Even if his skin is darker, it still showed the redness that was spreading to his face.

"Cough, I'm hungry bessy, can we eat?" Bella saw Drake's face turning dark red, so she diverted the attention.

"Sure honey, it's ready." She placed two big plates of fried veggie rolls and steamed dim sum. Just like Bella, she worked a lot in the past. Her cooking skills can compete with the chefs in the restaurants.

"It's delicious." said the embarrassed Drake.

"I'm happy you like it!" Adelle said it truthfully. She loved cooking especially for Bella. Now that others appreciate her food, she feels happy. Bella and Dean were eating, but they were also smiling at each other. Their eyes had this understanding, without words, they know what they're thinking. Adelle prepared tea and sat with them in the living room after dinner.

"So, what happened?" Adelle asked calmly.

"When I left the market…." Bella told them. It really pissed Dean off. Veins in his head were showing. Bella held his hands, and he calmed down a little. He looked at Drake.

"Two are still unconscious, we'll know when they wake up." He looked at Dean. "Don't worry, I gave them to Roy." Bella looked at Dean. Dean looked at Drake and nodded. Drake looked at Bella and Adele.

"Roy is a master in torturing prisoners…." He peaks at Adelle, there was no fear in her eyes.

"I have to make an official report about this but don't worry they won't find them later."

Bella sighed. She knows they could make anybody disappear without a trace, but hearing from him feels weird.

"I have a suspect in mind, but we still need their confessions," Bella asked tiredly.

Vrrrrrrr-Vrrrrrrrrr-Vrrrrrrr

Drake's phone vibrated.

"Talk." After a minute, he dropped the call. Drake looked at Dean.

"Speak." Dean looked at the ladies.

"Song." 'F****'

"Is it Charlotte?" Bella asked while clenching her fist. Adelle's face was getting darker.

"Do you have grudges?" Drake asked. Dean's face was gloomy.

"She does, I really don't care about her."

"It's not going to be easy…." said Drake. Bella looked at Dean.

"Grandpa Jin and Grandpa Song are great friends….", 'F*****, she has the urge to pull that b****'s hair and burn them.

"Don't worry, I'll talk to Grandpa." He held her hands tighter.

"Do we have evidence?" Adelle asked.

"Yes, but it's not enough to convict her yet. We need more, so we're still gathering other information. It seems it's not the first time she's done it." Drake said it tiredly, massaging his neck.

Adelle signed. "Are you in pain? Do you want a massage?" She asked in a worried face.

Drake's inner-self saying 'YES PLEASE'!!! But what came out, "No, I'm just tired….",

'F**** why did I say that???!!!'

"I just wanted to reward you since you helped my bessy." Adelle said while smiling politely.

Drake's mouth was about to say 'Sure if you insist!' but before he could say it,

"Let's go to rest and talk about it tomorrow. You can sleep in the guest rooms guys." Adelle said, yawning…..

'Wait!!!! Please ask me again!'