Filed to story: Bring It On My Mafia Life Novel (Rhea & Lukas)
She didn’t need to be told what she just cost Kenith – his position of power and reputation. If Kenith was crazy enough to want to force himself on her just because he was jealous of Lukas, what would he do now when she caused him everything.
Rhea understood the repercussion of what happened. She was Big Joe’s chosen bride and the man walked in on the scene of his second-in-command trying to have her. It was definitely a death sentence.
She tried to put herself in that same situation. If by chance she loved Big Joe – which was highly impossible – and she saw another lady on top of her man, Rhea was sure she would rain down hell that day.
Yeah, she was a possessive person when it comes to the people she holds dear to her. Because she would go even to the end of the world for them, she expected them to be loyal to her.
Rhea was quick to secure her position – and life – knowing that the only threat Kenith holds over was the video.
He said it himself, Big Joe would not take it lightly when he sees that. So she decided to confess before someone did – namely Kenith – and reconstruct the whole thing to his favor and cause Big Joe to act on falsehoods or incomplete information against her.
Aside from that, admitting to being in the wrong makes a significant difference, and burying it would only make things so much worse when the truth surfaces. Yes, admitting it was quite risky and might cost her her life but the sooner she owns it, the less drama she would face and be free of fear; Kenith wouldn’t be able to blackmail her.
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Although Rhea confessed about the video, she might have told a little lie to her “future husband” like telling him that Lukas forced her to dance.
She just prayed that Lukas doesn’t burst her plans if Big Joe calls to confirm that – she highly doubted that anyway. Big Joe was currently not a big fan of Lukas.
Although technically, that wasn’t really a lie since Victor didn’t exactly give her a choice to decline the dance. So yeah, she’s not lying.
Her confessing the dance was a huge gamble and the consequence was death. But then, who knew a little tears and perfect plot armor was able to convince Big Joe to let her head stay on her shoulder, for now.
He told her to have a nice rest but Rhea knew this matter was far from solved. Kenith told her that the video was a huge slap to Big Joe’s face and the fact he left her alive meant there was an incoming punishment.
Thanks to that, Rhea wasn’t able to relax, her mind was all over the place as she thought of what Big Joe might do to her. He would definitely try to put her in her place to prove to his people that she was beneath him and not a wild wife.
Rhea didn’t dare to think of escaping, in fact, she did not doubt that the door was locked, plus the battalion of soldiers he placed outside to keep her guarded. Even a fly, no, a mosquito wouldn’t be able to leave this room.
And it was in the process of thinking that Rhea’s mind moved back to the issue of Elijah helping her out by bringing Big Joe home on time.
There was no way on earth that was Lukas’s doing. The asshole literally gave her away on a platter of gold to Big Joe. Why would he rescue her from the claws of the monster that almost took her forcefully?
She was a fool to have been caught up in the moment with Lukas. In the end, it was Elijah who truly cared about her and while she was playing around with the asshole, Elijah had been working on a way to get her out of here. She simply didn’t deserve him! She was stupid! A stupid woman!
Rhea was hitting her head, chiding herself when her door clicked open and someone came in with a tray of food and she recognized that woman as Cassie.
She froze.
Rhea’s mouth was open yet no words could come out as she stared at Cassie who looked no different from the time she last saw her.
Honestly, Rhea had mixed thoughts concerning Cassie; she was guilty and wary of her at the same time. Rhea was guilty in the sense that she had promised to make life better for Cassie when she got the opportunity, however, the first thing she did was to escape here alone, leaving her behind and forgetting all about her promise. Not that she could have done much anyway in the precarious position she had been with no money, resources, and power.
But Rhea was wary of her at the same time because the girl was a huge fan of Kenith who was taken away to God knows where – probably a place of torture – because of her.
However, Rhea didn’t regret her choice, she would do the same thing over and over again if Kenith were to try such a thing again.
The tension between them heightened and pulsed and it wasn’t until Cassie said, “Hi,” that Rhea realized she had spoken to her.
“Huh?” Rhea was startled, “Oh, hi,” She waved at her with a nervous smile. Gosh, this was awkward, she mumbled in her mind.
“I was instructed to bring food to you,” Cassie said in a gentle tone.
She had her kind and innocent look as usual and that made Rhea’s chest tighten with guilt. Even when she – Rhea – failed her, she didn’t bring it up. It was rare to find people with such a spirit.
“Oh, that, over here,” Rhea directed her to place the tray on top of the row of treasure chest boxes beside her bed. Her room was designed with a globe-trotting theme and looked like an adventure hub.
As soon as she was done, Rhea didn’t look her in the face and hoped her easy-going nature was enough to make her leave this room without asking her questions. However, Cassie had other plans.
“I heard what happened with Sir Kenith,”
Cassie Had Other Plans -Rhea remained motionless for about a minute and only blinked her eye when she was unable to stare at the fixed spot for long.
“Oh, that?” She scratched the back of her nervously. Kenith was a matter she wouldn’t want to bring up especially not after the trauma she went through in his hands.
Although she was rescued on time, that was still a traumatic experience that she wouldn’t want to experience ever in her life.
Yes, Lukas had pretty much done almost the same thing to her – her opinion was not respected – at least she had sexual feelings for him and the kiss and touching had been consensual.
Also, Rhea did not know Lukas that well but she was sure he wouldn’t force himself on her simply because he was jealous. That was the lowest the son of a biscuit – namely Lukas – would go. He would likely spank her if that was the case.
At once Rhea felt a rush of desire when she remembered the spanking scene and she quickly squeezed her eyes close to shut out the feelings. She was revolted, how could her body still respond in this manner after what Lukas did to her.
If there was anyone she should be thinking of, that should be Elijah, not that asshole Lukas. These feelings were not normal anymore. Rhea even began to wonder if she developed Stockholm syndrome.
“Madam, are you okay?”
Rhea heard that voice of concern and opened her eyes at once. She then realized that closing her eyes might have given Cassie the wrong impression that she was in pain.
…..
“No, I’m good,” She quickly responded, sitting down on the edge of the bed while rubbing her hands down her arm as if she was cold.
“Do you need anything else or….” Cassie added slowly, “do you need someone by your side to keep you company?”
Rhea glanced up at Cassie, she knew what the young girl was offering but for some reason, her instincts were telling her that this was wrong. She and Cassie had not been that close from the start, not to talk about now there was some distance between them the past few weeks, and Rhea was not the type to open up to people easily.
“No, I’m good,” She quickly responded with a nod.
“Alright,” Cassie said slowly and Rhea could see a trace of disappointment in her eyes that made her more guilty. Rhea didn’t like the look on her face but then, she won’t put herself in a tight corner to please others. Everyone had the freedom of privacy and she was not talkative.
Rhea was sure Cassie was about to leave and nearly let out a deep sigh of relief only for the young woman to suddenly said, “About Sir Kenith -“
“I would really not like to talk about that,” Rhea cut her off abruptly with a cold tone. The response was like a reflex action because the words left her mouth before she could even think of them.
It wasn’t until Cassie gulped down that Rhea realized she must be scowling right now. At once, she relaxed her face and rubbed her temple, “Look I just had one hell of a day and really do need a rest,” she said apologetically.
“Sure,” Cassie tried to put a smile on her face but she failed at it, “I’ll leave you now to have that rest,”