Filed to story: Bring It On My Mafia Life Novel (Rhea & Lukas)
Although it was not a suite, Rhea chose an expensive room that allowed for good security. The common rooms were easier to break into and lacked the comfort and style Rhea desired because she would be here for a while.
The chase was hot and she had no doubt Lukas would be pulling all his resources to find her tonight. Rhea only prayed she had covered her track well. According to her plans, she would hide out here for a week and when Lukas’s given up on the idea of her being in the city, she would sneak out to the next city where it would be easier to leave the country.
Rhea just prayed no harm came to Mimi – she cared little for her uncle’s family. She heard what Lukas was capable of, may he not transfer that cruelty to her friend who had nothing to do with this.
Mimi would surely hate her now. They promised to never hide any secret between them and yet she never told her about this till it escalated to this extent. Not that she had any choice, anyway.
When inside, Rhea went to the shower to take her bath. She did not carry much, just a small backpack where she put the other clothes she had stolen and a few snacks she bought on the way.
She didn’t need room service because they could be working with Lukas or anyone related to him. Whatever she wanted, she would get it herself. This was her one shot at freedom, she can’t mess it up.
Done with her shower, Rhea put on the same cloth notwithstanding the discomfort -it smelled of her sweat. Her clothes were limited and as much as she could wash the current ones and while waiting for them to dry, wear the bathrobe. Rhea couldn’t risk it.
Rhea had a reason for traveling light, she had to be ready every step of the way, and wearing that bathrobe would only be a hindrance to her progress. What if Lukas manages to find her here, she wouldn’t be able to run far in the bathrobe.
So she sat on the bed, leaning against the headboard. Her gun was tucked in her grip, facing the entrance. Tonight, Rhea would sleep with one eye closed and the other opened.
However, exhaustion crawled in and Rhea didn’t even know when she fell asleep which was not surprising after the stress of the day.
But that comfortable sleep didn’t last for long because Rhea jerked up in the middle of the night after she felt a ripple in the atmosphere and the light was off. She didn’t turn the light off.
“Damn it!” Rhea cursed, trying to reach for her gun that she was sure was in front of her only to come up empty. Her heart skipped a beat, this can’t be good.
Before she could get out of the bed, the light came on, blinding her momentarily before a figure appeared out of the shadows, waving the gun she was looking for, “Looking for this?”
Oh, God.
He found her.
Go After Their Mate
He could have found her in a heartbeat, but what would be the fun if he did so easily? So, he let her go as far as she wanted.
Lukas had to admit, she was way smarter than he gave her credit for. If he needed to get her that quickly, he would need to employ the help of a hacker seeing how she efficiently dodged most cameras.
But no, he could recognize her in one glance even if she wore that blonde wig or that ridiculous glasses – he knew everything about her. Yeah, he was that taken by her.
Lukas couldn’t make a big deal out of it either by sending word on the street that he needed her. Elijah was still in the shadows, he can’t make a big deal out of it, or else he gets wind of Rhea’s disappearance and gets to her first. Even thinking about the possibility of that happening sent anger rushing through him.
Rhea was his.
Lukas has done his research and came to find out that he met her before Elijah did, so he had the right to her. Hence her old lover had to move out of the picture and he – Lukas – cleans his household before he could properly chase after her. Rhea deserved the very best.
It was quite unfortunate that he would hurt her on the way but the end result was all that matters. She would be mad at him now but when she settled into their lifestyle properly, she’d understand how lenient he has been with her.
So he tracked her down the good old way. Although it took him time, that was the fun of it! His heart pounded with the thrill vibrating through his body, what he would do once he found her. He couldn’t wait to see her reaction – he takes satisfaction from that.
Rhea probably didn’t know that he let her run all this while on purpose. But all of it was to prove a point, she could never escape him. Not unless he wanted it. And their destiny must be deeply intertwined because she ran back to him without him doing much.
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The hotel that she decided to spend the night in was owned by their family, to be precise, Victor’s mother. Rhea probably thought all his family did was illegal transactions. If only she knew they use a lot of legitimate business as their front and stifle snooping noses.
He wondered what Rhea had been thinking walking into that hotel looking like an escapee. Perhaps, in other hotels, her dressing might seem normal – and none of their business. But not in a hotel owned by a Mafioso with staff that had keen senses.
They had sensed Rhea was on the run, but from who? They had no idea. So they looked her up and sent her information to her boss, Carmine aka Victor’s mother. With their underworld business, they had to be careful about the kind of people they let into the hotel so as not to cause trouble and draw attention to themselves because certain
“Businesses” were conducted in secret there as well.
Hence, one could tell how stunned Lukas was when his aunt called to inform him to come and extract his “business” from her hotel quietly. The woman must have done her homework and realized the girl was the real reason for the family meeting the other day.
“I don’t understand young people these days,” His aunt showed her disapproval the moment he arrived at her office, “You hold onto one woman and can’t let go of the other,” She hinted at him being engaged to Clara.
“That’s quite hypocritical coming from you, aunt, considering you kidnapped Victor’s father on the day of his wedding to his ex,” He sassed back.
“You arrogant sc*m!” And that got him kicked out of her office – but not without the keycard to her room. He couldn’t break into her room like that except he wanted to scale the walls, his aunt ensured the best of security.
And yeah, what he said to Victor’s mother was completely true. His aunt Carmine fell for Victor’s father sheepishly, but the problem? They both were polar opposites. The man couldn’t fit in the life she lived, the Mafia.
So he broke her heart in every way possible just so she could let him go but all that did was make her love him the more. The last straw that broke the camel’s back was his decision to marry his girlfriend – he broke off things with Carmine after he found out her background.
That was when his aunt knew she had to step in. She kidnapped him on the day of his wedding and that caused quite a racket both in their organization and the outside world because the ms. in question was the son of a politician – a senator’s son to be precise.
Lukas was not born when it happened but it had been quite a sensational event that he learned everything in detail as he grew. Everyone in the family concluded that Carmine wanted to ruin them, especially his father, Daniel, who claimed this was her revenge for Albine.
But then while the world was up in flames, his aunt and her love interest were on a private island where she took him. There, they had a crazy agreement to marry for a year and divorce afterward – just to satisfy her obsession with him.
Victor’s father was sure their marriage would be a disaster before six months was up. But then, a year passed, then two years, five, six, twenty years, and ongoing, they were still together.
If there was anything Lukas understood about the Mafia, though they might seem brutal and heartless in people’s perspective, they mate for life. Once together, they can’t divorce until death separates them due to the information both parties hold over the other. It was too lethal.
Hence they took marriage seriously. They don’t know the word “love” but when their perfectly honed instincts tell them this is the one? They go after their mate with everything they have.
Lukas just couldn’t help but wonder if his father, Daniel, had someone like that. Because if he did, that should explain why his mother lived so miserably. He wanted to see the woman.
Keep Your Wandering Hands To Yourself
And there she was, sleeping peacefully without knowing the devil was in her midst. The devil, huh? Was he the devil? Lukas knew there were men in this world without even being in the Mafia, much crueler than him. No, compared to them, he was just touching the tip of the ice. But he bet that was what Rhea thought of him.
And perhaps, it was better she thought of him that way, because if she knew how much he was taken by her, she might ask for paradise. And that he wasn’t ready to give her because paradise was an illusion, but the world on her feet was reality.
Lukas bet the position she was in was uncomfortable and was tempted to lay her down – but not with that gun in her grasp. If she woke up suddenly, she might shoot him unintentionally from the fright.
So he took the gun from her carefully considering the safety was off. Damn it, does she even know how risky this was? She wasn’t a professional, what if she mistakenly shoots in her sleep and it ricochets and hurts her? He didn’t dare to imagine the scene.
Lukas took the gun from her and checked the chamber, a bullet was left. He couldn’t help but shake his head in disbelief, she had been threatening him and his entire soldiers with just one bullet?
She didn’t fail to disappoint him;