Filed to story: Bring It On My Mafia Life Novel (Rhea & Lukas)
Patience is a virtue, Rhea exhibited that as she waited for the perfect time to execute her plan. Lukas must not have noticed the patrol car or he trusted her too much – and that would be his downfall.
Lukas lifted the cuff hesitantly with the gas attendant’s attention on them. He knew it would draw attention if he cuffed to the car as she did to him. He might be above the law but not public opinion. If this was caught on camera, it would pose a problem for him.
So he used his wits instead.
Lukas leaned towards Rhea and in the gas attendant’s view, it looked like they were young lovers making out in that position. However, he simply whispered to Rhea’s ears, “Don’t provoke me, love. Stay still and don’t cause trouble because your saving grace is almost up,”
Rhea didn’t give him a reply but he was sure his words were well received with the way she turned her face the other way with a scowl. That was good then.
Satisfied with his threat, Lukas got out of the vehicle to open the gas tank door. It was located on the passenger side of the vehicle and he just pushed and released the outer edge of the gas tank door when she took flight.
It seemed like a dream to Lukas at first until he realized that the shadow that dashed out of the car was Rhea and he screamed her name.
“Rhea!”
But Rhea was not listening, her heart was beating so fast it felt like she’d have a heart attack. She can’t stop now! This was her only chance now and all she had to do was to reach out to the officer and she’d be free. Lukas be damned, she can’t give up on her freedom that easily.
…..
So in her haste to get away from him, Rhea didn’t notice the incoming truck because her attention had been solely on her target – the patrol car that an officer was currently leaning against.
But Lukas did and his heart almost leaped out of his chest. He broke into a Sprint at once. He was stronger and faster; he had to save her.
It was late by the time Rhea realized she was in danger. Too many times she had watched movies, where the characters stand before an incoming car yet don’t have the time to skip out of the way and she honestly found it unreal and annoying. But right now?
Well, Rhea finally understood now because the moment that truck flashed its headlight at her while honking, she was petrified. Like a deer caught in a headlight, her eyes could only widen while her feet didn’t move one bit, almost as if it was cemented to the ground as the truck drew uncomfortably close.
Her life flashed before her eyes, So this was how she was going to die? Rhea knew straight away that she was going to die with regrets. To think that the long-desired freedom would be in the grave, how amusing. She wanted to have a good laugh about this.
Now she thought about it, who would miss her? Definitely not her uncle and his family whom she threatened. Mimi? Well, knowing her bosom friend, she would drop the anger aside and weep bitterly for her. Lukas? Rhea wanted to laugh at that ridiculous thought. He would not cry, rather he would mourn his loss.
Inches away from hitting her, Rhea didn’t know what happened but someone suddenly pushed her out of harm’s way, the both of them rolling to the side. Even on the ground, she could feel her savior cocooning her so she doesn’t abrade her skin against the concrete ground.
She laid in that comforting arms for a while still trying to catch her breath and at the same time digest what just happened. She almost died? She almost got into a car accident? But someone saved her life.
Rhea didn’t need to guess about that someone because his familiar yet overpowering earthly, masculine scent tempted her to remain in his embrace. And she did, not just because she liked it, but because she was scared to look up at his face. Lukas must be raging mad by now.
However, when he released her and they were able to peer into each other’s eyes, Rhea didn’t see any anger there, all that greeted her was genuine concern and relief. It made a warm feeling fill her heart and she found herself going red in the face for no reason.
Rhea was dazed to the extent that even when the said police she had been after in the first place, came over to them, she couldn’t say a word and Lukas took perfect control of the conversation.
The truck driver didn’t stop for a minute, he drove on while hurling a truckload of profanities at them – well, Rhea to be precise. She was the one at fault for not looking properly before crossing.
When asked about Rhea, Lukas’s reply was, “She’s my girlfriend. We just had a fight and she’s currently in shock, I need to get her home. Here’s my card if you want further questioning,”
And just like that, Lukas was leading her back to the same car she escaped from moments ago. The gas attendant was already done, so all Lukas did was pay her and drove off.
Throughout the ride, Rhea didn’t, no, couldn’t say a word. She was still pretty shaken up about the incident and her hands wouldn’t stop trembling, so she had to cover them with her other hand. Yet it wouldn’t stop.
Then she looked up at Lukas and gasped, blood was trailing down his forehead.
“Oh my God! You’re bleeding….” She tried to touch his forehead but the cutting look Lukas gave her made her hand hang awkwardly in the air and she couldn’t swallow down the lump in her throat.
His eyes were empty and flat – and scary. Rhea had never seen eyes that terrified her as much as his. Lukas looked like a king viper, ready to strike.
He Was A Stubborn Bull
“Lukas, you are hurting me,” Rhea cried out but the man in question was not listening. He just strode ahead, dragging her along with no care for her discomfort.
They were back at the base and as soon as they got into the foyer, he handed her over to the nearest soldier he could find with instructions that didn’t sit well with Rhea.
“Settle her in the least comfortable room. The princess has been pampered long enough, it’s time she’s welcomed into the real world,” He said with so much spite that made goosebumps climb up her arms. This wasn’t the Lukas she knew.
“Yes, boss!” The soldier said and tried to grab onto her but Rhea realized the tricky situation she was in and held tight to Lukas instead.
“No, you can’t leave me with him!” She screamed just as Lukas pulled her grasp off him and the soldier took her away.
With her gone, Lukas took deep, slower breaths to calm down. His heart hasn’t stopped pounding since that incident and it was still a miracle he drove the both of them back home safely. He couldn’t get the incident out of his head.
How could she endanger her life like that? She was definitely crazy. Crazier than he thought. She’d rather die than be with him? Fine, let her die here then!
Lukas stomped over to his quarters where he went into the bathroom and grabbed a soft towel that he soaked in warm water and began to clean off his wound.
His head was not the only place he was injured, his arms and back hurt like hell and there were abrasions on his hand, but those pains were nothing compared to what he has been through so it didn’t bother him much.
…..
Hence, Lukas simply popped some painkillers into his mouth and came into his room only to see his cousin waiting. He wasn’t really surprised by Victor’s appearance and wiped his face with the towel.
“You look good,” Victor said with pure sarcasm. Even a blind man could tell that Victor enjoyed this miserable state he was into. He was clearly mad at Lukas for what he asked him to do.
“Watch it, Victor,” Lukas warned him, “I’m not in the best of mood. Don’t be the number two on that list,”
But Victor chuckled instead, “I take back my words, you can be with Rhea. The both of you fit each other perfectly. To think that I have been looking for a way to royally piss you off yet she did me the favor without even trying hard,” He laughed further.
But of course, Victor’s laughter was equivalent to rubbing salt on Lukas’s wound and he couldn’t stand it. So he hollered, “Enough!” His eyes were fierce.
Victor stopped taunting him. He knew how much Lukas could take and didn’t want to try his luck pushing him to the edge. Cousin or not, Lukas wouldn’t care about that when punishing him. He has been warned.
So he remained quiet and Lukas was satisfied by that because he asked in the next minute, “And what about the thing I requested?”
“Sent to your phone already,” Victor said.
“Good,” Lukas said, taking off his shirt and walking into his closet where he chose a red-black t-shirt. All of his clothes were designers but he wore them whenever and wherever he wanted. Money was not his problem.
“You know this is a bad idea,” Victor leaned against the entrance, arms wrapped around his chest smugly. Whatever was happening entertained him or maybe he was just happy that he – Lukas- was in a hot seat with Rhea. His cousin must think this was karma paying him back for what he did – forcing him to kidnap Mimi. Maybe it really was.
“I didn’t ask for your opinion,” Lukas said in a gruff manner.