Filed to story: Bring It On My Mafia Life Novel (Rhea & Lukas)
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Rhea took in a deep breath, she had forgotten how to breathe when he invaded her space. She had to admit though that Lukas in action was kind of sexy.
Alright, get the dirty thought out of your head, Rhea. You have to fight in less than an hour Lukas. She had to focus and think of how to hit Lukas because she was sure as hell that he wouldn’t make it easy for her. At all.
For someone who was about to fight the sexy Mafia Lord, all she did was to brush her teeth and get in the shower. Gosh, cut her some breaks, she had to practice good hygiene. You know, smell good – and taste good.
Stop it!
Rhea was going crazy with all the lewd thoughts in her head. In the end, she settled on the bed and began to go over the plan in her head. She had to prove to Lukas that she wasn’t a fragile, weak barbie. She was strong as well and would give him those punches – it would make her feel good, anyway.
She dropped to the ground and did some warm-up exercises to loosen her muscles and improve her flexibility. When she was still with Ruth, some of the criminals she had befriended had taught her some basic moves, they should come in handy later.
Rhea wore an oversized t-shirt that she tied at the side of her tummy, showing off her toned midriff, and completed it with stretchy yoga pants. Trust her, she wasn’t showing off for him. She just wanted to look badass and sexy, okay.
Not long after, Luca was at the door to inform her that it was time. Rhea nodded and obediently followed him, butterflies dancing in her belly; she was nervous.
Rhea was led to a part of the base she hadn’t explored and they walked into a very huge room for indoor sports. It was a gymnasium and Lukas was already waiting for her in the middle of the room.
They weren’t the only people using the room because she could see some other people dueling with their partners, however, they all stopped as soon as she came in, watching her with curiosity. They must be wondering what she was doing here, after all, she was a pretty princess in captivity and had no use here. Rhea hoped to prove them wrong today.
As expected, Lukas took a good look at her and didn’t say a word. She wondered if he liked what he saw.
Shut up, Rhea!
Lukas had already changed out of his suit and donned a workout long sleeve t-shirt showing off all his muscles. Her throat dried up, Lukas was really hot. She was highly tempted to do bad things with him.
“Eyes up here, love,” Lukas called her out for staring and Rhea went red in the face as she realized everyone in the room heard that.
They laughed at her and she glared at Lukas. Did he really have to do that? But Lukas in question winked at her with a smug expression. He enjoyed what he did. Fine, she would teach him a lesson by kicking his ass.
“Alright, listen up!” Lukas clapped his hand, drawing the attention of the men in the room, “I’m about to have a duel with my babe, here -“
“I’m not your babe,” She corrected him and the men hooted. Obviously, they found this entertaining.
“I’m about to duel with ‘I’m not your babe'” he said intentionally and Rhea rolled her eyes,
“It’s for a very important deal and you all are witnesses to it,”
Lukas wasn’t going to say what the deal was for, in case they had a spy in their midst. It was a secret. His men would think she was probably bored out of her mind and wanted to play.
“If she manages to hit me three times in five minutes, she wins and gets her wish. Who’s with the timer, let the fight begin!”
It Was Over
Were they kidding her? Rhea muttered because as soon as Lukas ordered the game began, she heard an alarm blare. It happened that someone turned on the sound effect.
Rhea knew she can’t make a fool of herself here else the sound of her failure would be louder than the alarm sound effect.
Hence, immediately after the alarm sounded, she pulled her body into a fighting stance and the cheers from the crowd told her that they hadn’t been expecting that. The gesture made her feel a little bit proud.
However, looking at Lukas, he did not pull any pose and looked so calm that one would think he wasn’t even fighting at all. His arrogance only annoyed Rhea, does he think she wasn’t made of sterner stuff.
At once, she charged at him, her arms drawn back to punch at him, Lukas simply dodged it but she didn’t give up. This was just the beginning. Rhea threw a blow with the other arm but all it did was cut through the air.
No, she can’t be discouraged. Rhea struck at him relentlessly and when it seemed like she wanted to corner him, Lukas reached out and caught her fist while he pulled her other arm behind her back and pushed her away.
She stumbled back and there was loud applause from his men for a job well done and that only annoyed Rhea further. While she was sweating profusely and trying to catch her breath, Lukas looked unruffled. There was not even a single sweat and he looked as if he was playing around with a child instead of fighting her.
No, she can’t admit that this was over already. Rhea ran forward and leaped into the air, landing in front of him with her arm drawn back and aimed at his face. But Lukas stepped back and blocked the move, pushing her back and she wasn’t able to hold against his weight. He had not been kidding when he said he would only defend.
Unlike the first time, although Lukas still had the upper hand, the audience applauded her. They were beginning to admit that she had some real skills after all. She was not just a pretty girl.
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Rhea came charging again, her motto was never to give up and she would definitely get an opening. So she spun and tried to kick out his feet from beneath, Lukas was faster and jumped over the trap. She tried to trip him, but he sidestepped it as well and Rhea was beginning to run out of options.
Knowing that she was running out of time and hadn’t even gotten one hit, Rhea began to get angry and frustrated. She refused to admit Lukas was untouchable. All she had to do was to hit him three times and she got what she wanted.
Unfortunately, Rhea forgot that when she let frustration come in, she lost her cool and began to make more mistakes than she had at the beginning. Lukas noticed that and took huge advantage of that when she tried to spear him, pushing her away from such that she stumbled to the ground from the force.
Once on the floor, Rhea realized how tired she was and just lay down there in resignation. She couldn’t defeat Lukas. Rhea hadn’t realized it at first, but now that she witnessed it firsthand, she wanted to give up. What was the use of trying? She wasn’t going to win anyway.
“What are you doing?” Lukas asked without a smile on his face when he saw her relax on the mat.
“It took me the fight to realize it but you win, take the cup,” Rhea gave up while trying to catch her breath.
At that statement, booing sounds came from the audience, and looking now, she realized more people joined them when she and Lukas were wrestling. Well, they can jeer all they wanted, she was not standing up from this mat.
Ouch, her back hurt.
Lukas stood with his arms on his waist, “So you’re going to give up before the time’s even over?”
“As much as it’s great to win, it’s also essential for one to recognize when they’re fighting a losing battle and I choose the latter,” Rhea said.
“No,” Lukas shook his head in disagreement, “This is not giving up, you’re just a coward who is afraid of the obstacle in her path!” He hissed out.
At once, Rhea’s brows furrowed, did Lukas just call her a coward? Surely, she must have heard wrong. But he was not done with her.
Lukas went on, “You asked for a chance as if your life depended on it and I gave you one and this is how you do it. You lie on your ass waiting for some god to answer your prayer, huh? Is that it?”
“Alright, stop it!” Rhea couldn’t hear more of it anymore but Lukas went on, intentionally taunting her.
“I thought you were special but it seems not. You consider yourself the victim in all that’s happened so far but it seems to me that you’re nothing but a pushover” Lukas sneered, ” I wonder if Elijah knows the maiden he’s risking his life for is nothing but a coward!”
And that did it.
“I said enough of it!” Rhea screamed, charging at him. Lukas has finally driven her to the edge and she is full of rage.