Filed to story: Bring It On My Mafia Life Novel (Rhea & Lukas)
He smelled so good.
Elijah lifted a brow when he saw the way Adele was sniffing him like an animal with her eyes closed, however, he didn’t have the heart to pull away seeing the small smile at the corner of her lips.
Also, he promised to be good to her, and that included letting her do whatever she wanted. So even if she wanted to sniff him like a wolf marking its territory, then so be it. Elijah had to admit that it made his heart swell with pride at the same time. She liked his smell. For a woman to do that, it was honestly hot and sexy. And his dick springing to life testified to it as well.
However, all good thing had to come to an end and the ambiance changed the instant they arrived at the base.
Adele was the first to pull out of his embrace and said to him,
“Lukas can’t know of our relationship,” She explained to him upon seeing the shift in his expression, “Not that I’m embarrassed by you or something, but Lukas can easily assume you got here by taking advantage of our relationship. But I want you to earn your spot and that includes making a good first impression on him, do you get me?”
“Sure,” Elijah agreed readily.
His aim today was to not get caught and earn Lukas’s trust at the same time. He was back to being Aziz, the sly opportunist once he stepped inside. He just prayed Rhea wouldn’t get too shocked. He promised to get her out, she would see just how serious he is about keeping his promises.
The instant they stepped out of the car, two men approached him and searched him thoroughly. Even with Adele’s testimony, unless Lukas’s final verdict, he was still very much a suspect and couldn’t be trusted.
They let him go only when they didn’t find any weapon on him. Only then, did they ask him to follow after them with Adele beside him. Right now, Elijah was not with any weapons, meaning if his identity was leaked, he was as good as dead. And the only person with his identity was Rhea.
His life was in her hands now.
Elijah loved the thrills of danger, it gave him a great feeling of excitement, and right now, a hidden smile curled his lips to the side.
He’d see what choice Rhea makes in the end.
Lukas Knows
Holy mother fucking bastard!
Rhea swore mentally when her eyes fell on Elijah coming in her direction, with a woman by his side whom she surmised to be Lukas’s cousin.
When Lukas told her his cousin and the mysterious guest were coming over, she never heard the name “Elijah” being mentioned, so what then was he doing there?
It was a good thing that Rhea was smart and was able to figure out that Elijah was working undercover in Lukas’s gang. Hence, she quickly masked her expression knowing that Lukas doesn’t trust her anymore and currently has his observant eyes on her.
Showing shock was a straight giveaway to Elijah’s identity and all of her efforts to protect him would be nothing because Lukas would end him right there and now.
For once, Rhea was thankful she had been around her dramatic cousin Costanza and was able to pick on a lot of acting skills – yep, the girl was cray cray.
Just like her, Lukas was busy scrutinizing Elijah and she gulped slightly, hoping to God that he had not found out something suspicious.
Rhea stood up and went over to him, saying, “Such a handsome lad,” She made a show of admiring him, “At least, if you’re keeping him around, I won’t be so bored with you giving me the cold shoulders.”
While Lukas is deep in concentration and close to making a breakthrough, the best way to distract him was with the use of jealousy and it was an effective method because he turned to Rhea with a stern look.
…..
“Don’t keep your hope high because he’s not staying,” Lukas said with a note of finality. The issue was not up for argument.
“Of course,” Rhea drawled, placing her hand on Lukas’s chest and raking a finger down his hard bicep, and he watched her every move, his breathing changing slightly.
Of course, she knew her effect on him, but right now, Rhea was being aloof on purpose. She needed a strong distraction and since Lukas was giving her attitude, being a bitch should do the trick.
She said to him, “Of course, that’s already decided. You’re the boss, who can challenge that even that, if it means denying a great talent the opportunity of a lifetime?”
Rhea didn’t mean that, not that Lukas needed to know at the moment. She didn’t want Elijah close to the base where he could keep his eyes on her and make good of his threat of taking her away from here.
Sure, she and Lukas were having problems now, but Rhea was confident about patching up later and Elijah would only be a hindrance to that. The idiot doesn’t even care that she was jeopardizing her relationship to save his life.
“Perhaps we should come back at a later time?”
Rhea heard a voice say behind her and she knew without looking that it was Adele, his cousin. She must have noticed the animosity between her and Lukas and it was uncomfortable.
She turned back with a smile, “Of course, not silly!” Rhea put out her hand, “I’m Rhea,”
“Adele,”
The woman enveloped her hand in a warm handshake and Rhea made her gaze intentionally rest on Elijah, knowing that Lukas had his hot stare on her, so it seems as if it was their face time meeting – when it wasn’t.
“And you must be….?” She raised a brow, fishing for the fake name he was using in his undercover game. Rhea hadn’t exactly been paying attention when Lukas called his name earlier.
“Aziz,” Elijah said formally, making sure his gaze didn’t linger too much on her. He had done his research before coming and found out that Lukas was extremely possessive of Rhea and any unlucky man who dared to look at her the wrong way paid the price.
As thrilling as it was to challenge Lukas, this was unfortunately not the time and place. Elijah came here to gain Lukas’s trust and he would not lose it because the bastard was fucking insecure.
Elijah and Lukas were both alphas in their own territory and having both of them together in one place would have been explosive if it wasn’t for the fact Elijah intentionally hid his aura. Right now, he was Aziz, the young ambitious soldier who wanted to climb up the hierarchy by making a good impression on the boss.
So when Lukas ordered,
“Don’t dare to shake her hand,”
He did as he commanded, even lowering his gaze to the ground in submission.
Rhea rolled her eyes towards heaven, “You know, you’re being such a party pooper right now.” She said to Lukas, yet turned to Adele,
“Don’t worry about his stony-face, we are kind of currently experiencing a mini-crisis in our relationship, however, I’m sure we’d settle that with rough sex later. Angry sex does the magic, don’t you think so,”
While Lukas growled a warning, Adele chuckled into her palm. She liked Rhea. It took a lot of guts for a woman to get such a rise out of Lukas. Guess the news that the great Lukas has completely fallen for a woman wasn’t too far stretched.
“God, I am so hungry,” Rhea turned dramatically towards Lukas and shrugged, “Are we eating or what before the food turns cold?”
But Lukas ignored her and strode over to Elijah instead. Each step that he took made Rhea’s heart thud loudly in her chest. Let this be for good, she prayed.
Standing in front of Elijah, Lukas stretched out his hand to everyone’s surprise,
“Lukas,” He introduced himself, standing to his full height and showing off his dominance.
Elijah smiled, taking his hand with both hands instead, his eyes filled with doting adoration,