Filed to story: Bring It On My Mafia Life Novel (Rhea & Lukas)
Luca gulped and his reaction alone was answer enough for Lukas. Sadly, that wasn’t the kind of answer Lukas wanted. He needed to see Rhea right now, and that was all that mattered.
“I can explain….” Those were the words Luca got to say before a punch landed on him and he staggered back, shaking away the dizziness from his eyes. He still hadn’t recovered from that gas that weakened him.
“Where is Rhea!” Lukas yelled at him, every ounce of control had left his body and right now, he was like a beast unhinged.
Luca fell to the ground and Lukas was upon him in mere seconds, punching him in the face ruthlessly.
“All you had was one job! Keep her safe! Make sure Elijah doesn’t lay a hand! And yet, you failed that woefully! You let him take her!” Fist upon fist landed on Luca’s face and he didn’t defend himself, letting Lukas beat him up. He deserved it anyway. He failed at the one thing that he had been assigned to do.
“Lukas!” Victor went over and pulled his cousin from Luca before he fucking killed him.
However, Lukas was filled with so much rage that the instant Victor drew him away from Luca, he turned on him and pulled him by the shirt, his other hand drawn back to hit him.
His Biggest Treasure Was Taken
Lukas stopped at the last minute when he recognized his cousin, his fist merely inches away from plummeting his face. His eyes were wide and red with emotions while his fist shook from the rage coursing through his body.
He just stood frozen, his hands still gripping Victor’s chest when he said, “Hit me.”
Lukas was startled by that comment and his mouth opened yet he couldn’t say anything. He just looked into Victor’s eyes and his cousin stared back at him. Those eyes were filled with determination and courage.
Victor was not scared of him, in fact, there was not even an ounce of protest coming from his body. If hitting him was going to make him feel better, then so be it. It was his fault as well that Rhea got taken. He could not do anything. He was so useless.
Lukas’s eyes were red and his fist clenched Victor’s shirt even tighter as he was tempted to take him up on that offer. They couldn’t do anything to secure his woman! Rhea was gone just like that!
Lukas released an anguished roar instead, pushing Victor away from him, and went in search of Rhea by himself as if he had the extraordinary power of bringing her back. He went to her room first to look for her and when he didn’t find a trace, Lukas returned to his own room, turning everything over in his search and not caring that some of his most treasured stuff was damaged in the process.
Rhea had once likened him to a dragon, claiming they were the only creatures who hoarded treasures like him and it must be really true since he hardly let people touch his treasures. However, at that moment even as those rare artifacts crashed to the floor, he didn’t care because his biggest treasure was missing and it was Rhea. He wanted her back!
“Victor!” Chloe called after his cousin who turned the moment he laid his eyes on his niece, leaving him no choice but to put a smile on his face.
“Chloe!” He spread his arms wide as the little girl ran into it and he held her tight. “I’m so sorry,” Victor apologized to her. He had been unable to do anything when Daniel took her away. If it wasn’t for Lukas, Victor was sure that he didn’t dare to go after Daniel for her sake.
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“It’s alright. I’m home now, that’s all that matters,” She said to him, hugging him tighter and relaxing against him until she heard a crashing sound.
Chloe pulled apart from Victor, startled. “What is going on?” She asked, but got no response except that Victor’s gaze traveled upstairs. That was when she looked around and found out that her brother was missing.
“Where is Lukas?” Chloe queried and from the look on Victor’s face, she was able to connect the dots. The noise upstairs was Lukas trashing the room.
She wanted to after him and only a step when Victor grabbed her shoulder and shook his head, it was a no.
“What is going on with my brother, Victor?”
Victor sighed, “I’m sorry, Chloe, but this is beyond you.”
“No, I want to know! I’m not a child anymore!”
“You would only complicate issues by being stubborn, Chloe, ” Victor told her before he gestured to one of the men to come over. As soon as the soldier arrived, he instructed him, “Take her to her room and keep her company.”
Victor would have left the young girl all alone knowing she would be mad at him, but Chloe was reckless and someone had to keep an eye on him. For now, Lukas wouldn’t be able to deal with his sister missing right after he got her, that would break him – and he would murder all of them.
“What?! No!” Chloe shouted when she heard that and tried to run away, but she was a little kid and the soldier simply threw her over his shoulder as if she weighed nothing and left with her squirming and cursing at the top of her lungs.
She was merely a teenager and was already difficult to control, Lukas was going to have a handful when she grows up. Victor pitied him. Although the crashing sounds ended eventually, none of them dared to go upstairs and see him
In his moment of mad rage, it was best to leave Lukas alone because he was like a wild animal in that state and casualties were inevitable. Hence, he better blow off steam in his own space without putting anyone at risk.
They simply waited and waited and waited until Lukas came downstairs and everyone composed themselves. Although Lukas looked disheveled, there was a detached ruthlessness about him that made every one of them gulp and stand straighter. None of them dared to point it out.
Right now, their light-hearted leader was gone and in his place was a broken-hearted lover. Lukas was serious as hell and no one wanted to be an outlet for his anger. Luca was example enough and he currently had an ice pack to his face as the doctor watched his injury.
Lukas didn’t say a word until he got down and stood in the middle of the room before opening his mouth and asking sternly, “What happened here?”
The question was directed at no one in particular but Victor chose to answer, “We were taken unaware and lost consciousness thanks to the gas. It was not like any other gas we have seen, it was odorless and none of us saw it coming. We had it captured on camera though.”
“Is that something to be proud of?” Lukas asked him gravely, his eyes on him and Victor didn’t even dare to retort. Lukas was deadly serious.
Rhea was taken and he was proud to announce that he got it all on camera. There was a potent rage inside of him and Lukas wanted to destroy everyone and everything in his path. But he pushed it down, he was a human being, not an animal without rationality.
He turned to Victor and asked, “Where is it?”
The next minute, Lukas was seated in front of the laptop showing the recordings of what happened. At first, it had been Rhea and the rest of them playing games and having fun before he switched to the pool area. Luca was the first to fall but Rhea must not have sensed it because she was underwater. The gas must be pervious to water else Rhea would have drowned in her sleep and the thought made Lukas’s stomach churn.
Rhea would have died and he wouldn’t even know.
Aziz Was Elijah
Lukas had to get his shit as he watched the rest of the recording and when it got to the part where Rhea got into the living room, his heart began to pound louder. Even though he already had an inkling of what happened, Lukas couldn’t help but be nervous.
He gripped the edge of the table on which the laptop was placed so hard that if he had superhuman strength, he could have crushed it already. With his heart still pounding, he saw the moment Rhea noticed that she was in danger. She started to retreat and Lukas jerked forward as if he could reach out and somehow pull her out of the video.
But then he got himself at the last minute and withdrew his hand, watching as the masked man tackled her to the ground. She’s half-naked! Lukas wanted to yell out in anger. Rhea hadn’t gotten the chance to dress up after stepping out of the pool.
How dare the bastard touch what was his? His body was pulsing with great rage, but he swallowed it up, watching as the bastard manhandled in the struggle that ensued between the both of them. Although there wasn’t any audio support yet Lukas could read Rhea’s lips and she was calling his name.
His heart clenched tightly and Lukas felt like he couldn’t breathe. Rhea had been there, calling for him, waiting for him to come to help her and he didn’t. It was all his fault! He shouldn’t have left her alone! He shouldn’t have gone to rescue his sister. But then, his sister was important to him as well, no! …. Lukas’s mind was a mess as he battled between guilt and duty.
His eyes were red and swollen as he fought against the tears that threatened to slip down his cheeks while watching the recording. No, this was not the time! He couldn’t show weakness in front of his men. But then… It was too much… he needed to breathe.
However, Lukas’s attention was drawn when he saw the assailant begin to walk to the surveillance camera until he was directly in front of it. Lukas’s expression hardened, the assailant was intentionally sending him a message.
What would it be? Lukas was still wondering what the challenge would be when he saw the bastard take off his mask, and instantly, a chill washed over Lukas.
You know that moment an explosion happens and the victim close to the site suffers ear deafness for a while, that was how Lukas felt when he saw the face staring back at him. It felt like a dream to him as he muted everyone and everything around him, his gaze focused on that familiar face.
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