Filed to story: Bring It On My Mafia Life Novel (Rhea & Lukas)
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“I’m not going to hurt you,” He said, but Rhea would be the fool to trust those words. Anyone that took her away from Lukas was an enemy and she had learned from Big Joe and Kenith never to trust anyone in that profession.
They all used sugary words when it comes to getting what they want. Although Rhea couldn’t understand why Elijah would bring her here, she had expected his face to be the first thing she would see once she woke so she’d claw his eyes out and give him a piece of her mind.
Didn’t she make her intentions clear to him? She was not leaving Lukas and yet, he dared to take her away as he had threatened. Rhea felt like ripping him apart. How dare he! Doesn’t he know the word, respecting people’s choice?!
Has Lukas noticed her disappearance yet? Well, he should have, considering Elijah had not exactly been subtle in taking her – he had drugged everyone in the base. Who knew how Lukas was feeling right now? She had to go to him? Assure him that she was safe and all. Rhea knew Lukas had a short fuse for a brain and he was not going to be happy about this.
Hence, while the man kept talking, Rhea was already working on how she was going to escape here and that was when she noticed the woman hiding behind the strange man. What the hell was this? Was she playing hide and seek? Just where in the world had Elijah dumped her and left?
“I know you’re probably confused -“
“Of course, I am!” Rhea snapped at him, her head throbbing. God, she hated the headache!
Yet the man was gentle in speaking to her, “I’m sorry, I had hoped we would meet in the best circumstance, but there was no more time.”
She arched a brow, “No more time?”
He didn’t answer her question and said instead, “There’s someone who would love to meet you.”
And just like that, the strange man stepped out of the way and the woman hiding behind his back was finally revealed to her as if this was a magic show and Rhea looked at her.
It hit her like a thunderstorm.
One moment Rhea had been filled with expectations to meet the mystery woman and the next, cold dread that seeped deep down into her bones filled her.
[“I expected more from you, Rhea, and so does your mother”]
Those were the words from Elijah the day he came to the base. It can’t be possible.
“No, no, no….” Rhea groaned, shaking her head in disbelief. That bastard, Elijah couldn’t have possibly taken her to her mother.
But then it was playing out right in front of her eyes and even a blind man could see the resemblance between the both of them. As if that wasn’t enough, the woman took a tentative step forward, whispering, “My child…”
“No…!” Rhea bellowed and before anyone could react, she had already jumped off the bed and moved towards the door, pulled it open, and fled.
Heart pounding in her chest, Rhea ran with all of her might knowing that this might be the only chance she gets to leave here. She had to go see Lukas. Only him would save her from this madness. Rhea didn’t know where she was going, just like Lukas, the place was large and spacious and with many rooms, but she followed the passageway and kept running. It would lead her to the outside.
There were clamors behind her and Rhea knew they were hot on her pursuit. So she increased her speed, panting heavily. Sadly, Rhea checked her back while running, only to turn and bump into somebody.
It was Elijah.
Her anger returned, “You bastard!” Rhea punched him right in the face and she had to admit, it felt good. But there was no time to feel good for her little victory because she tried to run past him and Elijah grabbed her arm.
Rhea fought him but he was stronger and with much more experience than her. He snatched her arm and pressed it behind her before pushing her up against the wall.
She couldn’t fight back and only cursed at him, “Let me out of here, you moron!”
“I’m sorry, but this is where you belong now,” Elijah told her right before he pulled out an injection that made Rhea’s eyes widen. He was going to drug her again.
“Oh, no… don’t you dare! I’m going to fucking kill you, Elijah!” All of her threats fell on deaf ears as he pierced her skin with the needle and injected her with the drug.
Bitter tears slipped down Rhea’s cheeks as she could already feel the effects of the drug working in her body. Her legs became weak and she slid down to the ground with Elijah. He wrapped her in his arms right before her mother got to her and all she could see was her face.
She clasped her face with both hands, “Don’t worry, Rhea, you’re safe with me now,”
That was the last thing Rhea heard before darkness swallowed her up again.
Abort The Baby
A zombie stepped into the room. No, it was not a zombie, but a woman, however, with her haggard appearance and the way she walked lifelessly, one could easily mistaken her for one.
Although she knew that Aziz was long gone, it didn’t stop Adele from coming up into their, no, his apartment to search for him. As if she would be able to see something that the others hadn’t been able to see.
Adele knew that Lukas had been here, the news was everywhere, how the notorious Elijah had infiltrated into their organization, pretending to be Aziz who in reality had died years ago and played them all along.
It was the latest news in the organization and to think it happened right under her nose. Elijah had been beside her all this while and she didn’t know. Well, who was she kidding? Adele had known all this while, but choose to ignore it. Her instincts warned her, but she had let emotional entanglement cloud her judgment and now, it was going to cost her her position.
Aziz played her perfectly well, that was all Adele could think about as she walked further into the room. Everywhere was a mess because Lukas had conducted a thorough search and didn’t want to leave any stone untouched. But even at that, there was nothing that they could find, Elijah was good at cleaning his record.
Just like he had come into her life and swept her off her feet as Aziz, he had ruined her as Elijah. The only good thing Adele got tonight was that they finally located Lukas’s weapon. Hidden perfectly in an abandoned amusement park. Who would have thought of that? But there was no Elijah, it was only a diversion, Adele realized it too late.
Aziz or Elijah or whatever he called himself knew that he could never achieve his goals with her by his side. So he sent her to the weapon while Lukas was away on his mission to his sister, it was the perfect opportunity to achieve his initial reason for coming here. Rhea.
Adele’s heart couldn’t help but throb painfully when she thought about the time they spent together. Had it been all for nothing? Was Rhea the only one in his heart and she had been nothing but a replacement and a sex toy for his sexual gratification until he got what he wanted? And to think that she had been planning to tell him about their baby…
Oh my God, her baby!
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Her hands traveled to her belly and she clutched her stomach. What was she going to do about the child? She was fucking pregnant for Elijah! It finally dawned on her. Her family was going to kill her when they heard whose child she was carrying.
Adele slid to the ground as she could see her whole world crashing down around her. Of all people, why did this have to happen to her? She broke into heartbreaking tears. All she ever wanted was to work hard and pave her way in the organization. But now, she was a young woman with a baby whose father would never be accepted by her family.
No, who was she kidding? Elijah would probably never acknowledge the baby. He was fucking in love with Rhea! No wonder he only wanted a causal relationship with her. She should have read the signs. It’s just that the past week, there was just something different about him, Aziz became kinder, attentive, and gentler and she thought that it was him finally opening up to her. That he liked her.
Who knew that it was all a pretense?! He had been only looking for ways to bring her guards down and he succeeded. Congratulations! Adele wanted to say to Elijah wherever he was. He finally got what he wanted at her own expense. He left her a wreck and she would never forgive him.
Adele looked down at her belly and knew that she couldn’t keep the baby. She had to abort the child. It was not worth the trouble. Elijah was not going to accept responsibility for the child even if she told him and her family would not accept the baby either – that is if she even had a family.
Adele knew that she would hate the child as well. The baby would only keep on reminding her of what Elijah did to her and it was best she eliminated it, saving the baby from the cruel fate awaiting him or her. As an illegitimate child, Adele knew what she had to go through and would not bestow the same fate on her child.
She furiously wiped the tears away from her face having come to a decision. Yes, that was what she was going to do. The baby had to go. And with that being done, Adele would end any link with Elijah. She would properly hate him then and save herself the emotional pain she was going through right now.
Adele stood up to her feet, going through the rest of the room with the memories tormenting her. She remembered the kitchen, that was the first place she had first gotten intimate with Elijah. The moment had been breathtaking. How could something so beautiful become this dark?
He was the first person whom she felt something strong for and gave him her heart only for him to stomp it into pieces. The bedroom was worse, even amid the mess, everywhere smelled like Aziz and if she closed her eyes, Adele swear she could recreate one of her favorite moments with him.