Filed to story: Bring It On My Mafia Life Novel (Rhea & Lukas)
“Eldest brother,” Eric pointed out, stalking over to her and though Rhea pretended to be brave, she still was cautious about him. Why would he return here after her mother left? Her mind was already heading in that direction. Surely, her mother wasn’t negligent.
She pushed down the fear and asked him, “Why are you here?”
Eric slowly sat down on the bed and Rhea didn’t take her eyes off him, watching him like a patient cheetah waiting for the right time to hunt its prey, except that in her case, it was to bolt.
“You don’t have to worry about me,” Eric said when he sensed the tension coming from her, “I have no interest in you and would never have. In fact, we are going to be family soon.”
“W-what?” Rhea was confused until she saw the small smile at the corner of his lips and her jaw dropped to the ground.
Oh God, no.
In one word, if he and her mother got married, then she and Elijah would be in-laws. Rhea couldn’t help but wonder what would have been the case if she and Elijah had been couples. Would her mother have given way for her and Elijah’s happiness? Or would she have to sacrifice her happiness for a woman she didn’t know existed until recently?
Honestly, Rhea didn’t know how to feel about her mother. She moved from her father, Edward to Daniel, Lukas’s father, and finally now, Elijah’s brother, Eric. If it wasn’t for the relationship between them and the truth she’s heard, Rhea would have called her a slut.
Fine! Perhaps she still was a bit resentful that her mother had easily moved on from her father, Edward. Her father loved her so much, you know? Didn’t she feel the same for him? Why does it feel unfair?
“Well, congratulations to you,” Rhea said to him, her tone lacking sincerity. She was not happy at all.
“Are you so sure about that?” Eric said, reaching for her hand and she flinched until he lifted the key in his hand, showing that he meant her no harm, and only then was Rhea able to relax. It seems her mother finally came to her senses.
Step one of her plans was achieved.
“I know that you have every right to be mad at your mother, however, it has not been easy for her either,” Eric said to her while unlocking the cuffs and in turns, her hands were finally free.
“I know,” Rhea nodded, rubbing her wrist, “I heard the whole story and as much as I’m mad at her, I’m more furious at Daniel. To think that without his interference, I would have a perfect family and -“
“And your mother wouldn’t have to marry me,” Eric completed the words for her as if he had read her mind.
Yep, it was pretty much that, Rhea didn’t say it out loud.
“Listen…” Eric faced her, “I know about you and Elijah…”
“Awkward” Rhea breathed. She was definitely not talking about this here and not with him of all people.
“It’s hard -“
“I’m not in love with your brother, anymore,” She stopped him right there.
“I know, but I still want to apologize to you because if that hadn’t been the case, one of us would be making the sacrifice by now. So do you accept my apology,” He put out his hand.
“Sure,” Rhea enveloped his hand with hers.
He was just about to move away when Rhea suddenly pulled him into a sudden hug, surprising him.
“Thank you?” Eric accepted the hug without questioning and they broke apart.
Done with his mission, Eric got up from the bed and was heading to the door when he suddenly turned and Rhea’s heart skipped a beat.
He said to her, “Could you please give your mother a chance? She really wants the best for you.”
“I’ll try,” Rhea shrugged.
“Thank you,” Eric said and closed the door.
But as soon as the door was shut, Rhea pulled out the phone behind her with a sleazy smile. Yes, she would definitely give her a chance.
Do The Right Thing
“Jesus Christ!” Lukas exclaimed as soon as he woke up to see Adele right in front of him with a blank expression.
He groaned, wiping his face with his palm. Looking around, Lukas discovered that he had slept in his office and there were numerous empty bottles beside him. He had done a good job of drinking himself into a stupor. Wonderful. No wonder his head was throbbing like the third world War.
“What are you doing here this early in the morning,” He asked, his voice rough and tired. The past few days have left him more tired than he has ever been.
“You wanted us to meet, remember?” Adele reminded him of the meeting.
“You could have waited a few hours more for Christ’s sake, Adele. It’s still early in the morning”
“It’s eleven in the morning,” She corrected him firmly.
“Damn,” Lukas ran his hand through his hair, feeling disoriented. He was a mess right now and he had to get his shit together before he got booted out from this position.
He shook the hangover away, “Fine,” Lukas said, glancing up at her, “Let’s discuss then. Have a seat,” He gestured to the chair in front of him.
Adele looked down only to see an empty bottle on the seat. She sighed, yet cleared the chair and sat down. If she thought her situation was bad, Lukas definitely had it worse for himself. He was a wreck, and being in that state of mind was dangerous at the moment.
…..
She faced Lukas who tried to make himself presentable; running his hand through his disheveled hair and buttoning the rest of his exposed chest.
“Where were we yesterday?” He asked her.
“We were planning on how to kill my unborn child,” Adele didn’t mean to say that with much bitterness in her tone, it just came out that way.
Unfortunately, that tone made Lukas stop short and his brows raised in response, “You make it sound as if I’m eager to get rid of the child?”
“Aren’t you?”
Lukas blinked, trying to comprehend what was going on here. He sensed a lot of resentment targeted at him and so he leaned back into his seat, with his fingers crossed.
He said, “Is there something that I’m not aware of or am I mistaken?”
“Fine,” Adele decided to be frank with him. She came closer, holding Lukas’s gaze as she said, “I don’t know if this is the right decision?”
“What is…?”
“Ending the baby’s life?” Adele sighed, “I get your point and I know the elders of our family are not going to support this, but I thought about it last night and I don’t think that I can carry through it. I’m an illegitimate child, and I think it’s big hypocrisy on my part to kill my own child because of its father. “