Filed to story: Bring It On My Mafia Life Novel (Rhea & Lukas)
As soon as the door was closed, Daniel was left all alone again and he ended his brave facade. He quickly sat back down on his bed, groaning and breathing fast.
It hurt like a bitch.
Damn Natalie!
How could she do this to him?
What if he had died?
Would she regret shooting him?
Would she even cry for his death?
After Daniel was able to catch his breath, he stood up once more and walked over to his mirror. He stared at his reflection and then carefully lifted the loose shirt he was wearing because of his injury.
He stared at his injury with intensity, what had Natalie been thinking when she shot him? Had she shot him out of fear and defense or had she really shot him out of hatred?
Daniel knew the both of them didn’t have the best of relationship in the past and understood why she would hate him. But then, he had done all of that not to lose her. She just didn’t understand how much she meant to him.
Although Daniel wouldn’t admit it, he was grateful that Natalie was alive. He thought that he had been happy that she was dead, but it was his anger speaking and he was much happier now.
Unlike his younger self, Daniel knew that the chances of them being together were nil. The only reason he tackled her the first time they met was that he was happy she was alive after all. But now, he was sure that Natalie would murder him in his sleep if he dared to recreate the past. Moreover, he was a little too old for that.
However, Daniel wouldn’t mind annoying her for the rest of his life. It was fun. That was why he needed to know about her because, if he can’t be with Natalie, then no one else can be with her either.
Leave Him Alone For Good
Something was not right, Lukas sensed it after Adele left. Sure, she helped him tidy up the place and all, but it was something about the way she left and her body language.
And speaking about tidying up the place, Lukas’s gaze quickly scanned the floor and finally noticed the note was missing. Damn it, he should have known!
She saw the note.
But just to be on the safe side, Lukas searched the wastebin at the corner and there was not a sight of the note. That was when he knew that she took it.
Lukas cursed at the top of his lungs, why was everything a mess lately? Since he found out that Rhea betrayed him, nothing was going the well it was supposed to be in his life. It was from one problem to the other and he needed a break.
He needed a moment to wrap his head around everything. Was that too much to ask?
To make sure that Adele was not about to do anything stupid like seeking out Elijah, he decided to call her. Just because the bastard made an apology on a piece of paper right before he left to take Rhea away doesn’t mean that he’s apologetic. It was emotional manipulation, the same way Rhea had manipulated him.
Even if Rhea decides to apologize for what she did, he was not going to accept it, Lukas decided inwardly. What she did to him was not just a betrayal, but a great insult as well. Now, he would have to answer to his people for what his woman had caused.
Moreover, she was the daughter of that woman who had abandoned her friend to his father, Daniel. It seems that betrayal does run in their blood after all. He was done with her. There was no he and Rhea, not now, not in the future.
…..
Lukas picked up his phone and stopped. He just noticed that this was not the exact spot he left it previously. It might seem like he was making a huge deal out of nothing, but Daniel had taught him to keep an eye even on the smallest meticulous detail.
In this kind of business, his perceptive eye has saved his life a couple of times from assassinations. Perhaps, if he hadn’t been blinded by emotions, he would have even been able to find out Elijah’s deceit by himself. Lukas knew the dangers of letting feelings cloud his judgment, and yet he let it. But not anymore, he has learned his lessons.
Looking around, Lukas didn’t sense danger lurking at the corner and the last person to leave this room was Adele. In one word, Adele tampered with his phone. The first thought that came to his mind was that she bugged his phone or something, you know, to spy on his calls for her family.
But it wasn’t like Adele and that was when Lukas went to his call record and saw it. She answered a call on his phone and that made his brows furrow. It looked suspicious to Lukas because he didn’t recognize the number.
Without a second thought, Lukas called the number and it was answered.
He put the phone to his ear, “Hello?”
“You must be Lukas.”
His eyes widened and though Lukas didn’t recognize the voice, he knew instinctively that it had to do with Rhea.
“Who are you?”
“Eric Draven.”
“Draven…” Lukas remembered. He was the head of the commission and brother to Elijah.
His countenance changed at once.
“You are Elijah’s brother,” He sneered, showing his distaste for the family.
“Exactly.” Eric didn’t deny it either.
“Why did you call my line?” Lukas asked him. What had he discussed with Adele? He had seen the call duration and it was a few minutes.
“I didn’t.”
“Don’t you dare fool me? You called me and it was answered by…”
“It was Rhea,”
Lukas stiffened immediately.
To be honest, he had been expecting something like this. For Rhea to call him and apologize over how sorry she was for what she had done to him. For keeping that huge secret from him and almost bringing him to ruin. But Unfortunately, reality and expectations were two different things.
As soon as Lukas heard that it was Rhea who called him, his heart hardened instead and all that he could think about was how much she hurt him. What does she want from him now? Wasn’t she happy with her mother? Or does she just want to ruin him further? Was Rhea not satisfied with the damage that she has done?
“What does she want?” Lukas literally growled into the phone. If she thought that he was going to answer her beck and call as he had done in the past all because he liked her, then she was in for a big disappointment. His eyes were open now. Rhea doesn’t deserve him.
“I think you should ask her that yourself,” Eric said and there was a bit of noise as if an argument was going on, but the next thing Lukas heard was unmistakably Rhea’s voice.
“Hello, Lukas,”
And his heart skipped a beat.
He underestimated his feelings for her, and Lukas realized that because all he wanted to do at that moment was to forgive her and move on as if nothing happened. But then, it did happen and he was not going to let his feelings decide for him once again. It was time to begin using his brain.