Filed to story: Bring It On My Mafia Life Novel (Rhea & Lukas)
As soon as the man left, Richardo decided to go visit the little hacker. There has been a little change in plans and he needed her to work a little faster.
One should have seen the way Winters nearly jumped out of her skin when the door was banged open and Richardo came in, announcing,
“Hello, Lukas’s little bird.”
She choked, her eyes widening with fear while her typing on the keyboard slowed down till she came to a stop.
“Oh dear, you shouldn’t stop on my account.” He mused, coming to stand beside her, and said not to her, but to the other male in the room with her, “And I paid you Alex to keep an eye on her, not read magazines.”
The man called Alex was lounging on the single couch in the room, groaning in disappointment as he tossed the magazine to the side.
“I’m keeping an eye on her.”
“Don’t give me that bullshit. If you are half as good as her, you should have been the one doing this, you dumb bastard.” Richardo scolded him, angrily.
While Lukas had a little girl for a brilliant hacker, all he had was an overgrown adult who couldn’t do his work as a hacker properly. He wasn’t even sure the bastard deserved that title.
With a grumble, the so-called Alex dragged himself over to Winter’s side, leaning on the arm of her seat. Winters had never felt so claustrophobic with both men on her side.
“What’s taking too long for me to have the evidence?” Ricardo asked sweetly, but she was not fooled by the look on his face else she would not have these bruises on her face.
Winters had tried dragging time till Lukas found her but he saw through her plans and punished her by slapping her till she saw stars. The only reason he did not harm her further was that he wanted her in good working condition.
She answered timidly, “There are a lot of things to set up and the firewalls are not easy to pull down … not to mention the computers are not mine.”
“They are mine.” Alex said for clarification, “And boss, she’s not kidding. That firewall is a bomb, even I cannot pull it down. It’s like a never-ending maze, when you think you have found the way out, but no, it’s a dead end…” He trailed off when Richardo pinned him with a glare.
“You put up the firewalls there, you bring it down,” Richardo told her through clenched teeth.
“It doesn’t work like that. I set it up for him as a gift, so even I cannot bring it down against situations like….” Winters swallowed when she met his murderous eyes.
“I don’t think you understand your situation here…” Richardo leaned towards her and Winters couldn’t lean back because the damned Alex was at her side.
He threatened her, “If you can’t get me what I want by tomorrow morning, I’ll cut off your hands so you can no longer be useful to anyone else,” He looked down at her hands for emphasis and Winters flexed her hands for good measure. She knew deep down that he was not kidding.
“Do you get my point?”
“Yes, sir.” It was crystal clear.
He pulled away from her with a satisfied chuckle before turning to Alex and instructing him, “You keep an eye on her, and if she tries contacting outside help, shoot her in the head without thinking twice. I trust you can handle it.”
“Of course, boss,” Alex looked at her with a predatory look in his eyes that made Winters shiver, but not in a good way.
He took a lock of her hair and sniffed it, saying, “The both of us are going to have so much fun together.”
And with that, Richardo headed out, his phone ringing almost immediately and he smiled when he saw the contact name. It was his fellow in the FBI he had struck the deal with.
“Hello?”
“When do I get the proof of their crimes?”
He went straight to the point.
“Sooner than you think.” Richardo hung up on him, while humming a happy tune. The Luciano family was done for this time.
Be My Successor
“Hi mom,” Rhea met her mother downstairs before the woman had the chance to come to check up on her in her room. Natalie had keen eyes and she did not doubt that the woman would be able to sense that something happened there. She couldn’t risk it.
“You are not asleep yet, it’s late.” She told her.
“Oh that, I wasn’t able to sleep, and then I found out that you are back.” Rhea lied to her best.
“Why? What’s wrong? Why aren’t you able to sleep? What are you thinking about?” Natalie said, taking off her coat and folded it before placing it neatly on the couch. She wasn’t ready to retreat for the night yet.
“I don’t know,” Rhea shrugged, “I just couldn’t sleep.”
“I see,” Natalie said, heading to the kitchen while Rhea followed her like a lost puppy.
And speaking of a puppy, Rhea has not seen Redhead around and she knew that it was Rose’s handiwork. The girl had taken a liking to the chihuahua. Although Rhea didn’t know how to feel after Rose admitted that Redhead was a stupid name for such an adorable dog.
Its fur wasn’t even red, she claimed.
As much as Rhea agreed with Rose’s opinion, it was her boyfriend, Lukas that she supported in the end. Rose would understand her decision when she grows up.
…..
“Have you eaten dinner?” Natalie asked her while rummaging through the fridge.
“Yes, I have. Although… ” Rhea bit down on her, saying unsure, “If you want me to keep you company, why not?”
“Nice,” Was all Natalie said as she transferred the food from the plastic container into the ceramic dishware and put it in the microwave, setting the temperature.
While she waited, Natalie turned to her daughter and said, “If you find it difficult to sleep again, tell me and I’ll recommend you some drugs.”
“I don’t think I need benzodiazepine medications, I’m fine,” Rhea said without thinking much, but she caught the way her mother’s brows arched in surprise. What now?
“Indeed, you are my daughter, you never went to medical school and yet the love for science runs in your veins.”
“I only worked in an animal hospital for a bit of time, that’s all.”
“An animal hospital that treated criminals?” She reminded her.
“Fine,” Rhea sighed, “I know a thing or two about the human body, so what? It’s not like I would end up being a doctor anyway?”
“You could be,” Natalie said and Rhea scoffed,
“Where’s that coming from?”