Filed to story: Bring It On My Mafia Life Novel (Rhea & Lukas)
“Just let me in, I need to speak with Eric,” Rhea hoped dialogue would work and she wouldn’t have to resort to violence.
“I’m sorry but that is the order from the boss, so please turn around and leave. You’re not permitted to be in here and we might have to use violence if you refuse otherwise.”
Rhea sighed, she got her hope high for nothing. And then she moved. She guessed it was a bonus to have the element of surprise on her side because they never saw her coming. The first thing Rhea did was to tase the man closest to her with the taser gun she had stolen from that man.
The moment the first man fell, the other man woke from his slumber and knocked the stun gun from her hand before she could use it on him. He was just about to hit her when Rhea decided to play dirty.
She cried out at once, “Remember, I’m a girl!”
He halted at once and that hesitation was his mistake. Rhea lifted her leg and kicked him in the place where the sun never shines and while he was still groaning in pain, finished him with a roundabout kick.
Rhea was breathing heavily and stared at the defeated men on the ground, unable to get up on their feet for a second round. Their woes are loud in her ear. That was close, but she was not close to giving up.
With the road clear, she opened the door and went in, everyone present staring at her as soon as she stepped in. Silence descended in the room and just as her mother told her, Eric was here with his brothers.
“Who let you in?” Eric’s voice boomed across the room until he lifted his gaze and saw his men from afar, defeated.
“While I should be impressed by your work, unfortunately, Rhea, you are not supposed to be in this room, and would appreciate it if you left right now.”
But Rhea stepped forward, saying, “You can’t go to war with Lukas, Eric, please.”
“While I would take into account your relationship with Lukas, the Luciano family was the first to break the accord. I owe a responsibility to this family and right now, I’m taking up my role as the head and bringing justice to the souls we lost.”
She told him, “Violence can’t be the answer, Eric. There has to be another way.”
Eric breathed out and then stared straight into her eyes saying, “I wouldn’t blame your mother but it’s quite unfortunate that you were not raised with the underworld’s tradition. There is no permanent friend or enemy in this line of work, Rhea. I’m sorry but I can’t let emotion cloud my judgment. Lukas is a good leader, but not good enough to prevent a war. “
He turned to his brother, Elijah, “See to it that my stepdaughter is escorted out of here safely, and keep an eye on her.”
“No, no, no…!” Rhea wanted to fight off Elijah but he was stronger than her and already held her close to him so she wouldn’t break out of his grip.
“I’m sorry, but you have to come with me, Rhea.”
But before Elijah could drag her away, She announced, “I’m pregnant! I’m having Lukas’s baby. You can’t just end the father of my child like that!” She cried out loud.
It was obvious that the announcement was a game changer because she could see the reaction on the faces of the brothers. But in the next minute, they shook their heads one after the other and her heart dropped.
“I’m sorry, Rhea. But this has to be done.”
“No!”
She Was Not Supposed To See This
Lukas knew what he was expecting when he set out on that journey to Draven’s residence. He was taking a huge risk here, but it would be worth the effort if he succeeded. While Richardo had not planned to turn him against the Draven family and it happened thanks to his father’s foolishness, he knew the bastard was on the sidelines waiting for when to strike after the Draven family was done launching the first blow.
Thus, Lukas could not let that happen. It was hard to see the bigger picture when blinded by the thrill of war, and he had to prove to Eric that it was not worth it to spill unnecessary blood during this period. Sure, Richardo had it out for his family, but they can’t forget where he got that kind of power. He zeroed the Basil family to get into that position of power and what was the assurance that he wouldn’t come after them next after getting rid of the Luciano family?
While the other family might consider stepping back and letting Richardo eliminate the Luciano family as a necessary evil, who knew the extent of Richardo’s greed? He was currently high on the power that didn’t belong to him and might want to claim more territories in the future. This was their opportunity to come together and stop him once and for all.
Hence, Lukas arrived in a taxi with no weapon or backup. If he had a shot at convincing Eric to change his mind about going to war, he had to prove to him that he was harmless and his intent was clean. As soon as the taxi took off, Lukas was spotted and orders were barked at him at once.
“Get down! Hands behind your back!”
With no hesitation, Lukas got down on his knees and put his hands behind his head as the Draven’s soldiers stepped out one after the other. Just as he thought, Eric had assembled his men back here and there were about five of them surrounding him. They were all with guns and one of them went behind to place his hand on him, searching him thoroughly.
“He’s clean,” He reported back to the others.
And with that being said, Lukas was pulled back to his feet and dragged into the compound. He made no efforts to fight back knowing that he was outnumbered and would only make his predicament worse. He was in enemies’ territory and all eyes were on him.
Perhaps, he underestimated the reception he expected in the hands of members of the Draven family. There was nothing but contempt and dislike in the faces of the ones who recognized him as Lukas, the leader of the Luciano family. Well, his father did kill their people and he was his father’s son. Blood for Blood. Daniel would be the death of him.
…..
He was pulled into the center of the living room and was made the center of attention as all eyes were on him – hostile eyes. Well, what now? He didn’t think this would be this easy.
“What have we here?” Someone walked up to him and though Lukas did not recognize him as one of the brothers, he guessed he was probably high the ranking considering how a path was cleared for him.
“Lukas Luciano, what a pleasant surprise.” He smirked, “To think that we were bringing the war to your doorstep and you decided to deliver yourself on a platter of gold to us. It’s a rare occurrence.” He was enjoying this.
While Lukas was practically not a prisoner, it didn’t mean he couldn’t put this fool in his place.
“The fact that I don’t recognize you practically means that you are not of any importance to me. I need to speak with your boss, Eric.”
“The nerve of you to come here and speak to me like that!” The man raged and punched him hard in the stomach.
Okay, perhaps, he should have played nice. Lukas let out an “oof” sound as the breath was knocked out of his lungs. Although it hurt like hell, Lukas had been through worse, and just Iike his instincts warned, it was not supposed to be this easy.
“I need to speak with Eric,” Lukas stood his ground. If a little beating was going to get him an audience with Eric, so be it.
“You are not speaking with Eric!” The man said, before turning to the others and announcing, “We were planning to go to war with the enemy, however, the leader of that damned family has surrendered himself to us and this is the time to get the justice our fallen comrades deserve!”
Urm, maybe it was getting a little out of hand, Lukas swallowed when he saw the cheering all around him. Why did it seem like he was a sacrificial lamb amid wolves?
It was not just a simple beating, it came from everywhere. All hands – and feet – were on him and he could only shield his head from the brutality. Lukas could remember the last time he was gang-beaten like this, it was during one of his training. Even at that, it had been five of them and not this mass of people that wanted a pound of his flesh.
The beating seemed to go on forever until he heard a familiar voice begging them to stop and his heart raced at once.
“A-Rhea.”
He dared to lift his head and was able to see Rhea trying to come to his rescue but she was being held back. Lukas felt a stabbing pain in his heart, she was not supposed to see him like this. He never thought she would be here in the first place. Lukas assumed Natalie would send her away so as not to get caught in the crossfire. But it seems he was mistaken.
Lukas tried to speak, to tell her to look away and probably get the heck out of there, but his voice was drowned out. Neither was this a movie where he would suddenly get supernatural strength and tossed everyone everywhere.
Instead, he succumbed to their beating.
Spare The Luciano Family
It was over, Rhea knew the instant Eric made up his mind. There was that apologetic look in his eyes when he turned and tipped his head as a gesture for Elijah to take her away.