Filed to story: Bring It On My Mafia Life Novel (Rhea & Lukas)
“Nope, I’m not doing it. I could hide in the wardrobe or bathroom and wait out till your parents leave or something,”
Nope, that’s not happening. Her mother could snoop around like a police dog. She’s not leaving any chances to get discovered.
So Mimi went to him and cupped his face in her hands, giving him a lingering kiss, “Please, Victor, do this for me. I beg you. ” She butter-up him and he couldn’t deny her.
“Alright,” Victor gave in but not without stealing a kiss from her.
Ummm, if it wasn’t for her parents’ invasion, he would have his stiff brother inside of her again. He was fucking addicted to her – her taste, scent, everything.
“You know,” He was amused, “This is the first time I’m leaving through the window after having sex with my bestie.”
Well, there goes that title again. What were they now? She guessed, friends with benefits?
The Great Offer
Rhea didn’t come out of her room all day, however, she ate and Lukas was grateful for that. It was something at least because if she planned on starving herself then he would have no choice but to force the food down her throat. But for the fear of choking – he heard people died from that – he would have to threaten one of her family members and she would only hate him further.
Lukas was trying to be gentle with her but Rhea was not making it easy either. If she was only damn obedient, then this would have been much easier. However, trust Rhea, she would butt heads with him in every decision and action. She doesn’t trust him one bit. Well, he hadn’t given her a reason to do so. Even at that, the Rhea he knew would never do as he said even if he asked her.
So no, trust was impossible.
Thankfully, Lukas was busy with meetings all day. He had to strengthen his influence in the city including his control over local enforcement partners.
They were not the only Mafia family in this city but everyone knew enough to respect their territory and not cross the line. Luciano was one of the top Mafia families and war with another major family would create division and as well, chaos.
That was the reason for the existence of the commission. The Commission is the governing body over all of them, with a ruling committee that consists of the bosses of the top families, even stretching outside the city. The purpose of the Commission was to oversee all Mafia activities in the country and serve to mediate conflicts among families.
In one word, it consists of a “board of directors” to oversee all Mafia activities and serve as mediators. They had a chairman and meetings were held once in a blue moon or when they needed to discuss family problems.
Hence, even as the boss of their organization, they had a limit to their actions; neither was Lukas interested in the politics of the commission. As far as his family member was not messed with, he had no business with them.
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After a partnership meeting over border routes with another crime family, Lukas was done for the day. He was returning home when his phone rang and it was no other than his fiancée Clara, he had forgotten about her.
“Hello?” His voice was neutral, close to almost being called flat. Ever Since Rhea returned to the base to torment his life, everything about Clara bored him. You could almost say Clara was equivalent to a nuisance in his eyes now. Weak and pretentious women were not his type.
“I saw your flowers.”
And yes, he had to keep Costanza in check, at least, until he found his sister. If Clara reported Rhea to his father, he couldn’t tell what that bored, heartless man would do. Lukas didn’t want to be put in a situation where he would have to choose between his sister and Rhea. His father might as well kill him.
“And?” he hoped it was effective.
“You’re forgiven,” She added, “Only because you asked me on a date,”
A date? Lukas frowned, he didn’t remember adding that to the apology note unless his men made a mistake. But then, his men hardly make mistakes and not on small tasks unless… oh, she was demanding one. Clara was being smart with him and he was in no position to reject her.
“Fine, pick the time and date, I’ll be there.” He told her, showing no other interest.
“Huh?” There was dissatisfaction in Clara’s tone. Wasn’t it always the male planning the date? Why was Lukas’s case different? Luther used to take care of each and every one of their dates.
“What is it?” Lukas asked, his eyes on the tablet and watching footage of the unstable Jeremy. Having been off the drugs for days now, his withdrawal symptoms were obvious even to a blind man.
“Nothing,” Clara swallowed back her words. She and Lukas fought a lot in the past; she didn’t want to offend him anymore. Clara wanted to be the perfect woman for him now.
“Alright, text me when everything is set,” Lukas was about to end the call when she shouted.
“Wait!”
“What is it?” Lukas tried not to show his annoyance knowing what she was about to ask. He was not a profiler but Clara was an open book and he’s read her well enough that there’s nothing left to unravel.
“That woman?…” She held her breath, “You haven’t told me about her.” Clara wanted to know badly about that redhead bitch but she didn’t want to provoke Lukas in the process.
“Who’s my fiancée?”
“What?”
“Who am I getting married to?” He rephrased his question.
“Me?” Clara choked out.
“Then why are you bothered by her?”
Clara frowned, why wouldn’t she be bothered when he shouted at her in front of the bitch? Moreover, she couldn’t deny her female instinct, Clara felt threatened by her.
She knew Lukas had other women than her. No, who was she kidding? Even before they stopped fighting, Lukas always had women at his beck and call. But he had never defended anyone as fiercely as he defended that woman that day. Also, that woman didn’t look scared of Lukas as other people were of him even when Lukas looked murderous.
Clara was jealous of that confidence. No, how dare that woman make her inferior. She was Clara Louise Alberta for crying out loud. People envied her, not the other round. She wanted to know everything about her – and her relationship with Lukas.
“I just….” Clara didn’t know what to say, she couldn’t tell Lukas she didn’t like her and wanted her out of there. How could that woman stay so close to Lukas when she was far away? It kept her on edge.
But then, an idea hit her and she quickly said, “I’m just trying to be sure she’s not a threat to you. If you need help with her, I can do it. I don’t know much about your family business, don’t you think it’s time I started getting acquainted, already? Moreover, she’s a woman, I’m one as well.” She made him a great offer.
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A Heir For Lukas
If only Clara said those words in front of Lukas, she would have hidden her face in shame from the look on his face. Lukas had his signature poker face on but one could tell he thought of Clara’s suggestion as a joke.
However, he still listened patiently until she was done speaking by asking, “What do you think?”
But to Clara’s surprise, no response came from Lukas’s side and she feared he hung up on her only to peer up at the screen and discover that the call was ongoing.
“Lukas…?” She called his name worriedly.
“Clara…” Lukas finally spoke up and his tone was so heavy that her heart missed a beat. Had he seen through her by chance?.
“What?” Her reply was almost a whisper. The sudden tension in the air bothered her.