Filed to story: Bring It On My Mafia Life Novel (Rhea & Lukas)
Same way, that means it was as good as impossible to change their mind about what they didn’t want. Two stubborn people, Lukas wondered how it was going to work out between the both of them.
Lukas stood up to his feet intending to leave when he faced her, almost stealing the space she created between them as he said, “You know if there was one thing I could wish for right now, it would be a mother.”
Call her stupid or something, but Rhea found herself asking, “What happened to her?” Why was she even interested in his family when she wasn’t planning evil with it?
“She died. Fell sick. Withered slowly till there was nothing left of her.” He said in a voice that was taut, telling Rhea how much control he summoned to tell her this.
While others would say “Sorry” in this situation, Rhea didn’t. Instead, she looked the other way, saying, “At least, she was there for you, mine wasn’t. My mother didn’t even give me a chance and decided I wasn’t good enough for her. I don’t need her now, Lukas.” She lied.
Rhea wanted to meet her mother so much but the truth was that she was simply scared. If her mother abandoned her at birth, what’s the possibility she wouldn’t reject her once again if she does find her. She was scared of being rejected.
Lukas suddenly took a step forward and she took one back, conscious of the distance between them. He noticed that and didn’t move any further, so as not to spook her.
“I’m not saying you should forgive her, Rhea. I’m just saying you should meet her, moreover, she’s your only family left. You should know why she left you in the first place.” He said to her, catching her gaze with his.
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Rhea saw the sincerity in Lukas’s eyes even though this deal would only benefit him. He really wanted to find her mother, and God help her, if she doesn’t want to as well, but her fears wouldn’t let her. Plus the fact this means she’d have to be good else the deal’s off. She would not give him that satisfaction; she can’t remain here.
So after a few minutes of silence and staring into his eyes – and trying not to get affected by his smoldering gaze. She made her final decision.
“No. Thank you.”
Disappointment flashed across Lukas’s face for barely thirty seconds. He lost – this had been his chance to prove himself to her.
“If you say so, then.” Lukas didn’t push her any further, he knew when to give up on a losing battle.
“Have a nice day, Rhea.” He said to her and took his leave.
Rhea watched him as he left the balcony and into her room, headed for the door, her heart pounding in her throat the entire time. She had a feeling that she was making a mistake and this might be the last time Lukas would offer her help or a deal like this one but her pride wouldn’t let her acknowledge it.
However, the moment Lukas pulled the door open, she shouted, “Wait!”
Lukas stopped immediately as if he had been waiting for this exact moment and turned to meet her just as she hurriedly left the balcony to meet him.
“If I….” Rhea said, standing in front of him. She was tall in the first place and had no problem looking at him – Lukas was just a head taller than her, “agree to this deal, would I be free to go anywhere I want?”
“In the base? Yes. Outside? Not yet, until I’m assured I have your trust and you don’t have anything up your sleeve. Your numerous futile escapes have made quite a record and it’s incredibly hard to trust you, so even when you’d be here, my men would have their eyes on you all the time. What do you say? “
“Just one.” She said,
“What?”
“If you’re going to have your men on my tail, I just need one of them. It makes me uncomfortable to be under their scrutiny, not to mention all the time.” She demanded.
“That would only happen if you promise not to shoot any of my men again,” He made his demands.
Rhea gulped, hesitating for a moment. However, she didn’t want to shoot anyone again anyway. The guilt was horrible, so she gave in,
“Fine, I won’t.” she added, “However, you have to promise not to….” She paused, avoiding his gaze before saying, “You won’t kiss me or try to seduce me.”
At that statement, a smile quickly crossed Lukas’s face, he gestured to his body, “Darling, this face is a seduction incarnate already.”
She glared at him, “Promise me.”
“I promise,” Lukas said cockily, “I won’t seduce you unless you are horny and decide you want to fuck with me. My services are free.” he winked at her.
“What the….” At once, Rhea became wide-eyed, a deep flush filling her cheeks. How could someone be so foul-mouthed and candid? She calmed herself down, he was just rousing a reaction out of her – and succeeded.
“That is not going to happen,” Rhea said confidently.
Lukas didn’t refute her words nor say a word. Sometimes, you need to prove yourself with actions, not words. Rhea has just given him a second chance, he would not mess it up.
“Anything else?” He asked.
“Yes,” She said.
What now? Lukas rolled his eyes mentally, women were so demanding.
“Make sure he’s handsome.”
“What?”
“Whoever you’re sending to watch me for twenty-four hours, seven days. I need to feast my eyes on a handsome face,” She grinned at him knowingly.
Lukas growled at her, no way was that happening. The only handsome face she would be seeing around here was him. How dare someone else tries to come and steal her attention from him? That was not going to happen.
Who’s The Power Bottom?
Cindy had a show this night and unlike the last time, Aziz was not in the formal suit. He was wearing normal clothes this time and had to blend with the crowd.
The show was in the club and while the others were backstage, Elijah’s duty was to look around and observe the people in attendance. If any one of them showed suspicious behavior or possessed a weird item with them, presumably a gun, he was to report back, incapacitate or neutralize them, depending on the time left and circumstance.
Sometimes Elijah’s face was a blessing and a curse at the same time because with his cool, calm, and collected demeanor, most of the women here took it that he was looking for a good time. More than once, they distracted him from the job and he pretended to go along with the flow just so they wouldn’t suspect him. But in the end, he dumped them all.
He couldn’t let anything happen to Cindy because, at the moment, he was using the identity of a member of the Luciano mob. That means he was susceptible to punishments, if not death. None of them knew his prestige identity hence he would be treated like a commoner.
That was evidenced by the way his colleagues behaved toward him. Cindy had him promoted to work with the top dogs on the security details and they weren’t happy with him.
They hadn’t tried bullying Elijah physically but they ousted him from their circles. They wouldn’t give him the information he needed and more than once or twice, he had arrived late to Cindy’s errands or with the wrong product expecting her to punish him. But for some reason, she would indulge him and that pissed the others off like hell.
It was as if everything they did to make Cindy mad at him backfired on them. Elijah knew they were only jealous, especially the captain because he came out of nowhere and found favor in Cindy’s sight.
How was it his fault the girl liked him anyway? If they wanted the same treatment as him, they should do the same thing he did. What did Aziz do exactly? Nothing. Yeah, he did nothing – they should try that.
The moment Cindy was done, her manager was the one that helped her off the stage after sharing a few moments with her fans. Aziz had to admit, the girl was a good singer but her songs weren’t his cup of tea.
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