Filed to story: Bring It On My Mafia Life Novel (Rhea & Lukas)
But from what she’s heard so far, like most crime families out there, the Luciano family has firm control of the police and of course, politicians. With their power and resources, they could even influence elections in their client’s favor.
Also, there was another thing she heard. This place wasn’t really their base of operation and the main base was located on an impenetrable island where they made all of their weapons and the law enforcement can’t even go there. All who attempted didn’t live to tell the story.
Also, she never wants to train her family in this kind of background. What would her children become in the future? Criminals?
No, she can’t do this knowing that if she had a child with Lukas, he or she would have to take over from where he stopped. It was a family thing.
Having heard the kind of relationship Lukas has with his father, Daniel, didn’t encourage Rhea as well.
What kind of father threatens his son and tortures his sister? Although Lukas would probably be much better than his father had learned from the experience, she still couldn’t risk it. People change, and Lukas probably wouldn’t continue being considerate down the years with this type of occupation.
When you stare at the abyss for far too long, it stares back at you. Darkness can only begot darkness. She can’t be with Lukas and not regret it later in the future. So she would do her future children a favor by marrying a better, responsible man.
Also, she cannot fall in love with her captor. That would only confirm her fears of Stockholm syndrome. She was better than this. Hence Rhea didn’t leave and continued to eavesdrop. Thankfully, none of the guards had followed her here else they would have disrupted her already. But Rhea was sure they were watching her through the cameras.
“Then what do you suggest we do? Are you saying I should abandon Chloe and marry that bug of a woman called Clara to suck the life out of me?” Rhea heard Lukas ask. She had to admit, she admired his love for his sister that wasn’t even biologically related to him. He could go to the ends of the world for her.
“We could send outsiders,”
Send outsiders? Rhea thought over it.
“Exactly? Who?! My paranoid father has a visual count of all the men in the organization. What makes you think whoever I send wouldn’t be recognized and caught? Then he would hurt Chloe to teach me a lesson!”
That was when it hit Rhea, she could do this. She hasn’t seen this father of his but the tales about his crudeness scared her already. But even at that, her desire to be free was greater than dying.
Hence, before she even knew what she was doing, Rhea stepped into the room announcing, “Then send me,”
They looked confused at first until they turned around to see who interrupted them and surprise filled him – at least on Victor’s side. Lukas looked like he was going to murder her if she had as much as to say a word.
“Are you kidding me right now?!” His tone was so rough and harsh that she almost got intimidated, but Rhea stood her ground. This was her chance now.
“Of course, I’m not doing this for free,” She pointed out, hoping that would make him consider but she should have known that Lukas was simply unreasonable.
“Trust me, sweetie, I don’t even want to know what’s going on in that head of yours.” His voice was firm and final.
I Can’t lose You and Chloe
However, Rhea refused to back down. He cannot suppress her voice. This was an opportunity to find a purpose and get him to trust her. She can’t back down now.
“Don’t deny it, Lukas, I’m the better person for this job. Your father doesn’t know me -“
“As if, ” Lukas hinted that Daniel knows everything.
“Even if he does,” Rhea told him while stepping back since he was coming at her, “I’m sure he simply brushed me off as one of the many women in your bed. Just like you, who would think an innocent-looking redhead is capable of anything… ” Rhea said the last part very hurriedly because he got to her and pushed her into the wall.
She slightly gasped from the pain that shot into her back from the impact with the wall, but Rhea pushed it to the back of her mind. She bravely stared at Lukas’s eyes, currently burning with fire, yet continued, “And let’s admit it, you won’t find anyone as skilled as me on a short notice?”
And to prove her point, Rhea lifted her hand and let the keys she had stolen from his pocket in the space of a second dangle from her hand challengingly.
With a grumble, Lukas snatched the keys from her. He had forgotten that aside from being a temptress, she was a pretty pickpocket as well. This was the crime that brought them together in the first place. Kind of cute now he thought about it.
She then tipped her head to the side, waiting for a positive response from him.
“You are not going anywhere, that’s my decision,”
…..
Her face fell at once, was he kidding her right now? Rhea tried to say a word but Lukas pressed her further into the wall, trying to intimidate her.
“She does have a point though, Lukas,” Victor said all of a sudden and Rhea loved him at that moment. Victor was her favorite person from now on unlike his stubborn-headed cousin, “No one would see her coming. We’re running on a short time and you heard her, she’s skilled.”
But Lukas turned to his cousin with a glare, “Don’t encourage her!”
Immediately, Victor pressed his lips together, giving total surrender.
“Seriously?!” Rhea was so vexed her blood was literally boiling with rage. How could Victor give up like this? Why doesn’t anyone in this organization challenge this stubborn mule of a man?!
If only Rhea knew challenging his authority was equivalent to death and she was the only one that has done it over and over again without bearing the consequences.
And without as much as a warning, that neanderthal caveman carried her off the ground and dropped her over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes.
At first, Rhea screamed in shock at the suddenness of the whole thing. One moment she was standing and the next she was defying gravity with the help of his shoulders. Her anger returned once again, he was trying to silence her voice.
“Let me down right now!” She thundered.
He didn’t listen.
“Lukas Xavier Luciano,” Rhea spat out, “I’m going to make you regret every bit of this moment!” She threatened him.
“Yeah, yeah, I know,” Lukas didn’t take her seriously at all.
Upon discovering that her threat fell on deaf ears, Rhea decided on brute force. She struggled desperately and was close to slipping off his shoulder when Lukas suddenly tightened his grip and spanked her hard on the butt.
Rhea screamed and not because of the pain, but his audacity. How dare he!
“Are you crazy?! We agreed on you not touching me!” Rhea was seething with both embarrassment and anger. He spanked her in front of his men who had seen everything. She was sure they were going to talk about it; she was not his mistress.
“Of course, I remember,” Lukas was nonchalant as he said, “But this is discipline,”
“You asshole! F***king madman!” Rhea used as many profanities as she could remember on him.
“Your words are quite colorful,” Was all Lukas said and went on with his journey. There was nothing as annoying as he treating her as if she was nothing but a mere child throwing a tantrum. She was a capable woman for Christ’s sake!
As soon as he carried Rhea into her room, Lukas tossed her on the bed as if she weighed nothing. But Rhea was up on her feet instantly only for Lukas to push her back on the bed and press her down with his large body. He held her hands above her head making it impossible for her to struggle against him.
“You son of a monkey! Poo on a stick!
Sufferin’ succotash! Son of a gun! Mother fucking annoying scumbag!” Rhea cursed without taking a break. Hence when she was finally done, she struggled to catch her breath; her chest heaving heavily.