Filed to story: Bring It On My Mafia Life Novel (Rhea & Lukas)
“It would be like Batman and Robin in action. Those two can never do without each other. Although in our case, it would be Batwoman and Robbyn. She fights and I look out for her, sounds like a team, doesn’t it?” Mimi claimed, laughing brilliantly as if she just solved the most difficult puzzle in the world.
So here, they are, coming up with a plan on how to get into Daniel’s stronghold.
“So, after our last meeting, without the presence of the love of my life, and of which I’m sure Rhea has done well on updating her already,” Victor said, blowing her a kiss and Mimi reciprocated the gesture happily.
Lukas and Rhea shared a gaze instantly, the both of them looking really uncomfortable and wished the land could open up and swallow them up at that moment. They weren’t in support of this cheesy public display of affection.
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“So we all thought your psycho father’s residence was impenetrable, unless, of course, you’re invited there,” Victor laughed, spreading the blueprint over Lukas’s desk and all of them gathered around it.
He went on, “And so as your honorable consigliere, I thought it was sensible that I made myself more useful for once. Yeah, dear cousin, I know this is merely a ceremonial position. You have men more useful and resourceful than me yet you put me here. I’m so touched,” He dramatically placed his hand on his chest.
But Lukas warned him,” You’d kicked out of that position pretty much soon if you don’t keep talking – “
“I’m talking,” He reminded him.
“The plan talks,” Lukas emphasized, tired of his semantics already. He loved his cousin, but he would bash his head if he didn’t get down to business now.
“Alright,” Victor said, to everyone’s relief, except Mimi. She kind of thought his blabbering was cute.
“Anyway, I did more research and it turns out that your father has a cleaning crew,”
“A commercial cleaning company?” Lukas’s brows rose interestedly. He didn’t even look in that direction, and Victor finally proved his usefulness.
“Yes, people who manage his fortress and make sure every nook and cranny is clean and sparkly. The house is too large to be managed by his staff alone, moreover, these people do more intensive cleaning like sniffing out bugs, cockroaches, and blah blah. In other words, he contracted their services and they’re due to visit in three days. Lucky us. ” Victor grinned brilliantly, hands outstretched and waiting for the praises to rain on him. Not that they came anyway.
“So in one word, you want us to pose as the cleaners?” Rhea thought.
“No, you’d be one of the cleaners,” Victor told her.
“How is that possible?” Mimi was confused this time, “We don’t even work in the company.”
“Don’t worry you would, starting from tomorrow,” Lukas said, his eyes deep with thoughts and Rhea turned to him. She knew at that moment that he was working on the crazy plans in his head that probably involved blood and violence. And how did she forget blackmailing as well.
“Yeah,” Victor agreed with him, looking down at his screen, “I’m sure you wouldn’t mind paying a visit to the owner of the S & M cleaning company tonight,” He grinned at Lukas knowingly.
“So…” Mimi thought over it, “Does that mean that we’d be formal employees and work amongst the other staff there?”
If that was the case, that meant her job here would be on hiatus. Not that she has been doing much here anyway. But then, you know, just asking. A change of scenery wouldn’t be bad and Rhea would need the air.
“I wouldn’t count on that,” Lukas grumbled and none of them needed to ask what he meant by that.
If they were to work like normal staff of the company, that meant Rhea would have to leave the base and that increased her chances of escaping or being rescued by Elijah and Lukas couldn’t risk that.
Even without that, his father’s eyes were here and if they moved too much, it was sure to attract attention. If Rhea was going to be leaving this place to work, that meant Lukas would put her under heavy security, and not only would that distract her in her duty, but draw the attention he dreaded. Their plans might be put in jeopardy because of it. Hence she leaving here can not happen – until the day of the plan at least.
The stakes were high, Lukas realized at that moment and he was suddenly frightened. His hands shaking, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a cigarette stick, just as he announced to them, “You can leave, now. I need to think. Don’t worry, you’ll be updated on the plans.”
Without wasting time, as if Lukas did him a huge favor, Victor took Mimi’s hand and beeline for the door, leaving Rhea.
But she didn’t leave.
Breakfast In Bed With Their Head As Decoration
“I never took you as a smoker,” Rhea said, her arms wrapped around her chest as she scrutinized him, “Is that your new habit to combat the stress?”
“And you didn’t leave. I told you, I want to be alone.” He said, putting the stick in his mouth and leaning against his desk.
“And you didn’t answer my question,” She demanded an answer.
“I’m not a chronic smoker, Rhea. I just take it once in a while, especially when I need to concentrate hard and you’re not doing me any good by being in my way,” He told her, searching for a lighter on his desk.
It was just as she said, Lukas was not a regular smoker else he would have his lighter on him. However, before he could reach for one, Rhea had already snatched the cigarette from his lips to his surprise.
“Don’t smoke, it’s not good for your health.” She warned him.
He snatched it back from her, “I never intended to live long on this fucking earth anyway. With what I have done, it wouldn’t surprise me if I live beyond my fifties.”
“Your father is in his fifties already and from what I’ve heard so far, you’re a saint compared to what he has done. So don’t end your life before it’s due.” She tried to take it back but he seized her hand.
“You don’t seem to fear me anymore,” He tugged on her hand as she stumbled forward, falling on his chest.
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By the time Rhea discovered what was going on, she took a step back but couldn’t walk back much since he had her chin in his grip and there was little space between them.
“Just like now, you have been disobeying me a lot lately. If I wasn’t mistaken, I would think that you have made yourself comfortable here.” He smirked.
But Rhea reminded him, “Don’t be mistaken, Lukas, or be deceived by my kindness because I’ll be leaving here the moment I get the opportunity without turning back.”
“Is that so?” Lukas murmured, his other hand coming down to caress her collar bone and she shivered.
“I was not wrong to call you a siren then. On the surface, you look so beautiful and enchanting, but beneath that captivating look, is a devouring soul, luring hundreds of unsuspecting sailors to their death.” He said, while still caressing her shoulder and loving the way her chest rose and fell to his touch. For someone claiming to be in love with his nemesis, Elijah, her body was sure attuned to his.
“I see that you know your fairy-tale well, Lukas,” Rhea said calmly, appearing to have a collected font when her body was truly In fact an internal mess. She worked on regulating her breathing first of all but he was not helping her. Rhea could only take long, deep, breaths as if there wasn’t an abundance of oxygen in the air.
“However, you’re no innocent sailor, Lukas.” She told him to his eyes.
His lips lifted to the sound, “What am I then if you do say?”
“The devil living amongst men,” Was what she called him, “You parade yourself as one with the sailors, but your role is to watch them come to destruction without as much as a warning to them.”
He lifted her face and drew closer such that Rhea had thought he would kiss her, but all he did was whisper into her ears,” In that case, I guess the both of us aren’t so different after all. One rules the sea and the other, the world. Intriguing, isn’t it?”
He drew away, but not without taking her earlobe into his mouth and nibbed. Rhea shivered terribly like one with a fever as a wave of pleasure coursed through her. She pushed him away at once knowing how much her body betrayed her with him around.
Lukas laughed at her gesture, “Sure, run away like the chicken you have always been,” He mildly called her a coward for always running away from what she desired, “At the very least, you’re leaving me and I get the peace I wanted in the first place.”