Filed to story: Bring It On My Mafia Life Novel (Rhea & Lukas)
The only person Rhea found strange was Winters. She seemed fine? With the way everyone was looking at her this morning, she assumed that the girl must have heard the news and would give her the stink eyes out of jealousy. But that apparently wasn’t the case.
Even when Lukas had his hand around her waist and drew her to his side while going over the plan, she had hoped to see traces of mad rage or jealousy, but there was none – and she was a bit confused.
Either Winters was a hundred percent good at hiding her emotion or there was no emotion to hide in the first place – Winters had been goading her along and she was the fool to fall for it. It had been a ruse all this time.
Rhea had to give it up for Winters because she helped her realize her feelings for Lukas. Or maybe that had been the plan all along and Lukas might not be totally innocent – he must have a hand in it.
“We should pray,” Victor suggested as soon as we were over with the briefing and everyone looked at him as if he had finally gone mad – including Mimi.
“What do you mean to pray? We are about to break into someone’s house, you think God answers that kind of prayer?” Winters was the one who asked him. Apparently, she thought it stupid as well.
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“You would be surprised to know God answers all kinds of prayers made with a pure heart and earnest expectation whether you’re a sinner or not. ” He retorted, leaving Winters dumbfounded.
“That same Bible said the prayer of a sinner is like a filthy garment unto him,” Rhea countered with a verse and had everyone staring at her like she was an alien creature.
“What? I’m a Christian,” Rhea shrugged and Lukas took a huge gulp out of his coffee.
Yep, she was, all thanks to her uncle. Back then, when he had a big project coming up, he would go to the church and make large donations hoping for the priest’s prayers and God’s blessing as well. The man didn’t have any business skills and had to rely on the experts around him to be efficient enough to lead the company.
Her father on the verge of death had only made his brother her legal guardian till when she grew up hoping he would take good care of her. In one word, the man was supposed to submit and vacate the seat when she was twenty and old enough to lead.
But then, her uncle had no intention of doing so in the first place and showed it in his actions like not letting her read anything about business administration or even taking up a course related to it in the university, not to talk of going to a business school. The entire family leeched off her. They took what was supposed to be hers.
Rhea has no intention of taking back the business since it was collapsing anyway. Her uncle finally led it to its death. She was patiently waiting for her trust fund which she knew every one of them had their eyes on.
Perhaps, her father knew this might somehow happen because rumors have it that the trust fund money was worth more than the company in total. Her father had put all of his resources into it and though Rhea was scared of claiming it in the past when the time came, she wasn’t anymore. With Lukas by her side, who would stand in her way.
In one word, her uncle might have forced her along to church to beg for miracles, but she found solace there. God finally answered her prayer by giving her someone who could stand by her.
“Hmmm, a Christian being with a sinner,” Victor alluded to her and Lukas and she glared at him intensely.
But then, the young man didn’t give up on the argument.
“Well, since you know your Bible well, then you should remember that God has mercy on whom he decides worthy of it,” And with that verse, he won over her.
Rhea turned to Lukas, “Tell him this is stupid,” But Lukas merely shrugged. He was letting his cousin have his way with this one.
Rhea glared at him, day one of them being together and he had already chosen his cousin over her. She could already see it, this relationship of theirs was doomed to fail.
With his gleaming white teeth, Victor celebrated his victory and went on ahead with the prayer. He prayed mostly for their safety and the success of their mission.
“Amen!” They concluded and everyone spread out like bees. There was literally nothing for Rhea to take along except the USB and the lighter – Lukas gave her a much smaller one – since they would be searched thoroughly before they’re let in anyway.
However, they had to look like regular humans which is why Lukas had a purse prepared for them they would submit upon reaching his father’s place. As expected of women, most of the contents of the purse were make-up stuff and a phone.
They wouldn’t go through their phone else that’s an invasion of privacy, but if that were to happen, the device was relatively safe and wouldn’t incriminate them.
No Escape Plans
“Rhea,” Lukas called her as they were ready to leave. She hadn’t looked at him after that prayer and he must have sensed her irritability because he cupped her face with his broad hands saying, “The prayer was for you, Rhea. I would pray to any God right now if only that would keep you safe.”
“Aww, that’s so sweet of you,” She swooned yet her face became impassive in the next seconds, “Don’t care. Humph!” she threw her face the other way.
He took his cousin’s side on the first day of their relationship! Rhea knew that was petty and childish of her to take that as a crime against him when it was for the greater good but she liked to see him rattled a bit.
And while she was still annoyed with him, Lukas tilted her head and kissed her on the lips, every form of anger leaving her body at once.
No, this was foul play!
He deserved a red card for this! But then, who cares when he was melting her insides with the toe-curling kiss.
By the time they pulled apart, Rhea was gasping for air. Damn, this man was a good kisser – and she has been missing out on a lot. However, as good as this feeling was, Rhea knew she and Lukas had to discuss this thing growing between the both of them soon?
She couldn’t be a prisoner and still love him at the same time. But then, Rhea knew he couldn’t release her because of Elijah nor did he trust her entirely, so she would have to get him to win him over little by little. Perhaps, by then, he would be able to give her a little freedom.
Rhea rested her head on his forehead with her eyes shut close and then whispered, “Please, be safe.” As much as she would be the one going on the much more dangerous mission, this was his father they were talking about and the man could pull up an unexpected stunt that might get him killed or injured. She couldn’t lose Lukas, especially not now that they barely started dating.
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But Lukas chuckled deeply as if her worry was unnecessary, “I don’t die easily. I should be the one worrying about you.”
“Then you forget that I don’t die easily either,” Rhea reminded him of the events leading to this very moment.
“In that case, that makes us the perfect couple, don’t you think so?” Lukas kissed her temple, then her cheek, and then back on her lips.
“Oh God,” Rhea heard a voice that sounded a lot like Winters and she made a gagging action, “Go get a room, you two!” She hollered.
Rhea smiled, so this was what it felt like to be the third party? She suffered a lot of that in Mimi’s hands whenever Victor was around.
The both of them pulled away once more to leave when Lukas suddenly tugged on her arm to her surprise, bringing her closer only to whisper, “In case things go downhill, forget about the mission or whatsoever and run, do you promise me that?”
Rhea looked at him, stunned. He was willing to give up searching for his sister if that would put her in danger. It made her heart flutter. Unfortunately, she was Rhea and would never let him make such a sacrifice.
So she lied, “Yeah, I promise,”
Lukas smiled in relief and finally let her go. At least he could go in peace knowing that she could feud for herself if things go south.
“Rhea, it’s time!” Mimi announced and looking at her side, Rhea discovered that she had already said her goodbye to Victor. Luca would be the one driving them to the cleaning company while Lukas prepared for the date with Clara’s family.
“See you later,” She said those words with conviction. No matter what happened today, she was returning to this man. Lukas was not marrying Clara, Rhea was determined to fight for her man. Her man? She liked the sound of that.
“See you later,” Lukas said to her as well, giving her one last hug before letting her go.
Rhea went to Mimi who pulled her along saying, “You both are so adorable yet annoying at the same time. Now move, we’re running late already.”
Together, they left the outside and went outside where they climbed into the car with Luca already seated on the driver’s side. It wasn’t until their car was driving out of the base and the huge entrance gate was being opened electronically that Rhea realized that this was really happening and she was nervous.