Filed to story: Bring It On My Mafia Life Novel (Rhea & Lukas)
“You’re nervous,” Mimi pointed out when she saw her fiddling with her hands.
“Aren’t you?” She retorted.
“I am. But what’s the point? If we succeed, we win. If we lose, we die and our pathetic life is over. What’s there to mull over? What haven’t I done…” She then turned to Rhea and said knowingly, “Well, except for virgins like you.”
Rhea rolled her eyes towards heaven, leave it to her best friend to make a joke out of everything. She thought over it.
“Do you know that death is actually a relief, a rest from the shackles of the things of the world, however, it hurts so much to the people we love,” She looked her straight in the eyes, “To people, we leave behind,”
“You really love him, don’t you? I mean Lukas?” Mimi inquired.
“I don’t know If I should call it love, however, I know I like him and I don’t want to leave him behind. I don’t want to hurt him, Mimi. He’s had enough of that, already.”
“So no escape plans then?” Mimi said.
Rhea witnessed the way Lucas’ ears perked up and their eyes connected through the rear view mirror. Whether she would escape or not, that’s not a conversation to be discussed under his listening ears because Luca was one hundred percent loyal to Lukas.
She didn’t answer and Mimi must have understood the signal as well because she didn’t say a word anymore as they both drove to their destination. It was time to concentrate on their mission and try not to die!
Annul The Engagement
With Rhea gone, Lukas got dressed for the meal with Alberta’s family. According to plans, his father, Daniel, must have left before Rhea and the cleaning crew was to arrive. The thought of Rhea being near his father unsettled him, he couldn’t let that happen.
Lukas dressed casually, there was no way he was wearing a fucking suit to a family gathering – Clara’s family dinner.
“I still think I should come along with you,” Victor said, “I don’t trust your father.” He hinted that the man would try something funny.
“You worry about nothing, Victor. If my father is going to make a move, it wouldn’t be in the presence of the Alberta’s – that is for sure. He respects them that much and he wouldn’t want to destroy the image of a prim father-in-law he built for Clara. In one word, I’m safe, and your main interest should be on Rhea -” He added grudgingly,” And Mimi, of course. ” The girl was risking her life simply because Rhea was her friend, so her safety has become his responsibility as well.
He went on,” I want your eyes on that mansion, if anything happens, I don’t care how but you should get them out.”
“You have nothing to worry about,” Victor swore and left to do his job. He was not going to let anything happen to them.
In no time, Lukas was done dressing up and left for Alberta’s family home. They would be dining there and of course, the whole conversation would be centered around their marriage and the joining of both families.
Lukas would not object to any arrangement knowing that would only provoke his father into making things more difficult for him. He only hoped he was able to find his sister before then and stopped this miserable marriage from happening.
The chauffeur drove off to Alberta’s ancestral home and though it looked like he was all alone, there were his men trailing behind him and making sure the road was safe and his enemies weren’t planning an attack. Moreover, the car was bulletproof and Lukas had confidence in his ability to protect himself.
…..
In no time, Lukas arrived and hardly stepped out of the car before he heard someone shout his name, “Lukas!”
He looked up and saw Clara running in his direction and upon getting close enough, she threw herself on him and Lukas instinctively caught her.
To the outsiders, it looked like they were young lovers who were reuniting after a long time of staying apart, but to Lukas, he had no choice but to catch her else she brought the both of them to the ground – and getting tangled with Clara on the ground was the last thing he wanted. The scene would create misunderstanding.
Hence as soon as Lukas was steady, he tried to pull away Clara who snuggled close to the curve of his neck. And the move bothered him because that was the same spot Rhea hugged not long ago. He couldn’t let her daint that spot with her cheap moves and perfume.
“What are you doing?” Lukas asked her when she wouldn’t let go of him. Each time he tried to pull her away, she would only wrap her arms tighter, almost suffocating him. If the girl wasn’t dumb, he would have thought that she was here to assassinate him.
“My mother is watching us and she has the intention of breaking our engagement today and she is solely against our marriage. However, if she sees even a hint of doting affection in your eyes, she might change her mind,” Clara said close to his ear while she kept up the act of hugging him.
Lukas was stunned, her mother wanted to break off the engagement today? Holy mother of Jesus, this was good news! God finally answered his prayer! He wasn’t even trying hard and the obstacle was being cleared in his path. He was going to have Victor pray more from now on.
But then Clara must have sensed his excitement because he added immediately, “However, I’m not of the same opinion. Hence, if you act contrary to the image of a loving couple we hope to convey to my mother today, I wouldn’t hesitate to inform your father of your hidden woman and the fact that she is a threat to our predestined marriage,” She threatened him.
Lukas stiffened at once, his face washed ashen from the blackmail. Clara was growing bolder by the day and it was all due to his indulgence. But then, she has crossed the line by threatening him with Rhea’s life. His father threatening him with his sister’s life was one thing, but a nobody threatening to hurt the woman he loved is another thing.
At once, Lukas forcibly pulled Clara’s face away and tilted her head such that it looked like they were about to kiss when in reality he was strangling her neck from behind.
“You should rejoice ….” Lukas said through gritted teeth, “if we never get married, else I would make your life a living hell,” He promised her and then pulled her away.
But in the same minute, his hand was back to soothe her hair and Lukas presented his arm to her saying with a smile that didn’t touch his eye, “Shall we?” Since she wanted them to act, he would give her the best action.
Clara wanted to push him away, how dare he act like nothing happened after he hurt her?! But when she saw her mother staring at them with an unreadable expression, so she immediately hooked her arms around his and they walked in.
Lukas was not on close terms with Diana’s mother and never expected to be treated like a son-in-law, but compared to before, her attitude towards him changed completely and she was cold and distant towards him.
Unfortunately, Lukas was not complaining. If anything, he liked it that way. If this continued, their engagement would be annulled quickly and he would be a free man again. Neither would his father blame him for breaking the engagement. After all, Diana herself was the one who wanted it.
Down With An Illness
After the mother and son-in-law exchanged pleasantries with a cold tone, they sat down in awkward silence. Clara tried her best to make the environment lively but there was only so much that she could do when it was quite obvious that none of them appreciated the effort. So she shut up her mouth in no time and let everything be.
It was like sitting in a cold, quiet cemetery and while Lukas seemed to always have a message on his phone he had to reply while her mother was busy with the staff who had one or two questions about the arrangement, Clara was left all alone.
The girl placed her hands on her lap nervously and then intertwined them together to stay strong. This was not the dinner she envisioned nor the way she wanted it to be. It seems that everything she envisioned never seems to happen whenever Lukas was around.
They were supposed to portray the image of a loving couple but he was busy with his phone, what mother would believe that they were together. Although they were seated close to each other, there was nothing but distance as high as Mountain Everest between them.
Hence she drew closer to him such that their thighs were rubbing and leaned over his shoulder saying, “What are you busy with?” and tried to peek at his phone.
But Lukas was quick to close the app and glared at her immediately, why was she invading his privacy? They were not close enough for that.
However, Clara pinching his arm reminded him of their deal, no, her blackmail, and Lukas tried to smile, but that turned into a grimace instead. Yet he managed to say to her, “Business,”
Clara pouted her lips like a young bride aggrieved with her husband’s neglect of her, “Seriously? It’s always business with you. But don’t worry, once we’re married, I’ll make sure you get the rest you deserve and I know many ways to give you the rest your body needs,” She said insinuatingly to her mother’s hearing.
Lukas felt like throwing up, no, he felt bugs crawling all over his body and he was tempted to toss Clara as far away from him as possible. But the woman was here and she was watching them, no, him to be precise, gauging and studying his reaction.
…..
What has he gotten himself into with these two women? At least, if Clara had half the brain like her mother, she would know better and stay away from him.
Before Clara could continue with her puke-inducing act, Daina was the one that spoke this time, “Where is your father, Lukas? Or did he take this dinner as a joke as well?” she asked with all seriousness.
And It was at that moment that Lukas realized that his father was running late and it wasn’t like him. The man took his time seriously, not to mention that Rhea and the rest of them must have arrived at his home already.