Filed to story: Bring It On My Mafia Life Novel (Rhea & Lukas)
“Just tell me the damn truth,” Lukas demanded, having sensed something was not right. His grip around Rhea’s waist was tight as if he was nervous or something and she had no doubt that he probably didn’t know he was hurting her right now.
“It turns out that your sister escaped from your father’s place two weeks ago,” Winters dropped the news.
“W-hat?”
Winters played another recording that showed the girl leaving the room she had been kept in. Winters must have compiled all of the recordings because the next showed the girl successfully running out of the fortress and the soldiers were too late to stop her. The video stopped and a chilling silence took over the room.
No one dared to make a sound until Lukas suddenly shot up to his feet with Rhea in his arms. However, he made her sit back down while he stood up and began to pace up and down the room, anger filling him as he digested the information.
“He lost Chloe! He fucking lost her!” He raged while everyone watched without interfering.
If this was his room and they weren’t present right now, Rhea did not doubt that Lukas would have wrecked the room to blow off some steam. She couldn’t blame him anyway because she was annoyed. How could his father kidnap his sister just to convince him into marriage?
As if that wasn’t enough, Daniel lost the girl and yet he continued to con Lukas into the marriage when he didn’t have her anymore. It was inhumane and she still couldn’t understand how this family worked. How could a father do that to his son?
“This must be the reason he wanted you to get married quicker,” Victor figured it out, his eyes connecting with his cousin’s, “The more time he wasted, the anxious he grew that you would find out. Your father didn’t want you to know that your sister was missing. He didn’t want you to know that he had no more leverage over you,” He reminded Lukas that he was a free man now if that was the case.
Lukas’s eyes grew wide at the realization while Rhea didn’t even know when she released a relieved sigh. He was now free from Clara? The news delighted Rhea the most.
Yes, Rhea was sure that Lukas liked her, but those feelings were not enough to stop him from marrying Clara. Lukas was bound to his duty and family, and if marrying Clara would save Chloe, she was sure he would do it without blinking an eye.
That was why she had worked so hard in that mission just so she could give him a fighting chance against his father and as well, stop the marriage. It finally worked! Now, she didn’t have to worry about Clara stealing her man.
Yes, her man! Lukas was hers.
Lukas should be happy at the news he was no longer bound to his father’s games, but that wasn’t possible, not when Chloe was out there and missing as well. If anything happened to her, he would never be able to forgive himself. How would he be able to face his mother in the afterlife after failing to protect the one person she treasured and handed over to him before she died.
Lukas lifted his head and looked at Winters hopefully, “Tell me that you have a lead on her.”
“Well, I do,” Winters said and everyone sighed in relief, only for her to add immediately, “Just not one you are going to like.”
Lukas clenched his jaw hard showing he didn’t like that response, however, he said, “I’ll take my chances,”
“If you say so then,” Winters said and then her hands flew over her keyboard as she explained to them, “So I hacked every possible camera around the areas that I assumed your sister must have gone through until I came around one that gave me what I wanted. It turns out that your sister ran into the road and almost got hit by a car.”
At the mention of almost getting hit by a car, Lukas’s breath hitched in his throat. His sister almost died and he hadn’t been able to do anything.
“The shock must have been too much for the young girl because she fainted right now and the occupant of the car stepped out and took her.”
“Took her to where?!” Lukas demanded impatiently. He was tapping his feet against the ground impatiently and looked like he would wolf out very soon.
“I could not capture the plate number -“
“Wonderful,” Lukas threw his hands up frustrated.
“Ungrateful jerk, I stayed up all night for this!” Winters glared at him, hating that look he gave her as if she was incompetent or something.
Rhea got up and took matters into her hand before it escalated. She cupped his face, speaking softly to him, “Don’t worry Lukas, we’d surely find her.”
Thanks for her concern, Lukas was about to calm down. He held her face and rested his forehead against hers, trying to draw strength from her.
“Aww, they’re so romantic -” Mimi was about to swoon when Victor reached out and closed her mouth with his large palm. She was not going to destroy that romantic moment for them.
“Well, luckily for you,” Winters continued, “The car is one of a kind, meaning that it’s a limited edition and customized for just one person in the entire world.”
Everyone looked at her questioningly.
Lukas asked, “Who?”
“Reina Spencer,” Winters revealed.
She’s In Safe Hands
“Oh boy,” Victor groaned at that revelation.
“Spencers,” Lukas rubbed his forehead at that revelation. Just when he thought things were getting better, it worsened.
Rhea looked between Lukas and Victor in confusion, wondering why they had that look on their faces as if the world had ended.
“Why? What’s wrong?”
Victor was the one who answered, “Let’s just say that your father-in-law doesn’t have a great reputation, likely the most hated person on earth. Not to mention that he doesn’t have a great relationship with the Spencers. No, Sakuzi hates the very feet he steps on.”
Wait a minute, was Victor by chance referring to Daniel. She scowled at him.
“He’s not my father-in-law,” she said.
No, Daniel would have to earn his place as her father-in-law if she ended up marrying Lukas. But then, that would be a problem for her future self. Right now, she had to concentrate on finding Chloe, more like, releasing her from the Spencers.
“So, who is this Reina Spencer?” She was curious to know.
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“Reina Princess Spencer, only daughter to Sakuzi Valentino Armani of the falcon gang and wife to Niklaus Spencer. Her father is a Mafia Lord, although he has been replaced by his foster son, Emerald, he still very much holds much power in the gang and the city and as you can probably surmise, she’s the wife to the business mogul, Niklaus Spencer. In one word, the family is a powerhouse and they hate us, Luciano, all thanks to my proud uncle Daniel, ” Victor explained with a bit of humor and Sarcasm.
“I know, Niklaus,” Mimi suddenly said, earning a stare from her boyfriend, and she rephrased her words at once, “I mean, I’ve heard of him. He was quite a player back in the days.”
Rhea looked at her friend in surprise, this was the first time she was hearing such gossip from Mimi and she had a feeling there was more to the story. Her friend was holding something back.
“Fine,” Mimi rolled her eyes when she saw the look Rhea gave her, ” I found out by accident that my mom actually dated the man back then when she had the thoughts of being a star.”
But Winters snickered with her laptop in her grasp, earning a glare from the young lady. She cupped her mouth, “No offense, but you might have to go have a DNA test done to confirm if you’re not his child. I mean, the man’s dating list would roll down from the spot where I stand to the entrance.” She teased Mimi.
“Alright, we’re straying off the issue at hand,” Rhea decided to intervene before her vengeful friend took it personally. Winters can be a little direct and rude sometimes.
Rhea looked up at Lukas, “What did your father do that made them hate your family?” she wanted to know and maybe, from there, they would figure out a way to go about it.
“Well, what do you think? He created chaos as expected.” Lukas sneered, “Sakuzi and Daniel were intense competitors right from the start, however, father’s desire to succeed crossed the line when he assisted one of Spencer’s enemies, Miguel. His brother Gerald had been killed by Sakuzi when he was abroad for laying a finger on his daughter, Reina, hence he returned for revenge and he went to my power-hungry father for assistance.