Filed to story: Bring It On My Mafia Life Novel (Rhea & Lukas)
“I’m not scared of you,” Luca said firmly, his gaze hardening. Saying that he was afraid was equivalent to saying that he was weak. He was a well-trained soldier from Luciano’s family, what could he be possibly afraid of? He wasn’t even afraid of death. Luca was provoked by that comment.
“If you aren’t afraid of me, you wouldn’t be scared of taking a chance on me, Luca,” Leon called his name for the first time and Luca had a boner instantly. Fuck, he sounded too sexy, calling his name.
No, this was bad. Code red. He couldn’t get entangled with this womanizer. Sure, there was a shortage of the kind of people he liked out there, but that doesn’t mean, he would date anyone that comes along his way. Leon King was too bad for him.
“It’s called self-preservation,” Luca told Luca and watched intensely as he came in his direction.
Leon came to stand right in front of him and then said, “Self – preservation, is that it?” He smirked, “I call that cowardice.”
Luca growled in warning, Leon was inciting him to action and it would be quite bloody if he responded. However, blinded by his anger, Luca didn’t know that he took a step forward in a haste to intimidate and rise to his challenge Leon. And now, he is Leon’s space such that bodies were brushing against each other intimately and he could see him from up close.
Close to each other, Luca could see each one of his handsome details and a shiver went down his spine whenever their chest touched, he could feel his hard chest – someone does work out, and not fuck all the time. Well, fucking was also a form of exercise…
Christ Jesus, focus on the task, Luca! He had gotten far too distracted and he had to check up on Rhea and make sure she had taken a nap as she claimed. Well, not that she could slip out of here, nor could Daniel Walz into here and kidnap her.
There was a reason no one dared to cross Leon’s family, they were wealthy themselves. Just as Luciano’s family was an old Mafia family, Kings Clan was blessed with the ability to make wealth. The family was so rich that even politicians came to them for funds during elections. In one word, they owned the financial sector and had numerous banks to their name across the globe.
And guess what, the heir to all of this, was no other than Leon King. Yep, one more reason Luca was not going there. He wanted a life partner, not one he could have a bit of fun with and Leon was not the one for him. Moreover, their worlds are different, it just wouldn’t work out for both of them.
“Your eyes speak of anger,” Leon said.
“Exactly,” Luca acquiesced, “Provoke me again and you wouldn’t look so pretty anymore,” He warned him.
But Leon laughed to his surprise,
“Who told you I don’t like it rough?” He added, “Moreover, your eyes speak of another emotion….”
Leon drew so close that their breath was exchanging, and they were staring into each other’s eyes,
“Lust.” He said.
Luca gulped, lowering his gaze instantly, “That’s not going to happen,”
“Why?” Leon cupped his left cheek and kept his gaze on him so he wouldn’t look away. Luca could have pushed his hand away, but he didn’t. He couldn’t. For reasons unknown.
“Because of what you read in the tabloids? You should know better than to trust the newspaper nowadays always looking for contents without crosschecking the facts.”
“Fine, you’re not a fuck body as the tabloids describe you, but that doesn’t mean any of your relationships has lasted and that is the difference between the both of us. I’m not here for a one-night stand, Leon King,” He placed much more emphasis on his surname and his background. Luca was hinting at his responsibilities and the fact they couldn’t be together.
“Then make me understand,” Leon said with so much sincerity Lucas’ heart hurt for him. He finally understood that someone from such a background could never have a normal relationship. People always wanted someone from him and he couldn’t tell which one he could trust – or love.
Luca gulped, he could feel his walls crumbling down and he couldn’t tell if that was a good sign.
“Don’t tell me you don’t feel this attraction between us, Luca…” He whispered his name again sexily, his lips brushing across his with the faintest touch. Hence, when Leon’s lips pressed against his firmly this time, he didn’t fight him and let him in.
His lips were the softest he had ever tasted and the tentative kiss soon turned passionate as Luca reached for his blonde locks and clutched a fistful of his hair as he kissed him harder. Leon groaned in pleasure, then ground against his arousal.
“Fuck!” Luca cursed against his lips, quickly pulling away.
Surprised at his action, Leon gave him a questioning look, wondering if he had changed his mind already. However, without warning, Luca turned him around and pushed him into the wall.
Alright, he was loving this, Leon was smug.
But Luca didn’t give him the chance to smile because his lips were upon him once more and he kissed him harder, pushing his tongue into his mouth. Leon might be older, but Luca knew he was dominant in this relationship. Wait, was it a relationship?
However, Luca was distracted from his thoughts when Leon tugged on his polo and pulled it over his head, tossing it away to the corner. He kissed him once again, before trailing kisses down his neck.
Leon then kissed his nipples and Luca knew he was a goner. He couldn’t resist him any longer.
“Room!”
“Yes, of course!”
They both looked for privacy knowing it was going down for real.
She Wasn’t Alone
Rhea curled up on the bed, lost in her thoughts. With her all alone, she finally took off the mask she had been wearing in Leon’s company. She didn’t want to bother her host, nor would Luca let her rest if he knew that she was worrying over Lukas. He had told her uncountable times that Lukas was fine and he would come back for her. However, now that she was all alone, it was too lonely.
“Fine, he’d come back for her,” Rhea recited to herself as she turned, facing the ceiling and staring at it. This place was not an exile. Lukas didn’t give her off to his much friendlier acquaintance, Leon, unlike Big Joe in the past. This was all for her safety. He was hiding her from his father, Daniel. Rhea told herself as she slept off.
And just like that, Rhea slept off and had a dream. In that dream, she was in a world without shape and form, it was darkness all around and she couldn’t see in it. But that was until Lukas appeared, and he came along with the light. It was just the both of them in a bright space and they were dancing all by themselves.
Rhea could feel it; she was happy. Right there in his arms, she was safe and protected and nothing else mattered. But that was until the darkness came again, covering them with its thick shadows. However, in that darkness, there was a spotlight illuminating both of them, hence they could see properly and hold onto each other’s hands. They weren’t letting go.
Suddenly, a third spotlight appeared out of nowhere and had a red light, illuminating a face with a malevolent smile that was all too familiar to her. It was the face of the man that had tried to kill her in the garden and the reason all of this was happening, it was Daniel. Rhea gulped nervously, but she held onto Lukas’s hands tightly, she wasn’t going to let go.
However, Daniel held onto Lukas’s arm and began to pull him, trying to separate the both of them. Rhea stubbornly held on, that big bully wasn’t going to take Lukas from her. But then, a fourth spotlight appeared and to her horror, it was Elijah. It was the Elijah she fully remembered, with the face paint and that electric blue eyes.
“God, no,” She whispered with a dread right as he grabbed her arm and began to pull her away as well.
“No!” Lukas screamed, tightening his grip on her, but then, a fourth spotlight appeared and it was Clara. She had a bitchy smirk at the corner of her lips and without an ounce of compassion, she pulled at Lukas.
Then again, a sixth spotlight appeared on Rhea’s side and she saw a strange woman, but like Elijah, she couldn’t see her face except for green eyes that looked identical to hers. Rhea didn’t get the chance to think about it because the woman grabbed onto her arm, saying with so much hatred and conviction in her tone,
…..
“You must get away from him!”
And just like that, spotlights began to pop up one after the other until an uncountable number of people were pulling at her arm and trying to separate her from Lukas. Rhea tried her best to hold on to him but there were just so many of them opposing their union. Their hands were already slipping and both of them were now holding onto just one finger.
Unfortunately, the pull from both sides was too much, and like in slow motion, she saw as that particular finger slipped free and she and Lukas broke apart,
“No!”
Rhea’s eyes snapped open and she woke with a sharp gasp, her heart pounding loudly in her chest. What the hell? Rubbing her palm down her sweaty face, she wondered about the dream. It was as weird as fuck.
Looking out the large window, Rhea found out that she had slept till nighttime. Well, that wasn’t surprising, she has been stressed lately nor has she been able to sleep well after Daniel attacked her. Lukas didn’t even know it, but she was traumatized by that incident. Rhea just didn’t want to bother him, Lukas was going through a lot. She can handle herself.
