Filed to story: Bring It On My Mafia Life Novel (Rhea & Lukas)
But then, the both of them might as well have been naked because she could feel every hard plane of his body pressed against hers and Rhea knew she would bruise with how tight Lukas was holding her. Her heart was pounding hard in her throat and she wanted air but couldn’t get one since Lukas stole it.
He kissed her as if she was going to vanish if he dared to open his eyes and he didn’t want to let go of her. The movement of his lips against hers was hard and desperate and it wasn’t until he bit hard on her lower lips enough to draw blood that she yelped and got away from him.
Rhea greedily swallowed air as soon as they broke apart considering she didn’t know what he was thinking and when he might steal her air again. But then, it happened sooner than she expected because he pushed her up against the wall and his lips crashed down on hers once again.
Unlike earlier when Lukas had been validating that she was well and alive, he claimed her mouth this time in a brutal kiss that cleared away every doubt that she had about him moving on without her. It was as if she was the very air that he breathe seeing how intent he was in stealing it.
As if that wasn’t enough, Lukas wedged his knee between her thighs and ground her on it earning sweet moans from her mouth. His grip on her waist tightened as he kissed her harder and ground her faster, swallowing her moans into his mouth.
Rhea clung to him as Lukas took her through the ride or so she thought because he stopped all of a sudden and pushed away from her as if she was horrendous and he didn’t want to be anyway near her.
“No, no, no! This is not happening again! I refuse to be your slave!” Lukas looked at her with his fierce eyes burning into hers and said, “I am not going to let my raging hormones get in the way once again and pretend that this never happened! That you never betrayed me!”
Rhea came down from her high, surprisingly standing on both of her feet even though her legs felt like jelly right now. However, the fog had cleared from her head and she knew that this was the moment of accountability that she had been waiting for.
She tried to reach for him but Lukas took a step back and that made her heart shatter into pieces even though it was merely a small gesture compared to them making out minutes ago.
“Speak!” Lukas growled at her.
But then, he had a good reason for avoiding her because all that she needed was a touch and he would be a slave to her once again. Lukas was not going to let that happen again, not until she owned up to her sins. Rhea had been enjoying special privileges until now. She needed to know the other side of him that was unforgiving.
“I’m sorry,” Rhea whispered, the tears finally rolling down her cheek as she lowered her head in shame, “I should have trusted you, not doubt every one of your efforts even though you did nothing but placed each of my needs before yours. So please, forgive me, Lukas. I should have done better and not betrayed your trust like that.” She asked for his forgiveness.
How Much Lukas Meant To Her
Her heart was thumping frantically in her chest as she waited for Lukas’s response. Rhea has apologized already and prayed that it was enough for him to forgive her. She never thought that she would say this, but Lukas’s silence scared her the most. She would rather have Lukas be mad at her than this completely cold indifference.
“So I forgive you and then what?” Lukas waited for her answer and her throat went dry instantly.
“We get back together?” Rhea said, feeling a huge lump in her throat that refused to go down. She fiddled with her hands, and lowered her head to the ground instantly, avoiding his gaze. She was both anxious and embarrassed.
“And then what?” He asked again, leaving Rhea at a lost for words. Was he mocking her or was he curious to hear her opinion? She didn’t know what to think.
“We would then get married,” Rhea was tempted to say, but for some reason, the words couldn’t leave her lips. What if she was moving too fast? Lukas hadn’t even forgiven her and might find her thought ridiculous.
When Rhea didn’t answer him, Lukas let out a disappointed sigh. He said, “It was a mistake coming here,” and walked past her, shoving past her intentionally.
Wait a minute, was he leaving?
Oh no, she was suddenly filled with dread.
Rhea watched the scene with her mouth opened wide and she began to panic. No, no, no, he can’t leave just like that! She hadn’t gotten what she wanted, their issues weren’t even resolved.
…..
“Lukas!” Rhea turned and shouted his name in a hurry. Her heart was hurting and her hands were trembling uncontrollably. She couldn’t let him leave. He can’t leave her.
Lukas halted in his steps and Rhea was able to breathe. It was a relief that he was listening to her at least. Rhea was so scared to lose him. No, she couldn’t lose him. It took a while for him to turn around, the tension in the room increasing to an uncomfortable level.
“What?” Lukas asked, annoyed.
“You can’t go,” She told him.
“Really?” Lukas found her command laughable. He then walked back to her in strides, intimidating her with his taller height and Rhea had to lift her gaze just to look at him.
“Give me one reason why I shouldn’t leave?” His voice was a sneer.
Rhea breathed, “I haven’t even finished talking -“
“Don’t waste my time, Rhea!”
“I love you!” Rhea shouted desperately, confessing the feelings that she had been holding in.
“I love you, Lukas,” She said with conviction the second time while Lukas stood, his feet stuck to the ground. Even as emotionless as he had been earlier, it was clear that Lukas was pretty shaken up by the confession.
“It has been pretty hard living without you the past weeks. I never forgot what I did to you, Lukas, not even for a breathing second, the guilt tormented me day and night. But then, what hurt the most was the thought of never seeing you again. I don’t want to break up with you, Lukas. I just want to be with you and I’m sorry for what I did. Please forgive me.” Rhea burst into tears, unable to hold them in anymore.
The thought of Lukas leaving her was so severe and raw, she was scared out of her mind. Hence, Rhea had to put away her shame and insecurities to get him. Nothing else mattered aside from Lukas.
“I can even go down on my knees if that’s what you want …” Rhea kneeled in front of Lukas causing his eyes to widen before he grabbed her arm and pushed her up to her feet.
“You foolish woman!” Lukas stared hard at her, unable to believe what she was about to do. However, all he saw was the genuine regret in her eyes and the tears running down her eyes. Rhea was so vulnerable right now his heart hurt.
At once, he pulled her into his embrace and hugged her tight while Rhea cried louder. Does this mean that he has forgiven her? Were they together again? She had so much to ask him but the tears wouldn’t let her speak.
“What am I going to do with you?” Lukas let out a deep breath, smoothing his hand down her silky hair, comforting her. Just like that, every anger Lukas felt towards her melted away like butter on heat. He could never be mad at her, anyway. Not for lack.
Daniel had not been wrong in calling Rhea his weakness. She made him vulnerable. But then, Lukas would rather live a short but meaningful life with her by his side than a long and worthless life. Rhea added color to his life and he was not going to give her up that easily.
“Don’t leave me…” Her words were barely comprehensible through the tears, but Lukas figured it out and he nodded, kissing the top of her head.
“I’m not going anywhere, you should stop crying, baby girl,”
Hearing that familiar nickname he used on her brought more tears to her eyes, and she cried harder. And Lukas who once saw ninety-nine percent of female tears as emotional manipulation was there to comfort her.
“Shh, it’s enough,” He cleared the tears with his thumb, even though more kept slipping down her cheeks. But then, she was not sobbing anymore except for the occasional hiccups, and calming her sure took some time.
“Yes, that’s it, good girl,” Lukas smiled when the tears stopped.
“I am not a baby, stop treating me like one,” She sniffed loudly.
Lukas smirked at her, “No, you’re not a baby, only my baby girl.”
Her heart skipped a beat.
Damn.
He didn’t even let her recover before he started using those cheesy lines on her.