Filed to story: Bring It On My Mafia Life Novel (Rhea & Lukas)
“Good,” Rhea said, a victorious smirk tugging at the corner of her lips. She was usually not this vicious but their world was different from others and to be respected here, she had to toughen up. It was time for her authority to be respected in this family; she was not weak.
Satisfied with the result, Rhea turned to Lukas, hoping that he was moved by her performance only for him to carry her off her feet and drew a squeal from her mouth.
“Lukas!”
Rhea was slightly startled because she had not seen that coming.
He snorted with a bit of humor in his tone, “What do you think you are, Cinderella? How can you lose your heel that easily?”
“And what are you?” Rhea retorted, “My prince in shining armor?”
“I think we both can agree you’re no princess in distress when you just stood for yourself.” He added, “Also, I’m more of a villain, princess.” Lukas winked at her.
While she burst into laughter, Lukas carried her over to her seat once again. He didn’t want her walking bare feet again.
He then returned to the spot where the shoe lay on the floor and commanded the man, “Pick it up.”
Lukas saw the indignation in the man’s eyes at being treated this way, sadly, he didn’t exactly care. He reluctantly picked up the shoe and handed it to him with a sour face.
“Thank you.” Lukas grinned at him knowingly before he turned to go take care of his ladies. Others be damned.
I Will Always Find You
“You shouldn’t throw your shoe next time. What if you hurt yourself while walking barefoot?” Lukas said with a tenderness in his voice that melted her heart.
Rhea propped up her chin on one elbow so she could look at Lukas all she wanted while he helped her wear her stiletto heel. Staring at him with a love struck expression, It was hard to believe that they had come this far. Rhea remembered vividly that she hated his ass even though she had been attracted to him.
Thinking about it now, Rhea thought the reason she hated Lukas so much was not just because he uprooted her from her life, he was just not what she wanted. If one should ask Rhea what her life would be like in the next five years without Lukas’s interference, she would say happily married to an ordinary man.
Being involved with a Mafia Don did not meet the criteria in her wish list.
In that future of hers, after taking control of the trust fund her father left for her, Rhea would open up businesses that she would run together with Mimi. Together, they would be two rich badass friends – even though Mimi was technically rich already – living their life to the fullest.
She would come out of her shell all thanks to Mimi’s influence and would have enough fun with all the guys she wants before deciding to settle down for marriage. Oh no…. Wait a minute, something seems amiss… Rhea knew it deep down.
Oh yes, her mother would come for her and since Natalie isn’t married to Eric by then, she and Elijah would have a chance encounter and fall in love with each other – eww, but she had to go on for this purpose. Because of her shortcomings in her life, her mother would have no choice but to end her love for Eric, and give her the chance to have a future with Elijah.
And just like that, she and Elijah would get married and have kids. Together, they would live happily ever after.
Yeah, it was a pretty good future, but welcome to reality.
…..
Although Lukas represented her lost future that she would never have, this reality was so much better. The future was bound to change but Rhea was sure of today and today is her choice. Love comes in different ways and while some persons have an easy and fairytale love, others have to first battle the thorns before seeing the beauty within.
And like she always said, if all the girls married the good men, what about the villains?
“Done,” Lukas finished sliding her gorgeous leg into the heel, intentionally caressing the length of her long leg.
“I have a question though,” Rhea said, intentionally ignoring the shivers he elicited inside of her with that gesture.
“Go ahead,” Lukas said, crouched down in front of her without taking his gaze off her.
Rhea stared at him hard, saying, “If I hadn’t requested that we meet and reconcile, would you have broken up with me for life? Would our future be over just like that?”
“Says who?” Lukas retorted.
“Huh?” Rhea blinked at him, confused. She muttered under her breath, “But you didn’t want to see me… I thought… you meant… the silence…. You were angry… you broke up… ” She effused, having no clue what to say to that.
Lukas chuckled at her flustered state. She looked so adorable while confused. He then stood up suddenly and leaned over her and caused Rhea to decline into the seat awkwardly, startled by his movement. She was seated on the side of the seat instead of facing her front.
“Sure, I was pissed off at you,” Lukas admitted. “But hear me, Mia Cara (my dear) I could never stay away from you for too long and I had planned to kidnap you back to the base and start our history all over again.”
Hearing his confession, Rhea’s jaw fell open. He had been planning to kidnap her again? What’s with these people kidnapping her? And though Rhea found his willingness to bring her back to the base cute, she still was concerned about the kidnapping part.
A small gasp left Rhea’s lips when Lukas wrapped his hand around her waist and made her sit upright without warning. She was pressed against his chest and her nipples prickled in awareness. Her breath became ragged with Lukas successfully wedged in between her legs and his hand slowly trailing down to rest on her thigh.
Rhea gulped, with them this close, it was doing weird things to her body. Not to mention that Lukas lowered his hot lips into her ears and said to her with promise.
“You can never run away from me, Rhea. No matter where you run or whoever tries to separate us, I will always find you. The both of us are meant to be together.” He finished by looking into her eyes – slightly shocked green eyes meeting darkened, lustful gray ones.
That didn’t sound creepy at all, Rhea thought about his words. Instead, she was turned on by it. It was not surprising when Lukas tilted his head to kiss her, she opened up to him immediately.
However, just as their lips touched, a horn sounded from behind, shattering whatever heated attraction that saturated the air around them. Both parties broke apart, startled by the noise.
While Rhea was grateful they didn’t push ahead, Lukas turned to glare at those two idiots behind them with blazing intensity. He was going to murder them pretty soon. Nonetheless, he made his point to Rhea already. She was going nowhere as far as he was alive. The both of them complimented each other perfectly.
Rhea sat properly on the seat and Lukas closed the car door after her. While Lukas should have walked through the front of the car to get to the driver’s side, he intentionally walked through the back to catch a glimpse of the fool.
The idiot Rhea hit earlier was the one who pressed the horn and Lukas stared at him as he worked his jaw.
“Are we going to stay here for the rest of the day or what?” He asked when Lukas stood there without making a move, watching him as he acted oblivious to what he did.
Lukas eventually calmed down and left him. He climbed into the car and started the ignition, ready to take off. The idiot was not worth the trouble.
If it wasn’t for the fact that there was tension between both families right now, Lukas would have gladly had a nice conversation with him tonight.
For once, Lukas did not choose violence.
I Love You, Rhea, Too Much
The more distance they covered, the closer they came to saying goodbye and Rhea realized that she was beginning to miss him already. How did she become this soapy? She was never this emotional with Lukas before. But then, after coming close to losing him, she realized just how much she loved him after all.
Lukas, as if sensing the change in her mood, took his other hand that he wasn’t driving with and intertwined it with hers causing her brows to raise in surprise. Nonetheless, Rhea didn’t say anything, a small smile curving her lips instead while blushing.
Then she heard a bark.
“What was that?” Rhea noticed it, unlike Lukas. Or perhaps, he was pretending after all.