Filed to story: Bring It On My Mafia Life Novel (Rhea & Lukas)
She cleared her throat and continued, “We had something great, you know. Together, we would have been unstoppable. A formidable couple as the romanticists call it. But you had to go bring in Rhea,” Macy called her name with so much poison. The deadly look in her eyes was enough proof of how much she loathed Rhea.
“Everything would have gone perfectly if only she hadn’t appeared to take away what I worked hard for. I tried so hard to eliminate the threat while it was still in the bud, but you didn’t have the foresight and let her sink her claws into you. If you hadn’t opened up to her, we would have been married by now and I would forget all about my revenge. But look where we are now, don’t you think that’s unfortunate, Lukas?”
Rhea Is The Target
“Are you done?” Lukas asked because her villainous cackle was already getting to him. They weren’t even shooting a horror movie here and it was getting annoying.
He told her, “I can give you more time to unload your grievances before you leave this earth. You can consider it a privilege for the time spent together,”
“How magnanimous of you,” Macy mocked him. She laughed again, but unlike the other times, this one seemed self-deprecating.
It was as if she realized at the last minute how stupid she was by sparing his life. She shouldn’t have shown him mercy – because he wouldn’t show her one now.
“I’ll take that as a no then,” Lukas said when he saw her seething. Macy knew deep down that it was over for her.
“For starters, I think the unfortunate one here is you, not me. You’re the one bound to a chair, remember.”
“Also….” He leaned closer, “From what I have learned from your story so far, you think Rhea is your problem. No, she is not. Allow me to tell you what your problem is, Macy. It is greed.”
He continued, “Even if we did get married, would it ever be enough for you? You thought having me as a husband is compensation enough for your father’s death, what if I lose my worth? What if you are not satisfied with your position by my side and want my seat instead? What if you finally decided the Luciano family is compensation for your father’s death?”
Lukas laughed sarcastically, “That’s the cycle of greed, Macy. It never stops but rather keeps growing until every little thing becomes the reason for your action,” He hinted at the fact she used Rhea as an excuse to want to take his life.
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“It’s a lie, you don’t know what you’re talking about. Even up to now, you’re still trying to make reasons for her. Rhea should have never been there in the first place. You should have killed her for stealing from you and keeping Elijah’s identity a secret!” she argued.
“Yeah, totally unlike someone who wanted to kill me.” He sassed.
Macy’s expression shifted when she realized none of her words would impact him. She then spat out,
“Your father is right, you are too weak, Lukas.”
The mask Lukas put on earlier cracked and the emotion he was trying to hide was revealed a little. Macy had once been close to him and knew just the right button to push. There was a deep frown on his face, but surprisingly, Lukas let it all go in the next minute.
His mask was back on.
“That’s quite low coming from you of all people,” He was disappointed.
Confusion knitted her brows, Macy thought he would have last his calm by now. The Lukas she knew, wouldn’t take that insult lying down.
“Well, it’s quite fortunate that Rhea tells me the opposite of that, every day. And guess what, I don’t care about looking weak in front of scum like you, because at the end of the day, your opinion isn’t worth a thing.”
He stood up, “I think this is the point where I take my leave. Send my greetings to your father in hell when you see him.” Lukas was just about to leave when she shouted,
“Richardo would not let this go!”
Lukas scratched the side of his face, he was bored of this game already. He slowly turned to her and said, “Is this the point where you try to negotiate with him for your freedom.”
“No,” She said haughtily, “This is the point where I tell you that the fight is far from over.”
“To be honest Macy, I thought you were smarter than this. Joining hands with a nobody like Richardo is a smear on your reputation, not to talk of mine. You should have chosen wisely.”
“You’re right,” Macy admitted to his surprise, “At the end of the day, you would surely win against him, but at that cost? Rhea’s life?”
Lukas stiffened upon hearing that, his hands forming into a fist by his sides while his jaw clenched tightly. He would kill anyone who dares touch a strand on her head by a thousand cuts. He didn’t care, Lukas swore he would peel the person’s skin off his body while alive. It would be a long, agonizing death.
He strode over to Macy and grabbed her by the chin tightly.
But she simpered through the pain, “Your father doesn’t get to you anymore, but the threat on Rhea’s life does, huh?”
“Don’t. Provoke. Me.” Lukas warned through gritted teeth, his grip on her jaw tightening.
She retorted, “This is not a provocation but a quick reminder as to what would happen if you take my life. Do you think Richardo is stupid or merely suicidal? Have you asked yourself why he is so confident in taking you on? What if he has a trump card that he hadn’t revealed yet? How confident are you that you would win this battle?”
Lukas’s grip loosened but he didn’t let go entirely as he searched her gaze. There was just a confidence in those eyes that told him to take a second to reconsider ending her. He looked in the direction where Victor hid in the shadows and noticed his subtle gesture.
He let go of her and Macy gasped slightly before beginning to work her jaw. That hurts so much.
“You better pray he’s worth my attention,” He threatened her.
“I should be the one telling you not to come begging at my feet later for help.” Macy was smug.
With one final look of disgust, Lukas left her there. The moment he was out, Victor was by his side, saying,
“I know people in their last moments tend to bluff a lot but I studied Macy and that was no bluffing. I think she knows something we don’t know.”
Lukas halted in his steps and so did his cousin. He turned to him, and ordered,
“Find out everything you can on that Richardo guy and check for my blind spots, my weaknesses. Keep enough security on Chloe, and put an alert to Adele. Ask her to kindly look out to see if any of my annoying relatives are missing and might be used as a bargaining chip in this game. “
“Sure,” Victor took note, “And what about you? What are you going to do?” He knew Lukas wouldn’t keep quiet about this since it has gotten to this point.
Lukas said, “Going to check up on Rhea. She’s the target.”
Immoral Thoughts
Lukas drove at top speed, all the while his head filled with thoughts. Although he doubted that Richardo would be able to topple Eric’s top match security and get to Rhea, he still needed to be sure that his woman was safe. After all, Eric has no idea about Richardo and even if he does, he would probably wave it aside like he – Lukas – did until Macy happened.
To be honest, Lukas still looks down on the wannabe kingpin, however, with the threat involving Rhea, he would take it seriously. There is no second life and he can’t stay around and wait till something happens to her before he believes the threat exists and makes a move.
This was not the first time the safety of his loved ones have been threatened by his enemies, however, this is the first Rhea is being involved and it sent anger coiling inside of Lukas, like an impending volcano waiting to uncurl and explode upon the earth. He gritted his teeth while he grabbed the steering wheel tightly. May God help any soul that tries to harm Rhea because there would be no mercy.
Thanks to his speeding, Lukas arrived at Eric’s place in no time. However, he didn’t drive in, rather parked at the corner of the road and looked out at the building, hoping to make out where she stayed but he didn’t know her room so it was futile. He had seen Rhea today already, hence Lukas found it unnecessary to bother her again – even though he wanted her in his arms right now.
He decided to call her instead, hearing Rhea’s voice would calm and assure him that she was fine. At first, the phone rang with no answer, only for her to pick up the second time he called, calming his racing heart.
“Rhea?!” Lukas called anxiously, relieved at the sound of her voice. When she hadn’t answered her phone, his heart skipped a beat and he had a thought that the threat had come to pass, that she had been taken. But it seems that he was thinking too much.