Filed to story: Bring It On My Mafia Life Novel (Rhea & Lukas)
“What do you mean you don’t know?! The both of you left together!” He was barely holding off his rage.
“We were until they took her,”
“Who are they?!” Lukas’s grip tightened around his neck he was beginning to suffocate him.
“I don’t know! That’s why I had to come to you,” Akim explained to him, “We were returning home when they came out of nowhere with their identities hidden and abducted her. I had to return and told my uncle to find her. But Niklaus doesn’t care, he thinks it’s one of the people she offended that took her to have their revenge and that she deserves it. He was only concerned about my safety and wanted to send me back to Lincolnshire, but I managed to escape by sheer luck and came to inform you. Winters spoke so highly of you… please.. f-find… “
Lukas found out that he was beginning to go red in the face from the lack of air and let go, pushing him away roughly. He should have protected her! He shouldn’t have taken her away from his sight if he knew that he was going to lose her like that.
Akim collapsed to the ground trying to catch his breath while Lukas paced up and down the space.
“God damn it!” He cursed, running his hand through his hair. He began to think hard, was it really the people she offended that took her?
No, it didn’t make sense.
Lukas knew Winters and she was a genius and wouldn’t do such a sloppy job. Moreover, she was under his protection, no one would dare to touch a hair on her hand without fearing his retaliation unless…
It dawned on him.
[ I should be the one telling you not to come begging at my feet later for help.]
The target was not Rhea, but Winters.
That was the reason for Macy’s confidence. That had her already.
“Fuck!”
Lukas picked up his phone at once and called Victor.
“I don’t care how you do it but I want every single detail about Richardo from Macy right now!” Without waiting for a response, Lukas hung up on him. He had to get moving.
However, his cold gaze fell on Akim
“And as for you,” He told him, “Your uncle, Niklaus is right. Don’t you dare involve yourself in this matter. You just return to your kingdom and be the cute, little prince you were meant to be. If I get you around Winters ever again, I’ll kill you myself.” Lukas threatened him.
And he meant it.
Meeting Of The Bosses
The atmosphere in the warehouse was so oppressive that no one dared to make a sound with Lukas around. One didn’t need a prophet to tell them that the boss was in a foul mood considering they have been torturing Macy for the past hour, trying to milk every single detail they could about Richardo.
Unfortunately, Macy might be female but she’s as hard as nails: very tough and not easily frightened. Not to mention that she had once been a high-ranking member of this organization and knew all their torture techniques. Honestly speaking, it was weird for them, just days ago, they had been family and joked around, but today, she was being tortured for her crimes.
But then, they had to push sentiments aside and concentrate on their job. Macy was the first to betray the family and she knew from the very start that the crime was punishable by death – she swore it on her initiation. They had been brothers and sisters until she went astray. Now she has to pay for her sin as a lesson to others. They had to protect their family.
Sure, she endured most of the torture but they were able to get enough information from her. Right now, Macy was hanging mid-air with her head tied above her head. She was unconscious and dropped low to the ground to be able to support her weak knees. Macy has been suspended mid-air for hours and had dried blood at the corner of her face. In one word, she looked a mess.
Lukas commanded, “Wake her up.”
“Yes, boss,” One of the men dropped the wooden bat he was holding and went ahead to grab a bucket full of water at the side. He walked over to Macy and splashed the entire liquid on his face, waking her instantly.
Macy woke up with a startled gasp, looking like a drenched rat as her hair stuck to her scalp and she shivered from the cold air that met her skin. She had been so tired from the torture and harassment that she fell asleep, but now, thanks to the little shower – She stunk – all traces of sleep erased from her eyes.
Her gaze lit up in crazed excitement when she located Lukas and the corners of her lips lifted in a sneer. She said to him, “Finally, you are here. How delightful.”
Like a lion, Lukas slowly moved towards his prey till he was standing right in front of her. He was as calm as still waters. However, if one looked beyond the exterior, one would notice the tension in his frame coupled with the soothing anger surging through his veins. He just hid it too well.
…..
“I told you, Lukas, you would come begging at my feet later for help,” She said, confidently.
“Is that so?” He smirked with a dark glint in his eyes.
“I -“
It happened too quickly and Macy wouldn’t have recognized what happened if not for the stinging pain on her cheek. She turned to Lukas with a wide look on his face, shocked out of her mind. While others could do the dirty work for him, Lukas would never hit women thanks to the trauma of watching his mother getting beaten by his father.
But now, Macy didn’t know what to believe anymore. She opened her mouth to express her dismay only for another slap to land on her cheek and this time it was as real as day. There was no wait nor interval, Lukas just kept slapping and slapping, pouring out his frustration on her while her cheeks whipped in the directions until Victor stepped in and wrapped his arms around his cousin, stopping him.
“That’s enough, Lukas!” Victor didn’t release him as they struggled.
“Let me go!” Lukas roared at him, blinded by his anger, “How dare she! I’ll tear her apart!”
“We still need her!” Victor reminded him through gritted teeth, restraining him from making a mistake that he was going to regret.
Macy recovered from the slaps. She could feel the stinging pain and her face was swollen. She spat out blood from her busted lips, lifting her pained gaze to Lukas. How could he?
“You know this is quite sad…” Macy said all of a sudden, “While Rhea would be remembered as the love of her life, I would be remembered as the woman you ever laid a hand on.”
She chuckled, “Perhaps, it’s not sad after all, I’ll forever be in your memories anyway,” Macy burst into hysterical laughter this time, the sound of it filling the warehouse.
“You have lost your damned mind.” Lukas pulled apart from Victor’s arms and he moved, thinking that he was about to pounce on Macy again. But Lukas turned and instructed him instead, “Facetime Richardo right now, I want to see how great of a man he is.”
This time he looked at Macy while saying, “You should Winters is still alive else I’ll treat you to the slowest death ever.” Lukas meant every word of it.
But she sneered, “The more people you have to protect, the weaker you become Lukas. Don’t you see it? I’m even doing you a favor here.”
“Please shut that bitch’s mouth,” Victor instructed his men. Even Macy was beginning to get to him. They set to work without hesitation, gagging Macy till only her muffled screams were heard.
A desk was set up there and Lukas took a seat while Victor worked on the Mac, his fingers typing on the keyboard,
“All done,” He said, “Let’s see if he would accept the invitation or not?”
So they waited.
And not long, Richardo joined the call.
The call revealed his background and just like Lukas, he was seated in front of a desk too, probably in his office, unlike Lukas’s spacious torture room. The fact that Richardo didn’t hesitate to answer the call showed Lukas that he had been waiting for him all this way.