Filed to story: Bring It On My Mafia Life Novel (Rhea & Lukas)
“Again.” He demanded, pointing to another spot.
“God, you’re such a baby,” yet she leaned to kiss him on the spot only for Lukas to turn at the last minute so their lips met.
However, Rhea was already used to his tricks, so the instant he turned, she drew back and he kissed the air.
Rhea burst into laughter, “The look on your face,” She pointed at the disappointment on her face.
Lukas gave her an indifferent look until her laughter came to a halt. She asked him, “What are you doing here? I thought you should be in Elvis’ room.”
He answered, “I snuck out, obviously. I couldn’t sleep.” Lukas lied through his teeth.
“He would not be pleased with you here, Lukas,” Rhea told him.
“Just five minutes,” Lukas said, pushing her back to the bed and hovering over her, saying, “I want to be with the woman I love.”
Rhea’s heart was pounding like a galloping horse and her eyes shut instinctively when she felt Lukas about to kiss her. However, a shiver went through her when he kissed her belly instead and her eyes fluttered open.
Lukas was kneeling between her legs and rubbing her belly with an affectionate look in his eyes and all her emotions rose to the surface. Lukas loved her child, their child.
“What do you think our baby would be? I wouldn’t mind a girl that looks like you, although that would be two stubborn women to handle.”
Rhea smiled at the comment and said, “I would love a boy, one that looks like you. Although I would have to chase off the girls chasing after him.”
“Ah, two different opinions…” He mused, “sounds fun.”
“If you want, a scan could reveal the gender of the baby.”
“No, don’t. I think it would be fun this way, the both of us placing bets on our baby’s gender.” He was amused.
Lukas got off her only to pull her into his arms and cuddle her, making sure to rub her belly once in a while.
“You said five minutes.” Rhea reminded him, feeling sleepy.
“Mmhmm. A few more minutes.” He extended it.
“Elvis would murder you.”
“I escaped a war, I think I can escape a murder.” Lukas was confident
“Is that so….” Rhea’s lips pulled in a smile with her eyes closed.
The last thing she felt was Lukas placing a kiss on her temple before she slept off and eventually woke up to the morning sun hours later.
The side of the bed was empty and her lips tugged to the side, he did escape a murder.
Hunt For Richardo
What Lukas failed to tell Rhea was that he had fallen asleep in her arms even after the promise of staying for just five minutes. However, by a stroke of luck or something – his luck was indeed plentiful that night – he had woken up an hour later and decided to return to the room.
He had successfully snuck back in only to turn and saw Elvis wide awake and watching him. He nearly screamed in fright and placed his hand on his chest to calm his beating heart.
“Where are you coming from?” was the first question he asked him as expected.
“I went out to answer the call of nature,” Lukas was close to saying when he recalled the toilet was right over there and this isn’t the stone age where he would find the latrine outside the house. Yep, Elvis would have caught him straight away.
The man might not be as smart as his brothers, but everyone knew his desire to stay in Rhea’s room from the very start. It was not difficult to guess. So he said instead, “I woke up thirsty so I decided to go get water.”
“Really?” Elvis said, a gleaming look in his eyes that told him his lie might not be as solid as he thought.
That was when it dawned on Lukas that he could not tell how long Elvis had been up. After all, you can’t get water for an hour, right?
So he added immediately, “I couldn’t find the fridge at first, I mean some people have theirs positioned in the refrigerator and others in the dining and a few in the hallway opening into the kitchen, and your house is so large. So I looked around for a while and did not feel so sleepy anymore after I drank to my full. Then I wandered outside to get some air into my head, there are just a lot of things to plan now that our family is to join forces together to battle Richardo. Right after that, I came straight back to this room.” Lukas pointed to the door to make his emphasis.
By the time Lukas was done, the fight had gone right out of Elvis and he was trying to discern the truth. He had asked one question and Lukas had many answers that very much seemed like a lie. But then, he answered with a straight face and looked so serious it was hard to accuse him of lying. If only he knew how much Lukas’s heart was pounding in his chest.
…..
When Elvis didn’t answer immediately, he yawned loudly, “Now I feel like sleeping,” He took off his shirt and climbed into bed while his sleeping partner watched him, dumbfounded. Elvis wasn’t even done questioning him and he already went to bed. The audacity! More like shamelessness.
And that was how he was able to escape Elvis that night. Currently, Lukas was back at the base where he was addressing his people and updating them on the next step. He had left as early as possible with Eric sending a few of his men as escorts to make sure he arrived safely without the enemy striking.
Luca was there as soon as he arrived and Lukas had to admit that he felt guilty. He had sent him away like a sacrificial lamb and he did not doubt that Leon had demanded something from him. But then, he had no choice; Luca was a safe bet.
However, instead of Luca lashing out at how he had used or betrayed him, the man instead pulled Lukas into his larger arms and hugged him tight, saying with a warning tone,
“Don’t ever do that again!”
Lukas knew he was referring to his careless move last night. The Draven family could have killed him and they wouldn’t even be faulted, instead, it would be a kickstart to the war between both families.
He pulled back to scold him seriously, “You’re the boss and your life matters more than everyone else in the family. You don’t make a decision like that again in the future, you get it?!”
Lukas smirked, reminding him, “You’re scolding the boss.”
Lucas’s mouth suddenly opened and closed helplessly, it was obvious from the fire burning in his eyes that he wasn’t done giving him a piece of his mind, but at last, he had to recognize his place.
However, Lukas smiled before placing both hands on his shoulder and squeezing gently, saying,
“Thank you, Luca.”
For the first time, tears gleamed in Lucas’ eyes and he pulled Lukas into his arms and all, damning decorum and all. He had never felt so frustrated as last night when he heard what Lukas did and the fact he would only complicate matters had he gone after him. It was the boss’ decision to go in alone and he couldn’t go against it.
The next hour Lukas was agile on his feet after two cups of his favorite black coffee prepared by himself in the absence of Victor and Mimi. Now that he thought about It, it was funny how he got his cousin a wife all thanks to coffee. That brat better be grateful to him for the rest of his life.
While the Draven family had spared him, this was just the beginning of the workload. He would have to meet up with Eric later and together, talk to the other families. Once they agree, their hunt for Richardo begins.
Not that Lukas was waiting around for some pompous Dons from various families – who hated his ass – to come to a decision. With every minute wasted, Richardo was either gaining ground or slipping away. Lukas thought both. Based on his previous attacks, Richardo would definitely try one more time to touch a hair on him while making sure an escape route was ready to flee when it didn’t work out.
Lukas could retaliate but there were chances he would slip away, but the plan is to end him once and for all. His family didn’t have control over all the ports in the city and there were many ways Richardo could sneak out, they had to shut that. With their combined resources, it was possible. Hence, Lukas had already launched a search for him with his resources.