Filed to story: Bring It On My Mafia Life Novel (Rhea & Lukas)
“Oh shit!” Elijah cursed under his breath, knowing there was no other way around this. Rhea has gotten herself into deep shit and it was too late.
Meanwhile…
Rhea washed her hands before drying it with the tissue by her side. Done, she tossed the crumbled tissue into the wastebin.
“Nice throw,” She grinned at her accuracy. Then stared at her reflection in her mirror, rubbing her hair that became disheveled when she removed her hat.
When she was done, Rhea hummed a tune on her way out and hardly opened the door only to stumble into a group of men at the entrance.
One of them stepped forward and the earlier smile vanished slowly,
“Rhea Walker?” he questioned her.
“Yes?” the confirmation slipped out of her mouth before she could stop it. Rhea had forgotten she was using a fake name. She was startled out of her mind.
But that was just the beginning of her fears because the man flashed his badge across her face announcing,
“I am arresting you on suspicion of stealing and forgery. You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can be used against you in court. You have the right to talk to a lawyer for advice before we ask you any questions. You have the right to have a lawyer with you during questioning. If you cannot afford a lawyer, one will be appointed for you before any questioning if you wish. If you decide to answer questions now without a lawyer present, you have the right to stop answering at any time, “
Even when the officer went on and on about her Miranda right, Rhea didn’t react. It was as if she was frozen, her feet rooted to the ground. She didn’t react when the handcuffs was slammed down on her wrist, it was as if the noises faded away in her mind.
It wasn’t until they began to drag her away that the situation dawned on her and one person came to her mind.
“Elijah?!” Rhea’s eyes widened and she turned to check for him since the toilet was located at the end of the lounge.
But the officers wouldn’t let her be, taking her move that she was still resisting arrest even though her hands were cuffed.
“I just need a minute to check something!” Rhea pleaded with them. She just needed to see if he was still there and maybe warn him.
But then who was she kidding, Elijah was the smartest person she had ever seen. He must have seen them coming and left already?
However, Rhea’s thought still hurt at that discovery, does it mean Elijah abandoned her? Or maybe it was too late to warn or even save her? Rhea wished it happened that way.
“Please, just a minute, no, a second. I just need to check on something and you can come with me – well, it’s not like I can do anything without you guys by my side,” Rhea appealed.
“Fine, just a second,” the officer said, yet leaned closer to warn her, “And if you try to do anything stupid, my bullet would go through your head,”
Rhea shivered, yet nodded obediently. She was scared out of her mind. God, everything was moving too fast for her to handle.
The officers were by her side, walking her back to the departure lounge. There arose a murmuring and a lot of eyes on her yet Rhea didn’t give a damn and walked with her head held straight even though all she wanted to do was to cry at a corner.
Rhea didn’t need to walk over to their seat to know that Elijah was gone. There was not even a trace of him except the purse, the only thing proving that she and Elijah had been here moments ago.
“What is that?” the officer asked having noticed her intense stare.
“My purse,” Rhea answered truthfully.
“Take it,” The officer said and one of them took the purse before opening it and began to go through it.
Rhea was vexed at the invasion of her privacy, “No, don’t! That’s my….” She trailed off when the other officer pulled out the wallet and asked a strange guy she hadn’t noticed until now.
“Is this it?”
“Yes,” The man answered, receiving the wallet and giving Rhea a dirty stare.
At once, Rhea’s blood ran cold as she realized what was going on, “Lukas,” She breathed.
Fear filled Rhea and she leaped off but the officer was quick to grab her as if he knew her plan.
“Elijah!” Rhea screamed his name even as she was being held down. They were going to kill her. She was sure of it. The damn police were working with them!
They were stronger but Rhea struggled fiercely till they tossed her into the van they came with after leaving the airport.
Ariana put on quite a fight but those evil men were many and one of them forced a drugged rag against her nose. Even as she lost consciousness, the last words that departed Rhea’s mouth were,
“Run, Elijah.”
Mimi was smartly dressed today and although she was anxious, she was filled with excitement as well. Today was her first day of work and she was going to meet a professional who would help her improve her coffee making skills.
God, she couldn’t wait to get started!
Further evidence of her excitement was the fact she had arrived an hour to her working time and made breakfast.
Truthfully, the breakfast was meant for Lukas – yeah, what was wrong with trying to impress the boss? Unlike her other boss, this one was young, rich, and sexy. Mimi squealed inwardly in her mind as she imagined what she could do with that body.
A-hem!
The point is she was trying to get on Lukas’s good side. Sadly for her, the man she was trying to impress was already gone before she arrived. So the other men she could find chomped down on the breakfast and even praised her for cooking such delicious food.
Mimi was filled with joy, it was her first day and everyone loved her already. Everything was going just the way she wanted, however, Mimi noticed something strange here.
For a businessman, Lukas sure had a lot of men and most of them carried weapons around. At first, it had startled and scared Mimi, but one of them explained with a kind smile that they were licensed to do so.
Even at that, the president of their country wasn’t guided by so many men that resided in Lukas’s mansion. However, what could Mimi do, she had no choice but to accept the excuse they gave her.
…..
But there was another problem, Mimi’s teacher had not shown up. It was thirty minutes past his arrival already and Mimi had gone over their equipment over five times to make sure everything was in order and to ease off the tension.
Mimi sighed, could it be that he has forgotten their appointment, or maybe his flight was running late. Mimi was not surprised if Lukas was flying the professional from abroad since he enjoys luxury and perfection. He would want the best.
In Mimi’s mind, she had already envisioned her teacher to be a middle-aged man with an imperial mustache. He would have a receding hairline and dressed impeccably in his white neat uniform.
Mimi was still lost in her imagination when someone stumbled into the kitchen and it wasn’t until his shadow fell upon her that she glance up and froze.
Holy mother of God. Slap her.
Mimi almost suffered a nose bleed when she saw that walking sex god. What was with this place? Most of the people here were as sexy as hell. How sure was she that this wasn’t a secret modeling agency? Else, how does it explain their influx of hot men?