Unexpected Encounter: A Second Chance at Love

Riftan gritted his teeth. The mere thought of his sister getting hurt made him angry. She was the only family he had. She was his everything.

He had killed for her safety before and he would willingly do it again.

"Alright, we will not touch her." Kazi sighed. "You are so weird."

"I never said I was not weird," Riftan chuckled.

He pursed his lips and frowned. "You want to take the Volkov's down but you don't want to use their weakness against them."

Keeping quiet for a while, Riftan remarked, "Yes, I want to take them down and one day I will."

The rift between the Volkovs and Genovesse had been in action since decades.

Not only the Volkovs but the Genovesse were not a big fan of the Petrov's either.

"Then this is your chance." Kazi snapped at him. "Everyone is here. Daniel, his wife Kathleen, Elsa, Justin, Owen, Andrew and his wife. They are under one roof, we won't get this chance again."

"We don't touch the women, Kazi," Riftan stated. "We kill the men, we attack them but not the women. Do you understand?"

What would be the difference between him and his father if he also started crossing the line?

His father always treated women poorly. He believed that they were meant to be beneath them and they were nothing but vulnerable people who couldn't protect themselves.

The way he looked down on women was something Riftan despised.

Targeting women in their line of business to get things done easily and quickly was a very common thing. His father was one of the many men who opted for the dirty method of keeping women captive to use them as a bait.

But Riftan refused to follow his footsteps. When he took over the business after his father's demise, he made his own rules. He killed all the men who were loyal to his father during his reign and changed every possible thing he could.

He swore to never to use a woman as a bait and he wanted to abide by it till his last breath.

It was true that using Rachael would bring Andrew to his knees. Only Riftan knew how much he wanted to take the Volkov's down.

But he wouldn't do that. He wouldn't target a woman who clearly did not belong to their world and had zero clue of what was going on.

If he wanted to take them down by using a woman, he would have done it years back by kidnapping Elsa Volkov. There was Daniel's wife Kathleen too.

Everyone knew how crazily protective and possessive the Volkov men were when it came to the women in their household. If something was to happen to them, all of them would have gone crazy.

"If we don't do it, someone else will," Kazi sighed. "We aren't the only ones who want to see Volkov's fall. Igor Petrov is already planning things."

Riftan scoffed. Why wasn't he surprised? Everyone was waiting for an opportunity to attack the Volkov's and now that they had found one, why wouldn't they grab it?

"What are you going to do?" Kazi raised his brows. "Warn Andrew Volkov to keep his woman safe?"

"Do you think I have to warn him?" He raised his brows. "He probably already knows about it."

Kazi threw his head back and laughed. "You are fucking weird."

"What is that for?" Riftan raised his brows.

"I cannot believe you are actually trying to protect a woman you just met," he chuckled. "You shared three sentences with her."

"Who says I am being protective?" Riftan scoffed. "I am just curious."

Yes, he was curious. The innocence and fierceness he saw in Rachael's eyes when she asked the Volkov's guards to back off was something that intrigued him.

Women in their world were brought up to be fierce and were well protected. They knew how to handle tough situations and were trained well enough to self protect themselves to an extent.

But Rachael was different. She didn't belong to their world. She had always lived a normal life. And now that she has suddenly become one of them, he wondered how she would manage to cope up with it.

The way she stood up for Janet today was enough for him to understand that she had no idea who he was.

Riftan wanted to see if she would act the same when she discovered he was her husband's worst enemy.

Would she manage to keep her cool and act with courage or would she act like a little scared puppy?

"Curiosity killed the cat." Kazi tapped his finger on the desk. "Remember that."

Ignoring his remark, Riftan asked, "What is the status of tomorrow's meeting?"

"We are meeting them in the evening tomorrow, around eight."

"All four will be present?" Kazi nodded. "Alright then, let's prepare well for the meeting."

After discussing a few things, Kazi left Riftan's study.

While he was walking away, his eyes landed on the black coat neatly lying on the couch.

"Should I send it back or do you have plans of framing it?" He couldn't help but tease Riftan.

"She gave it to Janet, it's only right I return it back to her."

"Yeah, I don't think Andrew will allow you to go anywhere near her."

"Then I will give it to him." Riftan smirked.

Kazi chuckled and helplessly shook his head. "You are going to make him go crazy."

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[Volkov Mansion]

[Andrew's room]

Caressing her bare back, Andrew kissed the top of her head. "Thanks for getting along with the function today. But next time if you don't feel like attending such events, you can turn her down."

"It's okay, I had fun meeting the little stalker of yours," Rachael chuckled. "She really is crazy."

"Just ignore her," he sighed. "Next time I'll make sure she doesn't come anywhere near you."

"Why?" She looked at him. "Is Mr. Collins worried that his potential mistress will hurt his wife?"

"Potential mistress?" He spanked her.

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